Animal Friends Charity Review 2020

Closer to home ...

Wilton Riding for the Disabled

Salisbury

£5,000

We donate to amazing national and international charities but we alsowant to have a positive impact on the charities, wildlife and community closer towhere it all started in Amesbury, Wiltshire. Here are some of the many causes we have been able to support in our local area. Hawk Conservancy Trust Andover £10,000 Hawk Conservancy Trust works in the fields of conservation, education, research and rehabilitation of birds of prey at home and abroad. As part of reaching onemillion policies, we ran a competition on our Facebook page to let our followers vote between 10 animal charities to receive a donation fromus. Hawk Conservancy Trust was one of the charities towin £10,000! With the lockdown and the centre being closed, donations like this are vital to allow the charity to continue their important work protecting birds of prey.

Wilton Riding for the Disabled help people, young and old access equine-assisted therapy.

InMarch,we donated £5,000 to the charity as the centrewas forced to close due to the year’s first COVID-19 lockdown. The donation wasmade to help feed the horses in their care. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust £5,500 WiltshireWildlife Trust work to create living landscapes acrossWiltshire by restoring, reconnecting and recreatingwildlife habitats across landscapes forwildlife and people. We have been able to donate to the charity on numerous occasions in the past andwhen the teamapplied for funding to ease the cost of their veterinary bills, wewere there to help. Wiltshire

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