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Better Lives for Otavalo’s Dogs & Cats

Aug 21

World Vets volunteers recently traveled to Otavalo, Ecuador, to provide 271 sterilization surgeries for local dogs and cats, including both owned pets and unowned street animals. Working alongside long-time partner Bienestar Animal Imbabura (BAI), the team provided essential veterinary care while supporting responsible pet ownership and improving animal welfare throughout the community.

During these high-volume clinics, each animal patient is treated with care and compassion. Each surgical patient receives a veterinary examination, IV catheter, anesthesia monitoring, pain medication, post-operative care, and parasite prevention—ensuring they receive comprehensive care before, during, and after surgery. Through partnerships like this, World Vets is able to bring vital veterinary services to communities while fulfilling our mission to bring help to animals around the world.

Thank you to our generous donors, dedicated supporters, veterinary volunteers, and valued partners who make this important work possible and help us fulfill our mission of bringing help to animals around the world.

Serving Pets and Street Dogs in Guatemala

Jul 25

In just three days, the World Vets volunteer team completed 357 spay and neuter surgeries during our latest campaign in the community of San Miguel Dueñas, Guatemala, helping improve the lives of hundreds of animals and the people who care for them.

Beyond sterilization, our veterinary team also performed several life-changing procedures for animals in need, including a limb amputation, entropion repair, eye enucleation, and other critical surgeries that would otherwise have been out of reach for many local families. A significant number of community and street dogs also received sterilization, helping reduce future suffering while improving the health and welfare of the local animal population.

Every surgery represents more than one animal helped—it prevents countless unwanted litters, reduces neglect and homelessness, and gives pets the opportunity to live healthier, happier lives.

This mission was supported by the incredible partnership and dedication of Sue Bohenstangel and Antigua Street Dogs – Guatemala, whose ongoing commitment to animal welfare continues to make a lasting difference throughout the region. We are deeply grateful for their collaboration and friendship.

To our volunteer veterinarians, veterinary technicians, assistants, local volunteers, donors, and supporters—thank you for helping to make this mission a success. Your generosity and compassion are changing lives, one animal at a time.

25 Years, A World of Impact

Jul 09

A World of Impact. 25 Years of Compassion. Every country highlighted on this map represents more than a destination, it represents communities that welcomed us, partners who stood beside us, volunteers who gave their time, and countless animals whose lives have been changed through compassion and collaboration.

For more than 25 years, World Vets has worked alongside local organizations, governments, universities, and veterinary professionals to improve animal health, strengthen communities, and protect wildlife around the globe. Today, that journey spans more than 50 countries across 6 continents, and we’re just getting started.

To everyone who has made this work possible; our members, donors, volunteers, partners, and supporters, thank you. Every highlighted country tells part of a story that you helped write. Here’s to the next 25 years of helping animals, people, and the places they call home.

IT’S HERE! YOUR GIFT IS MATCHED

May 05

Today World Vets is participating in #GivingTuesdayNow, a new global day of giving and unity as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19.

As you know, World Vets provides veterinary aid around the world. TOGETHER we have provided direct veterinary care to over a half a million animals, disaster response services to major international disasters, and provided veterinary training and long-term capacity building to hundreds of communities around the world. Thank you for partnering with us to make the world better for animals!

Our programs benefit a wide variety of animals on a global scale, including companion animals, working horses, livestock, wildlife and street dogs. In the Pacific Northwest, World Vets improves the health of marine wildlife by responding to injured or stranded marine mammals, and works to advance scientific knowledge and understanding to help conserve the regions critical marine ecosystems.

We are so proud of these accomplishments, but we can’t do this without you! Now more than ever, your support is important. We depend on your support to keep these programs going.

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT

World Vets is thrilled to announce that The Dr. Ann and Ed Valenti Charitable Gift Fund has pledged to match contributions made to World Vets up to $10,000 now through May 31, 2020. Ann and Ed are also dedicated volunteers at World Vets. An additional $1,200 match has been generously pledged by long time supporters Jim and Carol Parvey. This means that DONATIONS UP TO $11,200 WILL BE MATCHED!

Please donate before May 31st to take advantage of this exciting matching gift opportunity.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! #GivingTuesday

Sep 24

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: On December 3rd World Vets will once again be participating in #GivingTuesday, a national movement to encourage spending with a purpose.

With your help, we can raise a tremendous amount of financial support to benefit our mission to help animals around the globe.

Stay tuned for our campaign plans and share how you can make a difference this #GivingTuesday! 🐾

Thank you for your support this #GivingTuesday

Nov 27

Thank you for your support this #GivingTuesday. World Vets once again participated in the global movement to encourage spending with a purpose. ‘Tis the season to give thanks & we are THANKFUL for all of you, the most incredible group of supporters! Since last Giving Tuesday, World Vets has brought free veterinary services to thousands of animals throughout the Americas, Africa, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Asia. Dogs, cats, donkeys, horses, marine mammals and other wildlife have all benefited from our work which brings skilled veterinary care to underserved areas of the world. Our programs also help to build local capacity to improve the welfare of animals through training and education. We depend on your support to keep these programs going throughout the year. It is because of ALL OF YOU that we can help so many animals in need. Thank you for partnering with us to make the world better for animals. Didn’t get the chance to contribute on #GivingTuesday? Simply click the DONATE link below or call us at 1-877-688-8387 and we can help process your donation over the phone.

World Vets is a registered 501c3 and donations to World Vets are tax deductible.

Help Animals Abroad on your Spring Break!

Oct 29

Volunteer opportunities are still available for students on World Vets small animal veterinary field service projects scheduled in March 2019!

Current project locations and date offerings:

Otavalo, Ecuador: March 9 – 16, 2019

Otavalo, Ecuador: March 16 – 23, 2019

Antigua, Guatemala: March 16 – 23, 2019

As a veterinary student, pre-veterinary student and/or veterinary technician student, you may be involved in any of the following activities as part of these projects:

Pre med/Induction (All students): Assisting with prepping patients for surgery
Surgery (Veterinary students): Assisting a veterinarian in surgery, observing surgery and/or performing surgery under the direct supervision and instruction of a veterinarian.
Recovery (All students): Monitoring patients after surgery, administering appropriate post-op medications per protocol chart and grooming.

When registering, select the “Tech/Student” volunteer category and further classify your position on the registration form to reflect the student type that you are filling.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! #GivingTuesday

Sep 19

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: On Nov 27th, 2018 World Vets will once again be participating in #GivingTuesday, a national movement to encourage spending with a purpose.

With your help, we can raise a tremendous amount of financial support to benefit our mission to help animals around the globe.

Stay tuned for our campaign plans and share how you can make a difference this #GivingTuesday! 🐾

World Vets volunteers help hundreds of animals over Spring Break

Apr 11

This past month World Vets had veterinary teams in five different countries providing free veterinary services for animals in need.

We had teams in the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Ecuador carrying out high volume sterilization campaigns benefiting underserved populations of dogs and cats.

We also had a team in Honduras facilitating annual health exams and treatments to wildlife and exotic species, in addition to students in Nicaragua taking part in our International Veterinary Medicine (IVM) Program.

See our all of upcoming volunteer opportunities here

Help Working Horses! Volunteer on our Equine Welfare Project

Aug 15

In Nicaragua, especially in low income households, horses are heavily relied upon for transportation, whether it be transporting people or raw materials. As a result, horses bear the brunt of much hard labor resulting in wounds, lacerations as well as poor health and malnutrition. To alleviate the hardships they face, World Vets has been providing free veterinary services for the working horse population in Nicaragua for many years.

Our equine welfare project is based in Granada and targets both carriage and cart horses as well as those owned by low income households who cannot afford veterinary care for their horses. Since its inception, we have expanded our reach and now operate mobile clinics in both urban and rural areas as well as other localities within the department of Granada.

The veterinary services that we facilitate at no cost include hoof and dental work, vaccinations, castrations, de-worming and wound treatments. Our main focus has been to improve the comfort and quality of life of working horses, and so we often distribute donated halters, leads and padding to horse owners as well.

If you have been looking for a way to help horses abroad, we have volunteer opportunities available as part of our equine welfare project in Nicaragua. Our next set of mobile outreach clinics are scheduled in December and volunteer positions are still available! Learn more