If you wish to write a new Will and include a legacy to the Animal Anti-Cruelty League after you have provided for your friends and family, your Attorney, Bank Manager or Trust Company will be happy to arrange it.

Suggested wording for your legacy to the Animal Anti-Cruelty League:

1. Residuary Legacy

"I give (residue clause) to the Welfare Organisation called the Animal Anti-Cruelty League National Body of 59 Alice Street, Regents Park, Johannesburg (or include name and address of your preferred branch, e.g. Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Ladysmith, Bredasdorp or Pietermaritzburg), the receipt of whose Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the said Society shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my Trustees."

2. Restricted Legacy

You may wish to leave a legacy to a particular Animal Anti-Cruelty League campaign, for example Education, in which case the wording should be as follows:

"I give to the Welfare Organisation called the Animal Anti-Cruelty League National Body of 59 Alice Street, Regents Park, Johannesburg (or include name and address of your preferred branch, e.g. Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Ladysmith, Bredasdorp or Pietermaritzburg), the sum of R ________ / (residue clause), for its Education Campaign Fund, but in the event that fund is no longer in existence or has ceased to operate then for the Society's general purposes and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the said Society shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my Trustees."

3. Pecuniary Legacy

"I give to the Welfare Organisation called the Animal Anti-Cruelty League National Body of 59 Alice Street, Regents Park, Johannesburg (or include name and address of your preferred branch, e.g. Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Ladysmith, Bredasdorp or Pietermaritzburg), the sum of R ________, and declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the said Society shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my Trustees."

4. If you are leaving your home in your Will

"I give to the Welfare Organisation called the Animal Anti-Cruelty League National Body of 59 Alice Street, Regents Park, Johannesburg (or include name and address of your preferred branch, e.g. Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Ladysmith, Bredasdorp or Pietermaritzburg), all my share and interest in my house known as (insert full address of property here) or other my principal house or flat at my death absolutely and I declare that the receipt of the Treasurer or other proper officer for the time being of the said Society shall constitute a sufficient discharge to my Trustees."

Please let us know if you are including the Animal Anti-Cruelty League in your Will

If you do make a bequest to the Animal Anti-Cruelty League, we will be delighted and very grateful. No matter how long it is before we receive your legacy, there will still be animals in need of protection, rescue and sanctuary.

If you plan to include the Animal Anti-Cruelty League in your Will, or if you have already done so, it would be a great help if you could let us know. Please could you do so by completing "A Pledge to the future form" (See PDF file below) and mailing it to us.

When we receive your legacy, we will include your name in our Book of Remembrance as a lasting reminder of your generosity.