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Winn Feline Foundation News July 2020

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Winn Feline Foundation advances feline health by supporting research and education.

Every cat, every day benefits from Winn funded research.

Honored Donors are donations over $100. We are thrilled with all of our donations Winn receives. We have so many generous supporters and appreciate your willingness to help every cat, every day benefit with Winn funded research.

Danna Abate

Judith Abate

Holly Aglialoro

Johnny Austin

Basepaws

Benevity Inc.

Jonathon Bennett

Kelly Bishoff

Carla Bizzell

Patrick Bowers

Marcus Brown

Cat Hospital of Tucson

Michael Christianson

Davida Cramer

Malin Demervall

Melanie Dziadulewicz

Jackie Ellis

Mark Feierstein

Bright Funds

Deborah Gilpin

Eric Green

Lena Gubarev

Gayle Hand

Elaine Hawksworth-Weitz

Megan Hockwalt

Roger Jeanson

Diane Kerly

John & Marilyn Kuray

Oleg Kuzmin

Susan MacArthur

Donna Maddox

Ryan Malane

Patricia Mitchell

Arthur Newkirk

Loinda Plummer

Christine Ratti Czerniecki

Aljoscha Riedmüller

Maryanne Schafer

Jodi Scott

Yusuke Shimono

Patricia Silver

Wendy Simpson

Anna Skaya

Katherine Sorrell

Irene Turner

Marie Vodicka

Tina Waltke

Pamela Weekes

Christine White

Ashley Wiehle

Yue Zhang

The International Cat Association

Special Funding Opportunity!

Call for Grant Proposals

Approximately $400,000 is available to fund proposals

Winn Feline Foundation , in a special funding opportunity co-sponsored by Nestlé Purina Petcare and Mars Petcare, is calling for grant proposals that address the effect that dietary phosphorus and calcium to phosphorus ratio have on renal health in cats.

T he maximum grant amount is $50,000 for 1 to 2-year projects.

The deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, September 21, 2020 (5pm EDT)

and awards will be announced by mid-December 2020.

Click here for more information!

Planned Giving Tips

By George Eigenhauser

An important goal in estate planning is to have your estate assets managed and distributed according you your intent upon your death or incapacity. To accomplish this you may have a Last Will and Testament (Will) or a Revocable Living Trust (which may also called an Inter Vivos Trust, a Family Trust, or a Grantor Trust) or both. However the way in which legal title to you assets is held, or designations you make under certain contracts, may affect how your estate plan is actually carried out.

In general Trusts operate on assets for which legal title is held by the Trust. The transfer of assets to a Trust is referred to as “funding” the Trust. However, you may have assets that were left out of the Trust during your lifetime. To guard against this event, your Will may contain a “pour over” provision which places assets outside the Trust into the Trust upon your death. The assets may then be administered according to the terms of your Trust.

You may own assets that go directly to your heirs “by operation of law” on your death and bypass your Will or Trust. Joint tenancy property (sometimes called joint tenancy with right of survivorship) will pass to the surviving joint tenants upon your death regardless of your Will or Trust. Real estate and bank accounts are often held in joint tenancy. Assets which let you name a beneficiary such as pensions, retirement plans, IRA’s, annuities, life insurance, payable-on-death or in-trust-for bank accounts, transferable-on-death securities accounts, and certain other assets may also bypass your Will or Trust. You should keep in mind that changes to your Will or Trust do not usually affect distribution of these assets. Title to your assets and payment designations should be consistent with your intentions and considered in your estate planning. Make sure you advise your attorney about all of your assets, how title is held, and how beneficiaries are designated, when preparing your estate plan.

- George J. Eigenhauser Jr. is an attorney at law, licensed in the state of California since 1979. He has served on the Winn Board of Directors and as CFA liaison to Winn for more than 10 years. His expertise in the area of wills, trusts and estate planning allows him to assist donors with planned giving decisions. He is also the legislative coordinator for the Cat Fanciers’ Association, Inc. and has served on the CFA board for 15 years.

Winn's Monthly Webinar Series

In Association with CFA and TICA

Join Us For

"Decoding Your Cat – Feline Elimination Problems"

with

Meghan Herron, DVM, DACVB,

and Steve Dale, CABC

Thursday, August 20, 2020,

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM Eastern Time

While cats may not recognize their inappropriate elimination patterns as problematic, owners of such cats find it quite undesirable, making it the number one behavioral reason for relinquishment of cats to shelters and a common reason for the return of a previously adopted cat to a shelter. This session aims to advance general knowledge both for veterinary professionals and cat-savvy families regarding the current literature on feline elimination problems. This includes how to make an accurate diagnosis, as well as to implement safe and effective treatment strategies. Submitted for RACE approval.

Click here to register.

Sneak Peek! September Webinar - Dr. Robin Downing, DVM, MS, DAAPM, DACVSMR, CVPP, CCRP - Pain Management! Details coming soon!

Winn Feline Foundation

2020 Miller Trust Grants Call for Proposals

In 2002, the George Sydney and Phyllis Redman Miller Trust designated Winn Feline Foundation as one of its advisor organizations. Winn has subsequently been provided an unprecedented opportunity to make annual recommendations for grant awards to the San Francisco Foundation, trustees of the Miller Trust. The total grant funding....