Bolivia & Chile
Humane Society International are helping to increase access to safe, effective veterinary care for dogs and cats in rural Bolivia & Chile.
Bolivia & Chile
Although the people of rural Bolivia and Chile love their pets
dearly, access to affordable, safe treatment for dogs and cats
is severly lacking. It's common in these areas for pets to roam
the streets - in fact 35% of pets are left to wander the streets
during the day and mix with strays. The combination means that
thousands of cats and dogs catch diseases, including rabies and
reproduce creating severe overpopulation.
With limited resources and a growing overpopulation problem, the
governments of Bolivia and Chile resort to inhumane methods of
culling. But there is another way. Humane Society International
(HSI) are working to tackle the problem at the source, creating
the opportunity for at least 50% of dogs and cats to receive
basic treatment including vaccinations and safe, effective
netuering to create a controlled, healthy population of dogs and
cats.
In 2021, the Edgard & Cooper Foundation agreed a partnership with Humane Society International, starting with two important projects in Bolivia and Chile.
2021
Our donation will support HSI's successful programme in Bolivia, training over 100 vets and veterinary technicians in humane netuering practices to manage overpopulation
€53,357 pledged.
After successfully launching the project in Bolivia, we're
thrilled our donation will enable HSI to expand their successful
project.
Currently, where pets do have access to treatment including
vaccinations and netuering it's highly likely to be fatal. Of
the Bolivians surveyed by Humane Society International (HSI),
46% of people knew a dog or cat who had died on the operating
table.
HSI are determined to change this, tackling the problem at the
source by training up vets to perform safe, effective treatments
and break the cycle of suffering. Our donation will cover the
costs to train 100 vets and vet technicians to provide safe care
and ensure fewer dogs and cats die on the operating table. As
part of the training 4000 cats and 4000 dogs will benefit from
treatments, with our donation covering all costs.
By providing high-volume, quality sterilisations we will also
reduce overpopulation. This will prevent the liklihood of
inhumane culling programs, which previously have been used by
the government to ineffectively tackle the tragic issues
associated with uncontrolable street dog and cat populations.
2021
In Chile, we will support vets with additional training and ensure rural communities have access to safe, effective treatment
€135,508 pledged.
In Chile, the access to veterinary care is much improved, but in
rural communities dogs and cats rarely have access to basic
life-saving treatments. Our donation will develop the expertise
of vets in Santiago thereby improving veterinary care for
thousands of dogs and cats. Over 4000 cats and 4000 dogs will
receive treatment and another 2000 will receive treatment in the
training process.
With our donation, HSI will also train a vet and a vet
technician to improve access to basic care in poorer communities
north of Santiago. These previously underserved communities will
now have access to affordable, safe care for their pets for the
first time ever! In the 12 rural communities, over 70% of the
population of cats and dogs will be benefitted; reducing
unwanted litters and the number of dogs and cats who needlessly
live a life of suffering.
