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January 20, 2012
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I had the pleasure of working with World Vets at their new training center in Granada, Nicaragua. The training center is a teaching hospital where veterinary students from Nicaragua and abroad can learn and practice spay/neuter techniques. I was very impressed by the quality of the facility and the equipment. They provide the best patient care with no cost to the owner. World Vets makes a huge impact on the community through spay/neuter, vaccination and education about proper animal care. I also think that World Vets does an amazing job of taking care of their volunteers. A lot of programs forget the role of volunteer in making a non profit successful. World Vets makes you feel included and part of a team no matter your skill level. I would recommend this organization to anyone!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
January 20, 2012
I have volunteered with World Vets on three separate occasions and its incredible the impact this organization is making. World Vets makes a difference in communities by not only providing veterinary care in the form of examinations, surgeries, vaccinations, medications, and food when necessary but also by educating the public. I will definitely be continuing my participation with this organization!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
January 20, 2012
I volunteered with World Vets in Nicaragua two summers ago and I am going again this summer to do their International Surgical Training Program. It is such an amazing organization to be involved with - they fill a need for vet students who want more diverse experience and for vets who want to give back in other ways. It is also great for vet techs and non-vet volunteers.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
1 person found this review helpful
January 20, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
I volunteered with World Vets in San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua and it was a great experience! I got to meet other veterinary students and veterinarians from around the country, perform surgeries, and help animals in a deserving community. It definitely was an experience I will never forget and I look forward to volunteering with them again in the future!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Quite well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2010
January 20, 2012
I volunteered with World Vets in the fall of 2011 on a trip to Haiti and had an amazing experience.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
January 19, 2012
I am a field service veterinarian for World Vets, serving in this capacity for the past 3 years. Prior to that I travelled as a participant on World Vet trips. My story mirrors many of the other volunteers. I had been looking for an organization to donate time and money to that benefited animals in underdeveloped countries. I have volunteered for a few different organizations but found a home at World Vets. I currently plan on leading at least one trip a year, I will do more as time and money allows. This is a top notch, well organized group of incredibly caring and hard working individuals. Each trip is unique in its location, clientele and participants, but there is a heartwarming and reenergizing commonality in the love of animals not only with our fellow volunteers but also with the people whom we are serving. This feeling of being part of such a positive experience a can truly be addicting!
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
1 person found this review helpful
January 18, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
I am an American living on the island of Roatan, Honduras where World Vets has been doing spay/neuter clinics for the last few years. It is our honor to help out the Vets when they come to our island. Our family owns Bay Island Equipment Rentals and we donate any of our rental equipment that will help make the clinics run smoothly while they are here. Even if it is just some tents for shade for the animals while they wait..or their owners waiting for their pets to come out of surgery. This group of dedicated people make such a difference to our island. While we may be a cruise ship destination we are still a third world country with many poor families that can not afford to take proper care of their animals. Over the years that we have been living here it is nice to see the population of strays and abused dogs and cats going down..sure we have a way to go..put with continued support from World Vets it is making a difference.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
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January 18, 2012
1 person found this review helpful
In the year 2008 was the first time I met to World Vets in San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. At that time I was still Veterinary Student and motivated by the organization I did an interview with Katie Horn she was at this time a Canadian based in Nicaragua and animal lover at that time she was the director of stones and waves veterinary clinic a clinic dedicated to provide free veterinary services to animals from poor families of the place. During the interview, I volunteered in the clinic with groups of volunteers who came to San Juan del Sur to conduct clinics for sterilization of dogs and cats. I started on admission by three times, then finally to preoperative and surgeries I still remember my first surgery with Dr. Terry Ryan one of the first who knew the reality and the conditions that animals live in my country. She was grateful for that through her I traveled to Panama in 2010 to be train in the spay quick method. Then I met many other volunteers in the different groups that have always been grateful to Cathy King for her great work in my country, its concern over the conditions of animals that are really desperate. Today we begin to see the impact of this big Project, now I see less dogs in the street and the owners are now more aware with the care of their animals. But I know that there is still much to do, I hope that World Vets may be able to go on this long road. Greetings. Lester Tapia, DVM, World Vets volunteer from Nicaragua.
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Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
nothing
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2012
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
nonthing
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I have learned a lot of new surgical techniques for each of the groups of volunteers who come each year to Nicaragua and I have also learned to be able to avoid as far as possible the suffering of animals.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
Be more aware of animal welfare
January 15, 2012
After volunteering on several trips, I have now become a field service veterinarian for this amazing organization – traveling to Nicaragua, Honduras and Ecuador so far. Volunteering with World Vets is truly a life changing experience for everyone involved. The organization brings together people who have a vested interest and passion for helping animals, especially in developing countries. The services provided are invaluable to the animals and people alike, providing spays and neuters, education and treatment for common diseases and aliments and the most especially, the valuable training of local veterinarians and students to continue this needed level of care. It is a wonderful organization - try it - and you will meet interesting, like- minded people who care and are taking the time to make a difference in the lives of animals around the world.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
by returning to the areas where World Vets has worked over the last couple years - the difference in the quality of life for the local animals is very apparent and rewarding. The strides in education of local communities in the benefits of spaying and neutering and continued care has made a huge difference for these animals.
Ways to make it better...
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
give it as much funding as possible and access to everywhere in the world that it is needed.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
Life-changing
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
What one change could this group make that would improve your volunteer experience?
Offer more trips and volunteer opportunities to more countries
Did your volunteer experience have an effect on you? (teaching you a new skill, or introducing new friends, etc.)
I have met wonderful people from all over the world that I feel remain friends after the time we spend together - I have learned a great deal with each and every trip.
How did this volunteer experience make you feel?
I can not tell you that is not bittersweet - there is sadness in seeing the conditions that may of these animal live in around the world, but it feels good - it feels great to come together and try to make life sustainably better for them.
January 13, 2012
I volunteered with World Vets during a 2007 project in Roatan, Honduras, after learning about the organization through my role as a contributing editor at Veterinary Practice News magazine. Participants on projects, both veterinarians and volunteers, spoke of their experiences as life-changing, and I wanted to see for myself. It couldn't have been a more rewarding experience. The working atmosphere and sense of camaraderie trip leaders created made the whole week a joy. the work was hard but important, and there was plenty of time for fun. Even as a volunteer, I was made to feel that my role was integral, and I saw first-hand the great work done for animals that otherwise would have gone without veterinary care. I couldn't recommend World Vets more highly.
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Would you volunteer for this group again?
Definitely
For the time you spent, how much of an impact did you feel your work or activity had?
A lot
Did the organization use your time wisely?
Very Well
Would you recommend this group to a friend?
Definitely
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2007