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Dedicated to supporting charities that rescue, rehabilitate, release, and rehome animals in need.

12/03/2026

💚 Grant Award: Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation 💚

🐴 At Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust, we were pleased to support Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation registered charity no. 1167401, a small volunteer-run sanctuary, through an exceptionally challenging winter.

Our grant funded 194m² of mud-control surfacing and stable matting, creating dry, safe shelter areas despite months of severe storms and extreme weather in Cornwall.

✨ Provided clean feeding and resting spaces for 6 resident ponies
✨ Created safe access for veterinary and hoof care professionals
✨ Improved welfare during one of the harshest winters the charity has experienced

We were happy to support these practical improvements to ensure the ponies remain comfortable, healthy, and well cared for when conditions are toughest.

📸 Photos courtesy of Bodmin Moorland Pony Rehabilitation

06/03/2026

💚 Grant Award: The Fox Rescuers💚

🦊 At Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust, we were pleased to support The Fox Rescuers with the creation of two new fox cub release sites in Wrexham and Lincolnshire, helping orphaned cubs return safely to the wild.

Our grant helped replenish funds used to build secure pre-release pens, provide food and bedding, and prepare young foxes for life back in their natural habitat.

✨ In 2025, the charity rescued 44 orphaned fox cubs and successfully released them
✨ New sites are expanding capacity for future rescues
✨ Careful rehabilitation helps cubs regain natural behaviours before release

One group of fox cubs came from very different beginnings: two were found wandering city streets, too young to be out on their own, and one was raised in a flat as a “pet”. Once in the pen together, they gradually bonded and played together before being taken to the new Wrexham release site. After a few weeks in the release pen, they were happily left to return to the countryside and live as wild foxes.

Images show the once “pet” vixen a week after her release, at approximately six months old.

📸 Photos courtesy of The Fox Rescuers

26/02/2026

🐾 Grant Applications for Animal Welfare Charities 🐾

We support charities that rescue, rehabilitate, release and rehome animals 🐈🐕🦔🐘🐢🐒

There are three application deadlines each year, open to charities registered in the UK (working in the UK and Overseas). Donations usually range from £1,000 to a normal maximum of £10,000.

📅 Applications close: 1st April, 2026

👉 Find out more and apply via our website (link in bio)

18/02/2026

💚 Grant Award: Lluest Horse and Pony Trust💚

🐴 As it is the Lunar New Year, we are celebrating this Year of the Horse by highlighting the incredible work of The Lluest Horse & Pony Trust, based in Llangadog, Wales.

We are proud to have recently provided a grant to support the core operating costs of this equine rescue charity, especially during a time of rising expenses. This funding helps ensure that their essential welfare services can continue without compromise 🐎

The grant supported the following efforts:

✨ Taking in 23 equines, including 16 rescues
✨ Rehoming 22 equines into loving homes
✨ Admitting 8 urgent rescues just before Christmas
✨ Providing specialist care for vulnerable horses, including an elderly mare and her foal

📸 Photos courtesy of Lluest Horse and Pony Trust

16/01/2026

💚Grant Award: Tigers4Ever 💚

Tigers4Ever.org were awarded a grant in December 2025 to install 20 solar, motion-sensor streetlamps in villages near Bandhavgarh, India, to reduce human-wildlife conflict and protect both people and animals.

🌱 Attacks on crops, livestock, and people have dropped to almost zero
🫶 Over 35,000 people now live more safely
🐘🐆 Around 44 tigers, plus elephants and other wildlife, are better protected
💡 Local sourcing created village jobs

05/11/2025

💚 Grant Award: UK Wild Otter Trust 💚

The , a Devon-based volunteer charity, rescues, rehabilitates, and releases orphaned and injured Eurasian otters back into the wild.

Thanks to our grant, the UK Wild Otter Trust has been able to cover vital food and veterinary care costs. On average, it costs £3,000–£3,500 per otter to care for them until they’re ready for release.

Some of this year’s otter rescue stories include:

• Morna, found alone on a pathway in Cornwall, weighing just 660g, now thriving at 2.25kg 🐾

• Menai & Rocket, Menai was alone for 6 days after her mother was believed to have been killed by traffic. She was paired with Rocket, and they have both been released back into the wild 🌊

• Karma & Kismet (pictured), both were found abandoned in a box by the side of the road but are now back in the wild as young otters, hopefully having some cubs of their own one day! 🦦💚

📸 Photos courtesy of UK Wild Otter Trust

28/10/2025

💚Grant Award: Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary 💚

🦔 Earlier this year we supported Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary in Hertfordshire with a grant to build a brand-new Volunteer Community Facility.
Volunteers now have a brand-new, insulated area to support their vital work: rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing wild hedgehogs.

The wild British hedgehog is on the IUCN Red List, with populations declining sharply:

📉 -30% in urban areas and -50% in rural areas since 2000

🚗 An estimated 100,000–350,000 hedgehogs are killed on roads each year.
Habitat loss, roads, fences, pesticides, and intensive farming all make survival harder.

📈 So far this year, the Sanctuary has rescued over 300 hedgehogs

📸 Photos courtesy of Hornbeam Wood Hedgehog Sanctuary

22/10/2025

💚Grant Award: Forever Hounds Trust 💚

🐾 In Spring, we were delighted to support Forever Hounds Trust in Devon with a grant to cover veterinary costs for their rescue dogs.

From April to August 2025, the grant helped provide:

💉 Dental care, neutering, vaccinations, and other treatments for 22 rescue dogs

🏡 Treatment for dogs like Dolly & Keef, after their owner was seriously injured in a car accident, both hounds suddenly needed a safe place to live together. After receiving dental care, they were successfully rehomed.

🐶 Freya, a 6½-year-old ex-racing greyhound, needed extensive dental surgery and has hip dysplasia. Despite her health challenges, she’s now settled in a loving home where she can take life at her own pace — no more racing, just comfort and care.

📸 Photos courtesy of Forever Hounds Trust

16/10/2025

💚 Grant Award: Protecting Peregrine Falcons with ESPA 💚

🦅 This year, we awarded a grant to Endangered Species Protection Agency ESPA to support their Project HORUS, protecting the UK’s iconic peregrine falcons by way of surveillance.

⚠️ Peregrines still face serious threats from the illegal egg and chick trade, driven by demand in the elite falconry market. While the UK leads in legal captive-bred falcon exports, this industry can also provide cover for trafficking wild chicks.

🪺 Thanks to ESPA’s tireless work, five vulnerable eyries (nests) remained safe throughout the 2025 nesting season. We are delighted to help them continue their vital work.

📸 Photos courtesy of ESPA

04/09/2025

🐾 Grant Applications for Animal Welfare Charities 🐾

We support charities that rescue, rehabilitate, release and rehome animals 🐈🐕🦔🐘🐢🐒

There are three application deadlines each year, open to charities registered in the UK (working in the UK and Overseas). Donations usually range from £1,000 to a normal maximum of £10,000.

📅 Applications close: 1st December, 2025

👉 Find out more and apply via our website (link in bio)

21/08/2025

💚 In 1982, Mrs Jean Sainsbury chose to use her inheritance to help others. Guided by compassion and a lifelong love of animals, she dedicated her resources to supporting smaller charities working to improve animal welfare.

From her vision, the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust was born. 🐾

Today, we continue her legacy—funding projects across the UK and beyond that protect, care for, and give voice to animals in need. 🐶🐴🐈🦔🐅🐘

Address

PO Box 469
London
W148PJ

Telephone

+442076027948

Website

https://www.jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk/

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