At the GAAP Clinic, many of our clients are students, senior citizens, families from rural areas and people living with very limited budgets and little knowledge about pet care. A big part of our mission Read more…
Located in in the Guatemalan highlands, Todos Santos is a remote Mayan community where veterinary services are non-existent. A few years ago, after canine rabies and stray dog aggression became a serious health hazard to Read more…
The following Monday was a regional holiday so GAAP wasn’t open. On Tuesday I worked some more on the para-vet project dividing up the information that the volunteers are going to give to Andrés. We Read more…
My name is Siobhan Rickert and I am a student from College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. I have always loved animals and have spent the last seven years working in a variety Read more…
Juanito Perez, like many dogs in Valdivia, lives in a strange limbo: he is both a street dog and a community dog. Juanito doesn’t have a definitive home, but he has many people who care Read more…
Roberto Mendoza is a brilliant young man from Todos Santos, Guatemala. We met him in 2014 during our annual veterinary campaign. At the time, he was working at the same hotel we were staying and, Read more…
Eliana Acuña is a pensioner in southern Chile who lives with her husband, who is wheelchair bound and unable to work. They depend solely on their pensions and money is always in short supply. When Read more…
These past months we’ve been very busy at the GAAP with our Field Services Program. With the support of Dogs Trust Worldwide, we’ve traveled to three rural communities near Valdivia: Futa, Chaihuín and Corral where Read more…
Sebastián believes not greeting a street dog is a terribly rude thing to do. He says he loves all animals, but he admits he has a soft spot for dogs. And it’s a good thing Read more…
The GAAP, along with 5 other organizations – including our partners from IFAW– were recognized by website OneGreenPlanet for their work assisting animals during disasters. The list, titled “6 Amazing Groups Dedicated to Saving Animals Read more…