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MAF launches unprecedented effort to cure canine cancer.

Morris Animal Foundation has launched an unprecedented $30 million effort to cure canine cancer within a dog's lifetime – the next 10 to 20 years. World–renowned veterinary scientists and cancer specialists agree that this MAF–led effort will not only save countless dogs from suffering and premature death, but should also help produce breakthroughs in the prevention, treatment, and cures of human cancers – in particular childhood cancers.



MAF has taken the lead to secure financial contributions and manage/administer research grants to many of the world's most prestigious colleges of veterinary medicine, universities, organizations, and scientists.

MAF hopes to raise the $30 million from April 2007 through April 2012. This will include funding for:

  • Clinical trials to test new innovative therapies to help save dogs and alleviate dog suffering now.

  • Prevention studies related to genetics and canine genome, incorporating lifetime risk assessment studies.

  • Funding of a tumor tissue bank.

  • Establishment of an endowment to guarantee continued canine cancer research efforts.

Cancer and Human – Canine Bond