Helping future generations of animals...

Paula & Daisy

Daisy was a rescue dog and had received poor treatment from her previous owners. She was about 13 when Paula welcomed her into her home. Paula nursed Daisy back to good health, but had only owned her for a year when Daisy developed a tumour.  When the day of the operation came Paula felt relieved yet apprehensive of the outcome. She hesitantly left her in the capable hands of staff at the Blue Cross animal hospital in Hammersmith.

It was a nervous wait for Paula. She said: "It was to be another four days before I got the all clear. My dear companion, so brave and loyal, finally came home about a week later."

Paula is eternally grateful to The Blue Cross and has included us in her Will to help other pets in need. She said: "I began to reflect on the wonderful skill of the vets and their assistants, knowing I would not have seen Daisy recover but for their care. It was then I made up my mind to give a legacy, to help other pets in distress."

Making a Will gives you the reassurance of providing for your loved ones, and it also means that if you want to leave some money for a special purpose such as helping a charity. The Blue Cross depends on legacies to help fund its animal welfare work and we receive no government funding. Money left to us by our supporters accounts for a substantial amount of our income. This remarkable commitment to our work is essential to the running of our hospitals and adoption centres.  

The pledges we receive help us enormously in planning our work. By leaving the gift of a legacy, supporters help to secure a future for thousands of animals and we are indebted to their compassion.

Click here to find out more about leaving a legacy