Rosie’s Trust is a unique charity in Northern Ireland that is dedicated to helping cancer patients, the terminally ill and older people with a disability hold on to their companion pets at a time when they need them most. When someone is faced with a cancer diagnosis, disability or terminal illness, their whole world changes. They have so much to worry about, so much to deal with and the one thing they need - especially those living alone – is the emotional support that their companion pet provides. They are no longer able to provide their dog or cat with the same level of care they once could and their anxiety about the welfare of their beloved companion only serves to compound their distress. At the most stressful time of their lives, they may be forced to give up their companion pet and, in so doing, experience tremendous loss, isolation and feelings of guilt. Some people have reported that they considered delaying or even refusing treatment because they had no one to look after their pet. Rosie’s Trust was established in 2015 to care for our beneficiaries’ companion dogs and/or cats in their homes when they are no longer able to look after them independently. Our service is for people who have no other means of support; that is, for example, people who do not have family who can assist them with their companion pets or who have not the means to engage dog walkers and so on. Subject always to our beneficiaries’ wishes, we can provide fostering services when they need to spend a period of time in hospital or in hospice care. We can also find new homes for their pets when the beneficiaries are no longer able to care for them, including when they die. Rosie’s Trust also offers a pet bereavement service, providing emotional support to beneficiaries when their companion pet predeceases them. We provide our services free of charge, 365 days of the year. We depend on donations to cover our service costs, and every penny gifted to us is carefully used.