More animals will need veterinary care in the new year. This holiday season, your gift can make twice the difference.
When Animals Need Help, Every Moment Matters
Every day, animals become sick, suffer injuries or need essential veterinary care to stay healthy. For some, that care is difficult to access. For others, an unexpected illness or injury means treatment is needed right away.
This holiday season, your gift will be DOUBLED* thanks to a generous matching donor! That means every dollar you give can go twice as far to help animals receive the veterinary care they'll need in the new year.
Helping animals get the care they need
For an animal who is sick or injured, veterinary care can mean relief from pain, treatment for an illness or a chance to recover.
But in many of the communities where Veterinarians Without Borders (VWB) works, getting that care isn't always easy.
That's why VWB works alongside veterinary teams, communities and local partners to bring essential services within reach, from visiting veterinary clinics in Northern Canada to supporting the treatment of animals affected by the war in Ukraine.
Your holiday gift can help provide:
Your holiday can make 2X the difference
For a limited time, every dollar you give can become 2.
A $30 gift becomes $60, $50 becomes $100, $100 becomes $200, and $500 becomes $1,000.
Whatever amount you choose, your doubled gift can help bring treatment, relief and hope to more animals.
Donating from the US? Give in USD here.
Your gift will go even farther, making a lasting impact that includes:
👉 Care close to home
In Canada’s North, your support ensures we can partner by invitation with communities to run temporary clinics and train local leaders year-round. Your doubled donation helps us reach twice as many communities where access shouldn't depend on a long, expensive trip.
👉 Community led prevention
By training more Community Animal Health Workers (CAWHs), your matched donation equips trusted neighbours to provide first aid, vaccines, and early intervention for common illnesses. This keeps pets healthier year round and reduces suffering in remote regions where veterinary care is far away.
👉 Emergency response where it's needed most
Your compassion crosses borders, even into crisis zones. In places like Ukraine, your donation helps rescue and care for lost or abandoned pets left behind by conflict, providing double the resources for food, medicine, and lifesaving treatment during emergencies.
How your gift creates real, lasting change
From Ukraine to Canada’s North and beyond, your support strengthens the entire network of care that animals rely on. Your gift does more than respond to an immediate need. It helps rescuers reach animals in danger, equips neighbours to step in when a pet is hurt, and ensures communities have support when there is no veterinarian nearby.
Your unrestricted donations do not just support one cause. They help cover the full range of VWB programs so we can protect animal health, support families, and build stronger, more resilient communities wherever the need is greatest.
Because of donors like you, your matched gift creates a powerful chain of care:
Trained local leader → First treatment → Healthier pet → Stronger community
Rescue team → Safe transport → Shelter → Second chances
*12 Guards is not associated with the Ukraine military.
**Donations will be doubled up to $60,000 until Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at 11:59 PM EST, thanks to a generous matching donor. For monthly gifts, only the first month’s donation will be doubled.
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