Aside from our veterinary teams on board the hospital ships missions, Pacific Partnership and Continuing Promise, we had 5 other teams deployed this summer in Mongolia, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Ecuador and Nicaragua.  

Team Mongolia trekked across country to a remote region near the Gobi desert and treated 1200 goats, sheep, yak, camels and horses.   See pictures 

Team Dominican Republic provided not only crucial sterilization services but also surgical instruction to local veterinary students.  

Team Peru provided the first ever large scale sterilization campaign in Cusco with the support of the municipality and Fondation Brigitte Bardot.  See pictures 

Team Ecuador worked well into the night each clinic day to not turn anyone away which resulted in 240 successful sterilization surgeries in just over a 3 day period.  See pictures 

Team Nicaragua not only provided a sterilization campaign but sutured up an injured crocodile before its re--release and then traveled to a rural community to treat large animals. See pictures 

Sola is a special dog that we saw before one of our scheduled clinic days. She had developed a huge mass on her left cheek that was getting bigger as the days went by.

Luckily our team was there to perform surgery and remove the mass from her face before it worsened or became fatal. She has now made a full recovery with no signs of the mass returning.

We held our first surgical training session this month at our Surgical Training  Center in Granada, Nicaragua.  

With the instruction of  Dr. Tom Parker, Dr. Jasson Figueroa and tech Claudio Mayorga, 11 Nicaraguan veterinarians and veterinary students received training in spay/neuter surgery. 

More training sessions to follow! 

We are excited to announce our new International Veterinary Medicine (IVM) program for students. This 11 day program is relevant to and an essential experience for veterinary, pre- veterinary and technician students who wish to gain clinical and practical experience as well as an immersion into international veterinary medicine.   

 Students will not only learn crucial skills within the veterinary field but will also contribute to the well being of animals in and around Granada, Nicaragua. Pre -registration has already opened for the 2012 summer sessions when the program will launch.  

Volunteer opportunities also exist for licensed veterinarians and veterinary technicians. 

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Our trips to be operated at the beginning of 2012 have now been finalized and are open for volunteer registration on our website.  In February and March we will be providing free veterinary services to the animals of the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Belize and many more! Make a difference in an animals life - join us! 

More 2012 trips will be finalized later this fall so keep watching our website or become a World Vets member and receive new trip information and sign up links before they are posted on the website!