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The charity has been able to make an additional 拢50,000 available for research projects this year thanks to generous legacy donations.

Whilst there is no specified听maximum or minimum听funding grant request,听AWF aims to fund听a number of听projects听on听animal welfare听from听the total 拢80,000 funding pot. Projects听should be relevant to veterinary and allied professionals in听the听UK,听begin听in 2026 and should be of no more than听36 months听duration.听

Funding scientific research to听support听animal welfare has been at the heart of AWF since it听was founded听in听1983, and there have been a range of successful research projects over the years which have听been听invaluable in鈥痓uilding an evidence base听to help tackle听a large range鈥痮f welfare issues.听

A previous听funding recipient, Dr Charlotte Burn, received 拢26,139听for her investigation into whether听rabbits with听lop-ears听鈥� ears that droop rather than stand erect听鈥撎齛re听predisposed听to ear and dental disease.听Researchers examined听over 400听pedigree听rabbits (comprising听49 different breeds), finding that听lop-eared rabbits听were more likely to have clinical signs associated with ear disease.听听The results of this study听indicate听that听certain rabbit conformation types are associated with听conditions that听have听adverse welfare听effects听and听assisted听the British Rabbit Council to develop targeted breeding strategies to improve rabbit welfare.听

Commenting on how AWF funding听supported her work, Dr. Burn said: 鈥淎WF听values research that goes beyond health听alone听and听explicitly considers animal welfare. Being able to gather evidence helps us make genuinely effective decisions about how to solve animal welfare problems.听It鈥檚听a way of helping make the world a better place.鈥�

Chair of AWF, Julian Kupfer, said: 鈥淗igh-quality research is the cornerstone to improving animal welfare, providing the evidence needed to successfully push for innovation and change. The Animal Welfare Foundation鈥檚 research grant听programme听has been at the forefront of this movement, supporting the best and the brightest professionals to deliver projects that are making a tangible difference. This year听we鈥檙e听excited to be able to increase this funding significantly to help continue to build听a valuable evidence听base for improving animal welfare.鈥�

Chair of AWF鈥檚 Grants committee Nicola Gladden added: 鈥淲e have a fantastic amount of funding to be able to听offer to听one or more research projects this year and it really is thanks to the generous legacy donation we received last year. Legacies, no matter how large or how small, are so important to听AWF,听they enable us to continue supporting much needed research as well as education into the field of animal听welfare. If you are thinking about leaving a legacy in your will, please do consider AWF to help us continue helping to improve animal welfare in the UK.鈥澨�

.听The deadline for submissions is midnight on Sunday 10 May 2026.听

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