ST. LOUIS — Purina recently announced its donation of $4.5 million to three top veterinary schools in the United States to support pet health and veterinary education. The donations will support research in areas of pet health including healthy aging and mobility in dogs, and gastrointestinal issues in both cats and dogs, according to the company.
“Veterinarians play such a pivotal role in caring for our pets,” said Kurt Venator, chief veterinary officer at Purina. “These three new programs build on Purina’s decades-long history of supporting veterinary schools and students and promise to offer exciting scientific and nutritional advances to help our pets live long, healthy lives.”
Each university received a $1.5 million donation to create collaborative research programs. The three beneficiaries and their programs include:
- Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine — The Purina Cornell Canine Healthy Aging and Mobility Program (CHAMP), which will focus on advancing science and innovation in the areas of nutrition, healthy aging, rehabilitation and mobility in dogs.
- The University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine — The Purina Distinguished Program in Gastrointestinal Health and Wellness, a five-year program to advance canine and feline gastrointestinal health solutions.
- Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences — The Purina Young Investigators Award Program, which will fund up to 12 annual grants in perpetuity to students and their faculty mentors to investigate and share scientific advancements.
“These efforts aim to uncover new insights that will impact future innovations and change the lives of pets and the people who love them — and the veterinarians who care for them,” Venator added.
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