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Back row from left: Stefanie Bolas, Camelia Montoy, Eilidh Hawkins, Stephanie Garlichs, Helle Hydeskov, Ellie Milnes.
Front row from left: Lynel Tocci and Sarah Ambrose.
Photo by Ted Wendell
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Mission Accomplished!
A World Vets veterinary team spent the summer aboard the USNS Mercy as part of the Pacific Partnership mission to provide humanitarian aid to Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia. Our team worked alongside military veterinarians and technicians, as well as, veterinary professionals of the host nations providing care to a variety of animals including water buffalo, cattle, cats, dogs and a variety of birds.
The veterinary team provided health consults to a total of 7,296 animals with a total of 21,218 procedures. Thank you to our volunteers who donated their time to make a difference to so many animals during this project. See pictures of the 2012 Pacific Partnership mission.
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.
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World Vets Latin America Surgical Training Center
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It's a Wrap!
World Vets has successfully wrapped up the 2012 summer sessions of our International Veterinary Medicine (IVM) Program. This new program operated for three months in the summer at our Latin America Surgical Training Center in Granada, Nicaragua. We had 146 students participate who gained invaluable skills and knowledge, particularly in relation to performing veterinary medicine in a foreign country. As part of the program, our instructors and students provided free veterinary care to over 3100 animals (cats, dogs and horses). See our Facebook IVM photo album.
We would like to thank our local partners, the 31 volunteer veterinarians and the 12 volunteer veterinary technicians who helped make this program such a success.
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Flaco before treatment by World Vets Team
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Meet Flaco
Flaco was just your ordinary street dog. His name says it all, Flaco, which is skinny in Spanish. When veterinarian Sarah Seitz found him, he was covered in mange and had several open sores with a large abscess. What's more, he was full of intestinal parasites and had a ruptured ligament in his knee.
Fortunately for Flaco, he was nursed back to health by one of our teams during the International Veterinary Medicine Program operated in Nicaragua this summer. One of our veterinary volunteers, Jessica Harrison, even went a step further and gave him a temporary home until his forever home was found with Julie Smith.
Flaco is enjoying his new home and a life he never knew existed. See Flaco's before and after pictures in our Facebook album.
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A donation to World Vets keeps our life-saving and educational programs running and makes a difference in the lives of thousands of animals worldwide each year. With your support, we can continue to help animals in need.
Every dollar is appreciated, as our staff and volunteers work tirelessly to provide care internationally.
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Puppy on the street in Nicaragua helped by World Vets.
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World Vets is a registered 501c3. All donations to World Vets are tax deductible.
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Membership with World Vets not only provides support for our international veterinary aid projects, it also allows you to receive email alerts when new volunteer and training opportunities become available. Members are also able to secure a position on one of our projects before it is advertised to the general public.
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World Vets Team Arusha 2012
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World Vets Doggie Tshirt
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Shop World Vets and Help Animals Globally
In September, World Vets launched our online store where you can buy World Vets logo merchandise for you and your pet. You will find a variety of items including, hoodies, T-shirts (from infants to adult sizes),bags, pet tags, coffee mugs and much more.
When you shop at the World Vets Store, each purchase helps to fund our programs that help thousands of animals worldwide receive free veterinary care every year. Shop World Vets today!
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Two Volunteer Opportunities to Consider
Looking for a great volunteer opportunity with World Vets? Join us for an upcoming project in Cusco, Peru October 17-24. Volunteers will have free time to enjoy local activities and should consider taking some time afterward to explore Machu Picchu. Click here for more information about the Cusco Peru project.
Are you interested in technical animal rescue and disaster response training? We just announced our new disaster-training course, to be held in Nicaragua this November (2 sessions to choose from). Anyone 18 or older is eligible (veterinary experience not required). Space is limited to keep class sizes small. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in volunteering as a animal disaster responder. Session 1 Nov 10-17; session 2-Nov 17-24, 2012. Click here for more information about the disaster training program.
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