A DONKEY charity was left more money in wills than the Royal British Legion last year, figures show.
There were £37.8million-worth of legacy donations to the Donkey Sanctuary.
Royal British Legion will donations lagged behind those made to leading animal charities[/caption]
The sum exceeds the £27.5million left to Britain’s leading military charity.
The Sun on Sunday has found British Legion will donations lagged behind those made to each of the UK’s top five largest animal charities.
The RSPCA, PDSA, Dogs Trust, Cats Protection and RSPB got a total of £310.9million from wills last year.
In contrast, the British Legion, Help for Heroes, Army Benevolent Fund, the Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association and Combat Stress combined got only £48.4million.
It means that people left seven times more money to animals than veterans last year.
The total left to the top five animal charities — which do not include the Donkey Sanctuary — is up more than 20 per cent from two years ago.
Meanwhile, the total left to the five military charities fell by £2million, from a high of £50.6million in 2022.
The Donkey Sanctuary said: “Legacy income remains an important source of income for us, and we are extremely grateful to all who have remembered us in their will.”
Millions of Brits back the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal in November, which last year raised £51.4million.
A spokesman said: “Of the money we spend, one in every £5 comes from someone who has left a legacy.”
There were £37.8million-worth of legacy donations to the Donkey Sanctuary last year[/caption]
