Responsible Pet Care
Juanito, the Community Dog
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…
Responsible Pet Care
A Dignified Farewell for Sumisa
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…
Rural Services
Field Services Program: April & May 2017
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…
Guatemala
Laura-Anne Kutryk & Sarah Fales’ Shared Adventure
Sarah Gabrielle Fales and Laura-Anne Kutryk became friends while attending the University of Saskatchewan’s Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon (Canada) where they were roommates. While they were students they volunteered together in Uganda Read more…
Guatemala
Natalie Flammia: A Little Bit of Everything.
Natalie Flammia is an exam room technician supervisor at Allandale Veterinary Hospital in Barry, Ontario, Canada. She’s been coming down to Todos Santos for 5 years- ever since Dr. Patty Lechten initiated the work- and Read more…
Guatemala
Scarlett Magda & the Todos Santos Project
Dr. Scarlett Magda is the Founding President of Veterinarians International and this is the third time Scarlett and her team join us in Todos Santos. A few years ago when Scarlett moved from Canada to Read more…
Guatemala
Heidi Sandoval: “Each year I love the project more”
Heidi Sandoval is a veterinarian from Guatemala City. This is her fourth time joining Heidi the team in Todos Santos. Heidi says she receives a lot of fulfillment from the experience. “I like coming to Read more…
Guatemala
Patty Lechten’s Commitment to Todos Santos.
Patty Lechten is the owner of Allandale Veterinary Hospital in Canada, and founder of the GAAP’s Canadian branch. Patty has been coming to Todos Santos to be a part of our annual campaign for five Read more…
Responsible Pet Care
A Boy and His Dog
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…