[ SHOWGSD-L ] Haiti Veterinary Outreach Efforts in Progress
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Haiti Veterinary Outreach Efforts in Progress
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Haiti Veterinary Outreach Efforts in Progress
by: Erin Ryder, TheHorse.com News Editor
January 14 2010, Article # 15633
Veterinary and agriculture groups are organizing a response effort in
the wake of Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.
Christian Veterinary Mission has served in Haiti since the early 1980s
and has set up a dedicated fund for earthquake relief. They currently
have three long-term fieldworkers on site, all of whom have checked in
as safe. They have also trained more than 1,000 village-level animal
health workers.
The fieldworkers are "working with the Haitian people to assess the
damage, respond to the immediate needs, and understand how to help once
again," CVM Executive Director Dr. Kit Flowers said in a statement.
Donate to the Christian Veterinary Mission Haiti Earthquake Fund.
Heifer International, which has worked in Haiti for 10 years, and
currently has 16 projects under way with more than 16,000 families and
several farmer associations, has issued an emergency appeal for funds to
help families in Haiti recover.
"Heifer is by no means a traditional first responder, but we have
projects and partner families in Haiti who likely have lost everything,
and now, with this devastation, the need is even greater than before,"
said Steve Denne, chief operating officer of the global hunger and
poverty organization, in a statement. "This appeal will help us help our
current families begin to rebuild their lives, and provide the chance to
help even more families recover from this devastating blow."
Heifer International has seven employees in Haiti. Their projects, which
are scattered around the country, range from training in sustainable
farming and crop diversity to gifts of livestock, seeds, trees, and
grains to training in nutrition, aquaculture, and fish production.
Donate to Heifer International.
American Veterinary Medical Foundation has an ongoing Animal Disaster
Relief and Reimbursement Fund. All appeals and donor designations around
animal disaster and emergency efforts support this fund.
"As the human issues are being addressed by those organizations that
support this work, it is also time for those of us concerned with animal
welfare to get ready to provide our assistance," the AVMF noted on their
Web site.
Support from this fund is granted and distributed for efforts involving
animal disaster and emergency efforts that meet AVMF approved criteria
and initiatives (including the AVMA's Veterinary Medical Assistance
Teams-VMAT and their efforts in support of animals in disaster
situations).
One of the AVMA VMAT Commanders is en route to Haiti in his role as a
member of a National Disaster Medical System Incident Response Team,
providing a key l ink between both human and animal welfare.
Contributions received from specific appeals and donor designations are
tracked and every effort is made to align the level of contribution
received with support distributed for timely efforts and initiatives. It
is important to remember that disaster and emergency programs, planning,
and support are ongoing, without the high visibility of specific events.
"Our thoughts are with both the people and animals of this terrible
disaster in Haiti," said AVMF Executive Director Michael Cathey. Further
information specific to the Haiti Earthquake will be posted later today
on avmf.org.
Other veterinary and animal welfare groups are expected to announce
response plans in the coming days. This page will be updated as that
information becomes available. Please e-mail information on these
efforts to News@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:News%40TheHorse.com> .
General aid and outreach organizations can be found on a number of
sites, including Charity Navigator. Also see their Tips For Giving In
Times Of Crisis.
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