Celia Hammond Animal Trust Vet, David Murphy, will be putting his best foot forward on Sunday 26 April 2026 when he takes part in the London Marathon to raise funds to help improve the lives of animals in need.
“Working on the frontline of animal welfare in East London, I regularly treat abandoned, feral, and stray animals, in addition to providing urgent and routine low-cost veterinary care to pets belonging to low-income owners,”
said David Murphy, Vet at Celia Hammond Animal Trust’s Canning Town branch.
Celia Hammond Animal Trust responds to calls from the public, local authorities, and police, and provides an essential service collecting and treating strays as well as animals from backstreet breeders, multi-cat households, and welfare situations. The charity’s work is only made possible thanks to funding and donations from generous animal lovers.
Over the last 40 years, Celia Hammond Animal Trust has…
- neutered over 460,000 cats and dogs, and prevented countless animals from being born into a life of suffering on the streets
- administered more than half a million vaccinations
- provided nearly half a million low-cost veterinary consultations
- performed over 130,000 veterinary surgeries, many of them life-saving
- rehomed over 73,500 animals
“I started running at parkrun a couple of years ago and soon discovered that I had no talent for running whatsoever, but I really enjoyed it. The London Marathon is going to be a brutal challenge for me as I’ve never run even close to 26 miles, but I am absolutely committed to completing the distance in order to raise as much money as possible for the Celia Hammond Animal Trust,”
said Murphy.
To support David Murphy on his marathon challenge, and help Celia Hammond Animal Trust continue its mission of caring for animals in most need through life-saving surgery, vaccination and neutering clinics, low-cost veterinary consultations, and the rehoming of rescued animals, please donate online at https://gofund.me/4332780b9.
