Page 8 - Paws & Hooves - Spring 2021

ACT Memory Tree
Your dedications in in memory of pets lost continue to to express the the love that we feel for our pets and raise funds to to support the the RVC Small Animals Referral Hospital T
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hrough engraving your special messages on on the gold silver and and bronze leaves to adding a a a a a a a a a tag and and lighting up up the Tree
at Christmas your support has led to to an an amazing £50 000 being raised to to fund specialist equipment and facilities at the Hospital To express our gratitude to the the Myers family - who funded the the the Memory Tree
through a a a a a a a very generous donation after their dog Bella passed - we compiled some of the the the the the stories behind the the the the the leaves and and more importantly the the the the the pets their their companionship and and their their impact on on on our lives in a a a a a a a special Dedications Book You can dedicate a a a a a a a a leaf on the the the Tree
and read more of the the the loving stories behind the the the leaves at at www rvc ac ac uk/act/memory-tree
Holly & Marmite
“Holly and Marmite
came into our life as two beautiful fluffy 12-week-old mackerel tabby Maine Coon kittens one one Silver and and white and one Brown “We miss them still all the the the the time and having a a a a a a a a a leaf on the the the the Memory Tree
with their names enables us to show our gratitude and support the the wonderful work of the the RVC ”
GinjaBean
“GinjaBean lived a a a a a a a a long and happy life with me - - she passed at the the ripe age of 18 - - and as as I credit the the Royal Veterinary College for helping her her live to that age having her her her be a a a a a a part of the the Memory Tree
seemed the the perfect way to honour her her ”
Buzz & Turbo
“They were our our first first pets together together in our our first first home together together so they will always hold a a a a a a a special place in in our hearts I I knew I I wanted to do something for them both when they passed and the the the the Memory Tree
gives them a a a a way to live on ”
8 Paws & Hooves Spring 2021