The Kennel Club Charitable Trust

Established in 1987, the Kennel Club Charitable Trust has donated nearly £4 million pounds to a variety of dog welfare causes, including the Royal Veterinary College, the PDSA, Dog's Trust, and the University of Cambridge to name but a few. The latter has received a staggering £177,879 for research and studies into general areas such as the genetic mapping of hyperhepathyroidism, lens luxation, and portosystematic shunts....as well as breed-specific investigations like PRA in Mini Dachshunds, epilepsy in the Keeshond, and genetic mapping of interverterbral discs in Shih Tzu.

Interesting and frustrating at the same time how these minor details are left out of all media coverage where purebred dogs and the Kennel Club are concerned. Whether or not you support the breed standard changes made by the KC, it is clear that their biggest contributions to the health and understanding of dogs have been going on for years.

To see a complete list of the KC Charitable Trust's grants since its inception click here.