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Mission Statement

OVC Pet Trust honours the relationship between pets and their people and veterinary care givers. We do this by raising funds and supporting learning, healthcare, and research at the Ontario Veterinary College.

Funding Veterinary Science

From cancer investigations to measuring the efficiency of coagulation in the blood, the OVC Pet Trust Fund provided nearly $500,000 toward research and new equipment at the Ontario Veterinary College in the fall and winter of 2007-08. Approximately $437,000 was shared among 23 research projects in companion animal medicine including:
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In the News

CTV's news program, W5 has an article (and video) called Man's Best Friend: Providing clues to the cancer mystery. Here is an excerpt

"At the Ontario Veterinary College ... experts are exploring new ways of looking at cancer in humans by comparing its effect on domestic pets. They've set up the Institute for Comparative Cancer Investigation, the only one of its kind at a Canadian university."
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OVC Pet Trust

c/o Alumni House
University of Guelph
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1

Tel. 519.824.4120 x54431
Fax. 519.822.2670

OVC Pet Trust News

Posted January 17, 2010

From developing a new blood test to screen for cancer to investigating the safety and effectiveness of topical ointments used to treat skin infections, OVC researchers continue to advance veterinary health care with support from Pet Trust.

Ten research projects will share in $207,508 allocated in OVC Pet Trust's fall 2009 research competition, the Pet Trust board of directors announced recently.

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