Project Date: January 11-18, 2020
Localisation : Central America
Population : 340000
Spoken Languages : English, Spanish, Mayan and Garifuna
Local Partner : Cayo Animal Welfare Society (CAWS)
The Foundation for Veterinary Aid International (FVAI) is proud to offer free veterinary care to the animals of Belize for several years now. In January 2020 more than half of the health care professionals of the Beaumont Veterinary Clinic flew to Belize to support us in our humanitarian mission.
What an amazing initiative on the part of this veterinary clinic. A highly motivating and unifying project for the employees! Their adventure began in spring 2019. The volunteers were incredibly creative in their fundraising initiatives. Water bottles, coffee and chocolate were sold at the reception desk of the clinic. Cat and dog gift bags were raffled off. Nail trims, ear cleaning and microchipping were performed on the employees’ days off. The team prepared and sterilized hundreds of surgical drapes and gauze packages before leaving for Belize. Undertaking such a project necessitates months of preparation and the employees responded to this challenge with gusto.
During our stay in San Ignacio, we sterilized 228 animals in 4 days in conjunction with Cayo Animal Welfare Society (CAWS). Mission accomplished!