LEAVE A LEGACY FOR ANIMALS
Why leave a legacy for animals?
By making a legally-binding will, you can leave a legacy which helps animals for years to come.
If you pass away without a will and without living relatives recognised in law, your inheritance would pass to the state. Not having a will in place could also cause distress for your loved ones at an already difficult time in their lives.
Leaving a gift to animals will give you the assurance that your legacy benefits those who you have chosen and that animals have a brighter future ahead of them.
How to leave a legacy
If you’d like to leave a legacy, you can easily do so by naming us in your will, as the beneficiary of:
- a specific monetary amount;
- a stated percentage of your estate’s property;
- or a stated percentage of your residuary estate.
If you have a solicitor already, they will be able to advise you and act according to your wishes.
Please ask them to name us as follows:
Animal Equality (charity reg no. 1168309, England & Wales)
Address: 124 City Road, EC1V 2NX, London, UK
Contact details: [email protected] or 0207 993 5348
If you haven’t made a will before and aren’t sure where to start, there are various organisations – unaffiliated with Animal Equality – that offer advice*.
The Citizens’ Advice website has an introduction to legacies and will writing. The Co-Op and FareWill, among others, have online will writing services.
We’ve also created a specific Animal Equality account with FreeWills, should you decide that this is the best route for you. With FreeWills’ online service, you can make a free, legally-binding will in as little as 15 minutes. Each will is checked by legal experts and your will can be updated quickly and easily for free. (Additional optional services, such as having the will printed and bound and sent by post, do incur a charge). There’s no obligation to leave a gift to us, but we do hope you do so to enable us to continue our important work.
Contact us
We’d love it if you would let us know if you decide to put Animal Equality in your will, so we can thank you properly. It means so much to us, but even more to the animals you would be saving.
Thank you so much!
You can find our contact details below:
Testimonials
I passionately believe that all suffering matters in this amazing world that we share together, and therefore I am leaving my legacy with Animal Equality. I wish my legacy to make the greatest difference possible in reducing suffering, and I recognise that although humanity makes up around 8 billion lives, this compares with the killing of a staggering 80+ billion land animals killed for meat and many trillions of fish and shellfish each year. Many of these animals would otherwise have lived much longer, richly emotional lives, rather than short, immensely painful and cruel lives. Likewise, I wish to leave my legacy with an organisation that shares my values, and uses evidence-based practice to inform strategic decision-making and campaigning, ensuring that any legacy has maximum impact on saving lives and reducing suffering.
Julian
Charities like Animal Equality can do so much good with legacies left in wills. Not everyone is in a position to make larger or more regular donations during their lifetime – but assets or savings which are left to charities can help in securing their work for years to come. Drawing up a will and naming Animal Equality as a beneficiary was straightforward and gives me peace of mind.
Ruth
My beautiful dog, Rosie, came to me when she was 4. She became my lifelong companion and was quiet, trusting and gentle. When I found her, she was living a desolate life in a cage and was so fearful of a world she didn’t understand. Over the years, she came to love and trust me, but the shadow of her earlier life never quite left her. I decided to leave a legacy to Animal Equality in my will because Rosie taught me that ALL animals, regardless of breed, have the capacity to feel emotional as well as physical pain. I firmly believe that we do not have the right to inflict this upon defenceless creatures and I hope that my legacy will enable Animal Equality to continue their vital work for many years to come.
Janet
It’s not easy to write a will and to face the inevitable… but including Animal Equality in it has given me huge peace of mind that the money will be used wisely and go some way towards creating a fairer, kinder world for animals by bringing to light the outrageous practices of humankind. If you truly are an animal lover put your money where your mouth is to fund extraordinary undercover investigations and effective campaigns to shed light on animal agriculture beyond sanitised packaging.
Simone
By leaving a legacy to Animal Equality, I’m ensuring that money I don’t need during my lifetime goes on to improve the lives of as many creatures as possible after I’m gone. I’m confident that Animal Equality will use the money wisely and compassionately, and I can’t think of a better way to ensure that I have a lasting positive impact on the world.
Ben
There are innumerable abuses in this world, some involving people and some involving animals. Farmed animals suffer terribly and we need to use our voices to tell the world of their plight. I make monthly donations to Animal Equality and I have also left a legacy in my will to Animal Equality knowing that after my death, they will continue to speak up for abused animals.
Robert
As a lifelong animal lover, it has always been a concern the way farm animals have been treated, so I decided to leave a legacy in my will to Animal Equality so they can continue their great work in trying to ensure better well-being in the hopes that one day, farmed animals will be a thing of the past.
Caroline
I am leaving a legacy gift to Animal Equality because the charity has a proven track record in exposing and reporting animal abuse on farms. I know of no other charity that has been so consistently effective in doing this, and my ongoing support is assured.
David
*Please be aware that Animal Equality is not responsible for any actions taken by individuals or organisations based on our suggestions provided here. The decision to use any of the suggested organisations, services, or resources is at your own discretion; we encourage you to conduct your own research and seek independent advice before making any decisions.
