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Originally Posted by littleowl33
- She could do a variation of the second suggestion for shelters or spay/neuter clinics outside of the country. There are a lot of groups in Central/South America and the carribbean that need help and supplies. A college friend of mine put together an alternative spring break trip for about 10 people to travel to a shelter in the carribbean to rebuild part of their building.
- This might be getting in over her head, but a lot of groups outside the contintental US (or in more rural parts of the US) look for people from the states to adopt the pets they have. I adopted my dog from Puerto Rico, which was actually very easy - since it's part of the US there was no customs or holding period. The shelter I adopted from, called El Faro de los Animales, has a ton of animals that would be very adoptable in the states but just don't get adopted there. Again, this might be too much to take on, but she could see if there was any way to work with a group like that to get more interest in adopting in her community. If she did do that, she would have to be prepared for potential backlash from local groups - some people get upset about adopting animals from far away when there are so many in need locally.
Good luck to her - you must be proud to have children who are so engaged in the community!  |
I worked with RAVS (rural area veterinary services) a couple of years ago-they go to countries like Mexico and teach local vets how to neuter animals. They also go to reservations in the US and provide low cost care or free services. I went to Cabo-it was a great experience but very exhausitng-spays and neuters for 12 to 14 hours a day with no air conditioning. We have it good here in the US!