Marjorie Coote Animal Charity Trust

The Marjorie Coote Animal Charity Trust advances animal welfare through compassionate, evidence-based support for charities dedicated to the care, protection, rehabilitation, and conservation of horses, dogs, other animals, and birds. Founded on principles of safeguarding animal health, promoting species protection, and enhancing overall welfare via research and direct interventions, it prioritizes organizations with robust re-homing programs, active rescue operations, and high governance standards including independently examined accounts. Its philosophy emphasizes measurable impact through practical rehabilitation, habitat conservation, and innovative research replacing animal use in science, fostering sustainable change via targeted, accountable partnerships that balance general welfare with specialized conservation efforts.

It funds animal rescue initiatives including emergency veterinary services for street animals and injured wildlife, sanctuary improvements enabling safe rehabilitation environments for abused horses, abandoned dogs, and rescued birds, wildlife conservation projects protecting endangered species through habitat restoration and anti-poaching efforts, re-homing programs matching rehabilitated animals with loving homes, and therapeutic interventions like behavioral rehabilitation for traumatized pets and exotic species. Supported activities encompass ongoing animal care such as feeding, sheltering, and medical treatments for companion animals, farm horses, and wild birds, capacity-building for conservation bodies addressing biodiversity loss, and research-driven alternatives to animal testing promoting ethical science. It seeks solutions to problems like animal cruelty, neglect, habitat destruction, and overpopulation via preventative protection measures, community-led rescues, trauma-informed rehabilitation, and holistic welfare enhancement for diverse species including domesticated pets, working animals, and vulnerable wildlife.

Exclusions include individuals, animal importers, and charities lacking humane destruction policies, ensuring funds target ethical, welfare-focused operations. Distinctive priorities favor UK charities with overseas-aligned projects serving rescued animals in crisis, endangered species facing extinction threats, and sanctuary residents needing specialized care, emphasizing evidence-based practices, strong financial accountability, and multi-generational commitment to practical interventions over generic support, differentiating it through rigorous focus on re-homing success, conservation impact, and compassionate species protection.