It’s day 1 of the environment education program at the GAAP Nature Discovery Center and the kids have arrived. Ten kids, all from different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds and we are going to be asking Read more…
Today was our day to head out and visit some of our homeless clients and pets. Although the afternoon was rainy and cold here in Valdivia, we really didn’t want to cancel our outing, since Read more…
Todos Santos is far from everything and everyone and there is no veterinarian nearby. This little old woman phoned Andres, the para-veterinarian who works on our Telemedicine project, to ask for help with her tiny Read more…
Together with ONG Ranita De Darwin we welcomed a group of enthusiastic frog-lovers to see Valdivian frogs first-hand at the Nature Discovery Centre just outside of Valdivia, Chile. The amphibian experts found three beautiful frogs Read more…
Gestures of Humanity Nelson welcomes the GAAP team to his home Nelson is our Spotlight story this month. Nelson lives in a small, miserable shack in Valdivia (Chile) with his two cats. He is disabled Read more…
When Paula called about a dog in trouble on the University grounds, we grabbed our box of supplies, collars, muzzles and leashes and jumped in the truck to see if we could lend a hand. Read more…
August 22 was our day to head out and visit some of our homeless clients and pets. Although the afternoon was rainy and cold here in Valdivia, we really didn’t want to cancel our outing, Read more…
We met Chapulín through our Homeless People & Pets Project. Chapulín is a typical, Chilean street dog, with no outstanding features; he’s not especially handsome, he is a medium to large sized mutt, kind of Read more…
For a long time now, I’ve wanted to get out into the streets and see how many animals are living with the homeless of our city. I just didn’t really know how to go about Read more…
We talk a lot about enhancing the relationship between people and their animals, and how amazing it is to have a special connection, but we rarely talk about the emotional trauma when people’s animals die. Read more…