The Animal Health Trust (AHT) is a veterinary charity dedicated to improving the health and welfare of horses, dogs and cats. Despite popular belief, disease and injury are the most common threats to animal welfare, and we exist to reduce and prevent any unnecessary suffering.The AHT is based near Newmarket, in Suffolk, where we have two animal clinics; one for horses and the other for dogs and cats.We are a veterinary referral centre, meaning that cases which are too complex to be treated by your local vet get referred to our world-class vets.The AHT also conducts research aimed at developing better means of diagnosing and treating diseases in companion animals. Successes in our research include major breakthroughs in anaesthesia and surgical techniques, as well as the development of vaccines against diseases such as canine distemper and equine influenza.