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This Giving Tuesday, you can have a real, life-saving impact by helping to purchase essential veterinary equipment like blood pressure monitors, vaccines, sterilization kits and surgical tools for our no-cost temporary veterinary clinics in remote Northern communities. 

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Veterinarians in northern canada
Across North America, Veterinarians Without Borders North America/Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Amérique du Nord (VWB/VSF) is dedicated to developing partnerships with remote communities in the Canadian territories, working in collaboration with community representatives to identify needs and create comprehensive plans to enhance local capacity for year-round animal care. The organization focuses on establishing sustainable frameworks that empower communities to take charge of their animal health.

In addition to this, VWB/VSF extends its impact by collaborating with BAARK! in The Bahamas. This partnership aims to address the issue of homeless animal populations by providing spay/neuter surgeries and offering educational training and information. VWB/VSF's support for BAARK! encompasses various resources such as pet food, surgical tools, personal protective equipment, fuel for transports, veterinary technicians' costs, and surgeries conducted at local veterinary clinics. By combining efforts with BAARK!, VWB/VSF strives to ensure that animals not only receive essential medical care but also thrive in healthy and happy environments.

  • Bahamas

    BAARK!'s mission is to provide spay/neuter surgeries and educational training and information to help reduce the homeless animal population of dogs and cats in The Bahamas.
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  • Northern Canada

    Northern Canada

    The Northern Animal Health Initiative is focused on improving animal health in the Canadian North by providing services for underserved communities in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
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  • Northern Canada Awards Program

    Veterinarians Without Borders is launching an awards program totalling $35,000 to support northern residents in pursuing animal- and one-health related studies.
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  • VWB Nunavut Rabies Awareness & Prevention Education Program

    The Northern Animal Health Initiative engages youth during veterinary clinics by either having classes visit our clinic or our team visiting schools to talk about our work and relevant topics including rabies, dog safety and animal health. To further build educational opportunities, Veterinarians Without Borders presents a curriculum rabies education kit for Nunavut ...
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