A Year of Giving
Why your support is vital
Small animal veterinary research is underfunded – for every project we support, two are declined due to lack of funds.
Our research improves disease diagnosis, treatment, care and outcomes for pets across the world.
Your regular donation secures…
Master’s Degrees by Research – Funding a master’s degree and helping to train the veterinary researchers of the future.
Clinical Research Projects – Advancing our understanding of the causes and management of a clinical disorder.
Student Research Projects – Supporting undergraduate student vets, veterinary nurses and bioveterinary science students get started in veterinary research.
Read about some of the recent projects we’re funding
Developing consensus and guidance for the integration of exotic animal medicine into the UK undergraduate veterinary curriculum
Master’s Degree by Research: £39,586 jointly funded with the Animal Welfare Foundation
The findings of this study will be used to create practical guidance for UK vet schools to use in curriculum design, helping new vets become more confident in the care of exotic pets, improving their welfare.
Longitudinal changes and risk factors in clinical orthopaedic examination findings in ageing cats
Student Research Project: £1,670
This study will examine long-term changes in orthopaedic examinations and identify clinical and owner-observed factors associated with disease, helping to improve the diagnosis of musculoskeletal abnormalities in clinical practice.
Prevalence of Congenital heart disease in Neonatal puppies experiencing unexplained death, diagnosed by micro-Computed Tomography (the ConNeCT study)
Clinical Research Project Grant jointly funded with the Veterinary Cardiovascular Society: £10,000
The aim of this study is to use micro-CT to describe the prevalence of structural congenital heart disease in neonatal puppies aged up to 4 weeks old that have experienced unexplained death.
Find out more about our research
Your generosity today can change a pet’s life tomorrow
Every day, pets like Archie face life‑changing illnesses.
Archie was a funny, loving French bulldog living with an incurable form of Bcell lymphoma.
His family couldn’t change his diagnosis but they chose to give monthly so that future pets might have better treatments, faster diagnoses, or even cures one day.
“I can’t save my boy… but maybe you can save someone else’s.” – Archie’s owner
When you donate monthly, you become part of that hope.
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Your donation will directly support life‑changing veterinary research.
Why donors choose PetSavers
Rosie, monthly donor
“I feel good knowing my monthly gift keeps going even when I forget. It’s a small thing for me — but a big thing for future pets.”
Kate, whose cat Kiki was helped by PetSavers-funded research‑funded research
“Without PetSavers’ work, Kiki wouldn’t have received her diagnosis. She might not be here today. I’m so grateful for the research you fund.”
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No matter the size of your donation, every penny goes towards helping our pets live longer, healthier lives.