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    Leaving a Gift in Your Will

    If you decide to leave a gift in your Will to the Scottish SPCA, you’ll continue protecting Scotland’s animals long into the future, at no cost today.

    Request a Gift in Wills Guide
    How it works
    • Simple explanations — no legal jargon
    • Example wording for your solicitor
    • Guidance on different types of giving

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    Gifts left in Wills makes up around 50% of our income

    Every day, animals across Scotland rely on this support, especially as the Scottish SPCA receives no government funding. Our rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming services wouldn’t exist without people who believe that vulnerable animals deserve a better future. It also allows us to carry out frontline investigations and campaign for stronger protections. Your gift goes towards rescuing and rehabilitating injured and orphaned wildlife, keeps animals in our centres warm and fed, and ensures they receive the care they need, when they need it most.

    The Scottish SPCA and RSPCA are different charities. The Scottish SPCA operates across Scotland, while the RSPCA operates in England and Wales.

    If you would like to leave a gift in your Will to the Scottish SPCA you must include our registered charity number SC006467 and our office address: Scottish SPCA, Kingseat Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8RY.

    Protect Scotland’s animals for generations to come
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    Gifts in Wills help fund over 50% of our animal welfare work
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    Leave a gift to a Scottish charity and make Scotland the best place in the world for an animal to call home

    Leaving a gift in your Will is more simple than you might think

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    Get our free guide

    Our guide includes example wording for your solicitor and guidance on different types of gifts. Get my free guide.

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    Write your Will

    Have a solicitor write your Will, or use our free Will writing service. There is more information about this in our Gift in Will guide.

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    Let us know

    Share your intentions with us, so we can thank you and plan for the future. Get in touch.

    You can change your Will at any time.

    Why leave a gift in your Will

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    Your legacy will continue rescuing animals

    “We respond to calls from the public to rescue injured birds, small mammals and even seal pups. Your gift can help us make sure we continue rescuing animals, bringing offenders to justice and fighting to end animal cruelty for good.”

    L. McIntyre, Head of Rescue and Prevention

    For nearly 200 years, the Scottish SPCA has been there to rescue animals in danger and bring those responsible to justice. A gift in your Will can help ensure our work continues for future generations.
    Animals who come into our care often need time, patience and specialist support to recover from trauma, neglect or injury. Every animal’s journey is different. Some stay for a short time, others for much longer. But for many, their happy ending wouldn’t happen without the Scottish SPCA. A gift in your Will makes these second chances possible.
    Scotland would be nothing without its wildlife. That’s why the Scottish SPCA is dedicated to building a kinder world for all animals to call home. We care for around 10,000 wild animals a year at our National Wildlife Rescue Centre. By leaving a gift to a Scottish charity like us, you’ll be making a powerful contribution to protect Scotland’s wildlife and give them a fighting chance, long into the future.

    Free Will writing service

    If you’re interested in supporting the Scottish SPCA, you can take advantage of a free Will writing service through our partnership with the National Free Wills Network. This service is available to anyone aged 18 or over who wishes to make a ‘simple Will’.

    A ‘simple Will’ is one that does not involve complex circumstances. A participating solicitor will be able to advise whether this option is suitable for you.

    Request your free Will writing pack

    Please get in touch with our Legacy Manager, Sophie Ingram, via email to receive a pack with a list of your local solicitors who are signed up to the scheme. The pack can be sent via post or email for your convenience.

    Please note: There is a small cost to the Scottish SPCA when supporters use this service.

    Meet our Legacy and In Memory Manager Sophie

    Making a Will is a very personal decision and one you’ll want to consider carefully. If you have any questions at all, or would simply like to talk things through, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our Legacy and In Memory Manager, Sophie.

    Sophie Ingram
    Legacy and In Memory Manager
    Get in touch
    07442256233

    The Scottish SPCA and RSPCA are different charities. The Scottish SPCA operates across Scotland, while the RSPCA operates in England and Wales.

    If you would like to leave a gift in your Will to the Scottish SPCA you need to include our registered charity number SC006467 and our office address: Scottish SPCA, Kingseat Road, Dunfermline, KY11 8RY.