World Vets in Peru for World Rabies & World Animal Day
World Vets recently held two large scale spay/neuter and animal health campaigns in Cusco, Peru. These campaigns were operated as part of our ongoing efforts to provide veterinary services to benefit the street dog population as well as those owned by low income households.
In lieu of World Rabies (Sept 28) and World Animal (Oct 4) day, a World Vets team provided a mass rabies vaccination campaign alongside the spay/neuter services that were provided. We'd like to thank Fondation Brigitte Bardot for their ongoing support of this field operative, our local partners, Pataz Pro Animalista Cusco and Lazzy Veterinary Clinic as well as our team members who made these campaigns possible!
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Making an Impact in Paraguay
With support from Fondation Brigitte Bardot, World Vets made its first ever visit to the South American country of Paraguay last month. There we carried out a large scale spay/neuter and animal health clinic in poor areas of the capital, Asuncion. Our free services were provided in collaboration with local animal welfare organization "Adoptame" as well as members from national veterinary associations such as AMVEPA and UNASUR. See pictures of the campaign here
Before veterinary services began, World Vets field service veterinarian, Dr. Shelley Harper, gave a talk about efficient spay/neuter techniques in relation to large scale spay/neuter campaigns. This event was well received and saw 80 Paraguayan vets and veterinary students in attendance!
Our visit also made headlines in the local newspaper as seen here
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