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World Vets Impact on Pets Affected by Midwest Tornado

Dec 26

Earlier last month World Vets covered the story of `Maggie`, a dog that went missing and was then discovered, after a devastating tornado in the American Midwest. Upon hearing of the disaster World Vets pledged financial support to Teegarden Veterinary Clinic who helped pets like Maggie and pets belonging to owners who were in a hardship situation because of the disaster.

We are very happy to share that our financial contribution directly impacted many pets at this clinic be treated and recover from their injuries. Aside from `Maggie`, other patients were `Dexter` and a cat named`Stewart`. `Stewart`s` family had been looking for him after the tornado destroyed their home and ten days later they called the clinic to report he had been found. He was soon brought in to receive attention.

We would like to thank everyone who contributed to our disaster response fund this year. As Sarah Ripper, CVT, from Teegarden Veterinary Clinic has told us, `being able to tell owners they don`t have to worry about the cost of treatment has been a real blessing for us and our owners`

: Naiya, Bacchus, Lindsay (owner) and Dr. Thomas

: Jacob & Dexter in the clinic

: Dexter being rescued

: Dexter in the clinic

: Dexter’s Home

: Maggie & Jon after treatment

: Maggie on a walk

: Sally was found!

: Stewart after his check up – pictured with Janet, CVT

A Brand New Beginning for “Nico”

Dec 23

World Vets volunteer, Jenny Shilling, holds “Nico” during our Dominican Republic field operative

The international field service projects that World Vets operates have the potential to positively impact the lives of our volunteers and most importantly the animals they travel to treat. On our most recent field operative in the Dominican Republic, the experience of one volunteer, Jenny Shilling, demonstrates this perfectly.

Before veterinary services started, World Vets team was taken on a “community outreach” tour. This tour highlighted the communities and subsequently the animals that our local partners aid in Sosua and its surrounding areas. Upon driving through an abandoned sugar cane field, they spotted a dead-looking puppy on the side of the path. Before they knew it, the dog sprang up and started chasing down their vehicle as fast as his little puppy feet would go. They stopped and scooped him up.

He was a mess; a scrappy, flea covered, tick covered, extremely dehydrated, shaking

“Nico” gets his picture taken with Santa

mess. He had self-inflicted bloody flea infested wounds all over his head, neck, and back as he had frantically tried to scratch the fleas off.

Without hesitating, they wrapped him in a jacket and once back at their accommodations began treating him. After a dose of capstar, two flea baths, picking ticks out of his ears for over an hour, lots of water and food he looked like a totally different dog.

Shortly thereafter, he became the team mascot; staying at team accommodations, eating breakfast with everyone and even accompanying them to the clinic every day where everyone involved loved him unconditionally.

He has since been named “Dominico” or “Nico” for short and has been relocated with Jenny in the United States.

The abandoned sugar cane field is sadly a local dumping site for unwanted puppies. With the 375 sterilizations that World Vets provided in Sosua this year, we have helped to significantly reduce the number of undesired litters in and around this community. And as Jenny states, “This made the work the team did in the Dominican Republic even more rewarding knowing that even one less puppy would be dumped due to sterilization made the entire World Vets mission even more apparent.”

We thank Fondation Brigitte Bardot for their continual support of our spay/neuter operatives in the Dominican Republic

Three Successful Field Operatives Completed

Nov 18

World Vets would like to welcome back it’s teams that recently provided field operatives in Honduras, Dominican Republic and Ecuador. With the combined efforts of our teams, we were able to positively impact and treat close to 1000 animals in just a few days time, including 575 surgical procedures. We’d also like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers, local partners and Fondation Brigitte Bardot for their support and efforts of these field service projects.

World Vets Responds to Disaster in the Philippines

Nov 14

World Vets Disaster Response team, Dr. Springer Browne and Dr. Helle Hydeskov, walk through Guiyan providing veterinary care and performing an assessment of veterinary needs.

Members of World Vets Disaster Response team, Dr. Springer Browne and Dr. Helle Hydeskov, walk through Guiuan providing veterinary care and performing an assessment of veterinary needs.

World Vets is responding to Typhoon Haiyan with veterinary supplies, financial support and on the ground teams. Initial support has already been sent to our partners working to help animals in the destruction area and our disaster response teams are on the ground in the disaster area with much needed supplies and relief efforts.

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Thanks to the Fondation Brigitte Bardot for their support of our disaster preparedness and relief efforts.

MISSION STATEMENT:

World Vets Mission is to improve the health and well being of animals by providing veterinary aid and training in developing countries and by providing disaster relief worldwide.

: Tacloban City

: World Vets disaster team, Dr. Springer Browne (left) and Dr. Helle Hydeskov (right) say hello to a piglet that survived the storm in Tacloban City.

: World Vets Disaster Response team, Dr. Springer Browne and Dr. Helle Hydeskov, walk through Guiuan providing veterinary care and performing an assessment of veterinary needs.

: World Vets disaster response member, Dr. Helle Hydeskov, sits with a family in Guiyan, East Samar, after treating a skin infection in their dog

: A cat in Tacloban city wanders through the rubble

: World Vets Disaster Response Team en route to Tacloban and Eastern Samar with over 100 kg of veterinary supplies to benefit animals affected

: World Vets Disaster Responders, Dr. Springer Browne and Dr. Helle Hydeskov, walk through Guiuan providing veterinary care and performing an initial assessment of veterinary needs.

: World Vets Disaster Team member, Dr. Springer Browne, says hello and examines a dog in Tacloban City.

: A dog wanders between houses in Tacloban City

: Farm in Daanbantayan (Northern Cebu) damaged by the Typhoon.

: Dr. Helle Hydeskov cleans a wound on a cows leg which was caused by flying metal during the Typhoon.

: Dr. Springer Browne examines a pig

: Dr. Springer Browne examines a young cow

: Rural farm in Daanbantayan, Northern Cebu with goat shed damaged in the Typhoon.

: A woman stands with her puppy and donated dog food.

: World Vets veterinarians stand with LaLei, a recently graduated Filipino veterinarian who helped them with field clinics for the day.

: Dr. Springer Browne prepares medications for a cow at a field clinic.

: Owners wait to have their livestock and dogs treated at the first of three clinic field sites in Dapdap, Daanbantayan

: Government Farm in Daanbantayan, in Barangay Tambungon, that was heavily damaged by the typhoon.

: The team stands in front of a jeepney, a local taxi commonly used in the Philippines, the third of three field clinics sites in Dapdap, Daanbantayan

Support World Vets while you shop online

Nov 10

While shopping online for your holiday gifts this season, consider taking advantage of Amazon.com’s Amazon Smile initiative to support World Vets. All you have to do is sign into your Amazon account via this link and select World Vets as your charitable organization. Amazon will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to aid our animal welfare efforts worldwide. It’s that simple!

If you want your gifts to contribute to a greater cause, this is a perfect way to give them meaning and it won’t cost you anything!

Making a Difference: World Vets Latin America Veterinary Training Center

Oct 16

At the end of 2011, World Vets celebrated the grand opening of our Latin America Veterinary Training Center located in Granada, Nicaragua. This center was established to provide free surgical instruction and training to Latin American veterinarians and upper level veterinary students. Outfitted with modern equipment such as gas anesthesia, central oxygen, pulse oximeters, fluid pumps, autoclave, centrifuge and ultrasound, we strive to teach and practice high quality veterinary medicine.

We currently employ three full time Nicaraguan veterinarians who provide weekly training sessions in Spanish as part of this program. Prior to their employment, they had volunteered with World Vets as veterinary students during our Nicaraguan field clinics. They now provide high quality instruction in surgical techniques, safe anesthesia, patient safety and comfort as well as pain management. To date we have had over 100 participants receive training as part this program. Veterinarians and students have come from all over Nicaragua and have even traveled from Mexico, Guatemala and Peru to take part.

World Vets was recently presented with an award from La Universidad Catolica del Tropico Seco de Esteli (UCATSE), in association with their Agricultural Science Department, based in Esteli, Nicaragua. This award was given in recognition of the invaluable support that we have provided to their students in helping to shape their futures as veterinarians.

Even though it is a training facility, our number one priority is always to provide the best patient care possible for each and every animal that comes through the center. These much needed spay/neuter services as well as any additional medical treatments that may be needed for the patient are provided completely free of charge to pet owners and for street animals. As a result of this program, we have provided over 3500 surgical procedures at no cost to local pet owners and street dogs. What’s more, our Nicaraguan veterinarians provide a door to door service for rural animals; picking them up for surgery and returning them home following recovery.

Our training center not only provides instruction and training to animal healthcare professionals. It is also benefitting many communities outlying the city of Granada who do not have access to veterinary services for their animals. To keep up to date with our training center activities, `like` its page on Facebook here

We thank Fondation Briggite Bardot for their support of this program

Have you seen World Vets TED Talk?

Sep 23

In a recent TED talk, World Vets CEO Dr Cathy King discusses the worldwide street dog problem and how World Vets is making a difference. It also provides an overview of the scope of World Vets work and programs.

Got 10 minutes? View it here

Student & Instructor positions still open on IVM Program! December 2013

Sep 11

The International Veterinary Medicine (IVM) Program is World Vets student program. It is held in Nicaragua and is a multi-disciplinary veterinary training program for veterinary, pre-veterinary and technician students who wish to gain clinical and surgical experience. We currently have positions open for veterinary students on both IVM Program sessions this December. Read more about this program here. For more specific information, see the following links:

Session 1: Dec 16 – 23, 2013

Session 2: Dec 27, 2013 – Jan 3, 2014

Welcome Back Team Peru!

Sep 09

At the end of August a World Vets team provided a large scale spay/neuter clinic in the city of Cusco, Peru. Services were carried out in collaboration with local partners Pataz Pro Animalista Cusco, Clinica Veterinaria Lazzy Vet and a handful of local veterinarians and volunteers representing these entities. We thank everyone for the great effort that went into providing the three day campaign despite the cold weather! We also thank Fondation Brigitte Bardot for their continual support of our spay/neuter program in Cusco. See pictures here

World Vets Summer at Sea: Pacific Partnership 2013

Aug 27

From May until mid August, World Vets had ten volunteer veterinary professionals deployed on the civil- military mission “Pacific Partnership.” They traveled on board a US Navy ship and provided free veterinary and educational services alongside US Army veterinary personnel. Together we provided services in five South Pacific nations which include Samoa, Tonga, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and the Solomon Islands. As part of the veterinary program, over 6000 animal patients were treated, close to 1000 surgical procedures performed as well as

3000 teaching hours provided to host nation participants.Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission designed to work by, with and through host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build partnerships and a collective ability to respond to natural disasters. World Vets has been the veterinary NGO represented on this mission since 2009. See pictures