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Response to BBC Earth’s video “Sea Lions vs. Dogs”
Hace un par de semanas, como comunidad y región, fuimos testigos de hechos repudiables de maltrato animal. Como organización promotora y comprometida con la educación en tenencia responsable, queremos compartir nuestra opinión y sumar a más tutores, tutoras y la comunidad en general, a seguir trabajando para construir un mejor vínculo con nuestras mascotas y el medioambiente.
While You Wait: Engaging Kids in Responsible Pet Care
What better way to learn about how to care for your pets than by playing? At our veterinary clinic in Valdivia, Chile, our smallest clients are getting a chance to practice their responsible pet owner habits and learning about what their pets really need at our new “kids’ corner” within our clinic waiting room!
Postura Institucional / Public Statement
Hace un par de semanas, como comunidad y región, fuimos testigos de hechos repudiables de maltrato animal. Como organización promotora y comprometida con la educación en tenencia responsable, queremos compartir nuestra opinión y sumar a más tutores, tutoras y la comunidad en general, a seguir trabajando para construir un mejor vínculo con nuestras mascotas y el medioambiente.
The next generation of responsible pet owners
This year our One Health Educators, Paula and Nadia, had the opportunity to spend four weeks with five different classes at a school in Freirina, a small community in northern Chile, engaging the students in workshops about pet health and welfare, through a One Health lens. After facilitating eight workshops with each class, Nadia and Paula asked the kids to reflect on how they will put into action what they had learned through the workshops.
One 8-year old boy, Julián, shared that after the workshops, he approached his dad about having their family's dog vaccinated and dewormed…
“She gave me back my life”
Dey has changed Silvia’s life, and thanks to our low-cost sterilization campaign in collaboration with Humane Society International, Silvia is able to be the responsible pet owner she wants to be so that other dogs like Dey don’t end up on the street.
Tuning In to One Health in Todos Santos
In Todos Santos, Guatemala, our talented para-veterinarian, Andrés, has added a new skill to his resume – radio host! Given the restrictions in place with COVID, our education program in Todos Santos has been limited
Community Outreach: Responsible Animal Care Workshop for the Most Vulnerable
At the beginning of the year, our One Health Educator, Dr. Paula Marín, collaborated with a government organization here in Chile called FOSIS (in English, the Ministry of Social Development and Family), which focuses on supporting
The lonely road of pet abandonment
When I think of Christmas, I think of family. Spending time together, playing games and eating good food, relaxing and reminiscing. Part of those memories always include our family pets-they are indeed part of our
Making quality veterinary care accessible for all
People ask us how we manage to deliver veterinary health care on an equal basis. Here is the breakdown of how normal people (like you!) from all over the world make it possible: First, the