[L-R: Sophie Jesson, Individual Giving Manager and Katie Love, Head of Fundraising and Retail at Bath Cats & Dogs Home, with Bella the dog]
Bath Cats and Dogs Home and BRACE Dementia Research are the latest charities to benefit from Bath & North East Somerset Council being a member of a national metal recycling scheme.
The council has donated £8,500 to each charity, raised from the not-for-profit Recycling of Metals Scheme run by the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management (ICCM).
Bath Cats & Dogs Home rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes more than 700 pets each year.
Katie Love, Head of Fundraising and Retail at Bath Cats and Dogs Home, said: “We are deeply grateful for this thoughtful and compassionate donation. This support will help us continue to care for pets in need, including cats and dogs who have sadly lost their owner, giving them the chance of a loving new home. It will also help us to continue our Future Paws Promise, offering owners the peace of mind that their much‑loved companions will be looked after if they pass away.”
BRACE funds medical research across the South West of England and South Wales to investigate the causes of dementia, the development of earlier and improved diagnosis tools and new treatments for dementia, the UK’s leading cause of death.
Liberty Harrison, Interim CEO of BRACE and Head of Fundraising, said: “Dementia sadly touches the lives of far too many people, robbing loved ones of those dearest to them. For decades it was assumed that dementia is an inevitable part of ageing, but it is not. Now, we are at a tipping point of real progress, and that has only been possible because of generous donations like this one.”
Councillor Manda Rigby, cabinet member for Communications and Community, said: “Families who have consented to this scheme have made a real difference to their communities. Thank you for turning a thoughtful decision at an upsetting time into vital support for local charities.”
With the consent of relatives, members of the ICCM scheme collect common metal objects from cremators, such as medical pins, metal plates and artificial joints, for recycling and the money raised is divided between ICCM members for distribution among charities.
Find out more about the council’s burials, cremations and memorials service.
