Within 72 hours of the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, World Vets had a first responder assessment team en-route to Japan. Since then, World Vets  has held a presence in Sendai, Nigatta and Tokyo and maintains two veterinarians in Japan.  

To date we have accomplished the following; established partnerships as well as coordinated efforts with the local veterinary community and Japanese based animal welfare groups, organized and shipped various large pallet loads of pet food, shelter supplies as well as veterinary medicines and equipment from North America to Japan. In addition, we have also provided veterinary assistance to animals living in shelters along with those living outside of evacuation centers.    

 We are committed to the health and well being of the animals impacted by the Japan disaster. We continue to support our local partners as it relates to their needs.

Hospital Ship Missions 2011

This summer World Vets has veterinary teams on board the Pacific Partnership and Continuing Promise missions.   Both are operated on a annual basis by the US Navy in collaboration with partner and host nations as well as NGO's to provide humanitarian aid to South Pacific nations as well as those in the Caribbean and Central and South America. 

To see pictures from these missions, visit our  photo albums on our Facebook Page or click the links below:

Pacific Partnership 2011 

Continuing Promise 2011 

On board the hospital ships this summer, World Vets has shipped 4 large pallets of donations of veterinary supplies and equipment destined for two locations en-route. We are excited to announce that both shipments have now reached their final destinations: Nicaragua and Timor Leste. We would like to thank Fondation Brigitte Bardot for making these shipments possible! 

As soon as we heard about "TOHA" from our local partner in Timor Leste we knew we had to do something to help her. Dr. Antonino Do Karmo explained that TOHA narrowly escaped death when she was rescued from a restaurant, about to be served as its next meal. As a result of this ordeal she lost both hind limbs rendering her unable to walk. 

Thankfully we were able to acquire and send a wheelchair along with our shipment of veterinary equipment and supplies headed for Timor Leste onboard a navy ship.  

Now TOHA has a new-found mobility sporting her custom wheel chair, complete with pink accents and a license plate that bears her name.We would like to thank Alison Acott for facilitating the donation of the wheelchair.

Last year World Vets conducted a pilot project in Tanzania that provided aid to the working donkey population. One of the major issues our team encountered related to the handling techniques of the donkeys. Halters and leads are widely not available nor used so donkeys are led by sticks.  For our follow up visit this fall we are looking  for donations of light weight pony sized halters as well as leads. 

 All pony size halters and/or leads will need to be received at our headquarters office  located at 802 1st Ave N, Fargo ND  58102, by September.  Thank you! 

One way that World Vets supports international animal welfare charities is through donations of veterinary supplies. From Costa Rica to Egypt to India and Turkey, many animal organizations are the lucky recipients of World Vets aid each year. 

To register an international animal welfare charity with World Vets, write to donations@worldvets.org.  

Also, when you donate veterinary supplies to World Vets you can feel good about them getting to those who need it the most!   

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