Pet cancer education

About the Animal Cancer Trust

We support owners of pets experiencing cancer to find that can help their pets have as good a quality of life for as long as possible. With the help of our dedicated volunteers, we provide pet cancer education that owners can use to help alleviate suffering in their pets. We wish to enable owners to gain the knowledge needed to explore avenues of diagnosis and treatment and make informed treatment decisions.

If you are looking for information on pet cancer support, please read on and have a browse through our resources to find what you need.

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 What We Do

We often get asked about what we do as a charity. In brief, ACT serves the needs of owners seeking information about cancer diagnosis and treatment in pet animals.

This is important to the world right now because there are currently few good sources of pet cancer education material for owners worldwide. This need is growing as more people own older pets that are being affected by cancer more frequently. There are also a lot of new developments in cancer diagnosis and treatment that make it difficult for both owners and vets to access up to date information to help with decision making.

Our goal is to provide a hub of up-to-date resources and the best pet cancer education possible to assist pet owners in making the difficult decisions they face with a diagnosis of cancer in their pets. While we are unable to fund treatments directly, we are always on hand to help you uncover all the options so you can make an informed decision. Above all, we aim to provide hope at a time when you may have just received unwelcome news. Not all lumps are tumours and cancer is one of the most treatable of all the chronic diseases. We live by our motto of “Let's wait and see” is not a good option as early and accurate diagnosis allows the best chance of successful treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

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Activities  to increase awareness of pet cancer and how it can be diagnosed and treated, raise the raise the ACT charity profile and assist with fundraising

  • We attend 10 - 15 events each year, including conferences for vets and nurses, country shows and fairs, and cat and dog shows.
  • We have travelled from Fochabers in Scotland to Bristol and Belfast to Folkestone.
  • We give talks and demonstrations on how to examine your pet for signs of illness, including cancer.
  • We give out printed information sheets to pet owners and all who work with animals.
  • We have a variety of activities to encourage people to come and talk to us at events: hand puppets that both children and adults can play with as well as purchase, mindful colouring and a guess the number of jellybeans/cat treats/dog treats in the jar competitions. 

 

 

 

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