We've received further donations today, bringing our current total to an incredible....
722 pounds!!!!
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The researchers also have identified a further THREE potential dogs to scan -- their priority right now is finding dogs over 6 with no symptoms, who it is hoped will scan clear. This is very exciting that they are getting interest from owners of dogs, and are creating a waiting list of potential dogs as well!
We are only about 50 pounds short of being able to fund FOUR dogs. So that is our next goal! All donations of any size are welcome, so if you have an extra fiver or tenner around, consider paypalling it to Rupert's Fund! You can do this by going to Paypal.com and filling in the email address:
[email protected]
which brings up the Cavalier DNA Research account. Add a note that this is for Rupert's Fund so they know. If just 10 people give five pounds, we have covered four dogs to be scanned, a fantastic achievement. You can also send a cheque or banker's draft -- directions for donations are posted at the top of the Rupert's Fund forum. Anyone can donate, of course! -- you do not need to be a CavalierTalk board member.
The next goal: to get Rupert's Fund to 1000 pounds: onwards and upwards!
Just think what a difference you are making. Two weeks ago, there was a need for dogs to complete this wonderful genome work to identify the gene(s) responsible for SM -- the first giant step towards tackling this health problem in a very targeted way. There was little funding to scan any further dogs.
Within two weeks, we have SIX dogs waiting to be scanned. We have raised enough to scan three of those, and are closing in on four. This makes a huge difference to the researchers and the genome work.
