As an animal lover Suzie produces work to aid several animal charities and donates part of her profits to them. The plight of moon  bears in China and Vietnam being “milked” for their bile has become an overriding concern and her  commitment  to Jill  Robinson  of   Animals  Asia  with  her  design of “Hope of Freedom” (the Animals Asia elephant in the 2010 London Elephant Parade) and her “Moonstruck” exhibition in 2012  raised  substantial funds for the charity. Suzie says, “To express what it means to me to help these bears is almost impossible to put into words. I know I am completely under the bears’ spell and will do  what I can for them in my own small way and will always wish it could be more.”   A search for information about hippos led to Suzie’s long friendship and support of Karen Paolillo, who founded the Turgwe Hippo Trust in Zimbabwe in 1992.   Karen has dedicated her life since then to preserving the hippos and other wildlife and their habitat during droughts and political unrest.  More  details of these  two remarkable women can be accessed via the links below. In recognition of her own five cats who double as artist’s models Suzie is also a keen supporter of Cats Protection.