The Gisborne Veterinary Club Charitable Trust was formed in 1995 to positively improve animal health.

 

When the Gisborne Veterinary Club was winding up, the remaining assets were distributed to the Gisborne Veterinary Club Charitable Trust, which was formed specifically to receive those funds and use them in a positive manner to help improve animal health in the Gisborne area. 

​

The trustees are keen to foster the objectives of the trust and seek a wide variety of applications.

​

​​​

Objectives of the Trust

​

The trust will support applications towards further education and research in relation to any aspects of animal health.

​

• Provision of scholarships, bursaries, grants or assistance to those who the trustees consider are likely to benefit the Gisborne/East Coast area to enable that person to undertake studies relating to animal health including: 

• Veterinary Science & Vet Nursing courses.

• Agricultural science courses.

​​

• Any research into animal health, educational activity or purpose that is likely to directly or indirectly benefit animal health within the Gisborne area. 

• Reimbursement of costs for vets moving to the district.

​​​​

​

Past Approved Grants Include:

​

• Regional BVD & Copper testing

• Facial Eczema Monitoring programmes

• Animal health field days and workshops

​

                                Research projects on the following:                            

• B12

• Genetics

• Theileria

• Barbers pole

• Campylobacter

• Drench resistance 

• Summer toxins in livestock

​

​