Profile last updated: Dec 14, 2022

Vitals

  • GYA Accredited Since: Unaccredited by the GYA. Please see the Standards for more information.
  • Enrolling: Yes
  • Mission Statement:

    To provide safe, ethical and authentically beneficial (to the community, animals and client) consent based animal volunteer programs.

  • Level of Independence/Supervision (mouse-over for definition):
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Program Locations


Typical Itinerary

Each program is quite different but all of them centre around the client being immersed in the local community as they work alongside the local vets, nurses and scientists. Some programs clients arrive on Sunday and have orientation on Monday, others have clients arrive whenever it is convenient for them. We make sure the program works for each specific client while not interfering with the natural and agreed upon schedule that each animal welfare and conservation centre.


Program Outcomes

  • New cultural understanding
  • Animal welfare standards
  • Importance of high levels of enrichment and husbandry
  • Cultural context to vet medicine
  • The larger field of animal welfare- from vets to social media managers
  • Ethical travel and the importance of diverse voices in our lives
  • Consent based travel and volunteering

Program Details

  • Program Starts: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
  • Program Duration: Less than 2 months
  • Typical Program Cost: 2000
  • Program Financial Aid: No

Staff Training and Certification

B Corp certified, FEMA certified, crisis counsellor trained, DVM doctor of veterinary medicine in Ontario Canada,


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