Vet Wheels

Hope arrives on four veterinary wheels (c) Kinship Circle — Vet Wheels

Vet Wheels

Kids, animals line up for mobile vet (c) Kinship Circle

LocationPort-au-Prince, outlying rural regions Mar
Field LogARCH SitReps, Kinship Circle Log

Hope Has Wheels: 4000 animals treated as long-term plan unfolds. Hope travels on four wheels, as a fully equipped veterinary mobile clinic. To date, ARCH has treated more than 4000 animals, including many dogs, goats, sheep, cats, pigs, cows, horses, donkeys and domestic fowl. In a single day, the veterinary van delivers medical aid to as many as 500 animals. Numerous animals are accompanied by children. Kenny, 10, says his dog Vito “was sick for a long time, but I don't know any vets and don't have money.” ARCH gives Vito antibiotics and vitamins, with plans to check Vito's progress. ARCH's mobile clinic makes rounds to underserved areas such as Pelerin where Haitians with animals line-up for vaccinations. There is concern for areas such as Jacmel and Leogane, in the path of the earthquake's epicenter, east of Port-au-Prince. According to the Haitian Ministry of Agriculture, there are some 5 million farmed animals in Haiti (not including domestic fowl), and about 500,000 dogs in Port-au-Prince. The Dominican Republic's Dominicana para la Prevencion de Crueldad a los Animales (Sodopreca) also works in Haiti to medically assist and rescue animals.

ARCH ANNOUNCES $1.1 MILLION AGREEMENT WITH HAITIAN GOVERNMENTAnimals suffer lost limbs, trauma wounds, disease, starvation and dehydration. While conditions are compounded by January's mass earthquake, Haiti has a longstanding absence of animal welfare institutions. Vaccinations against disease are hit-and-miss. Spay-neuter strategies do not exist. Animals who fend for themselves in the streets are commonly taunted and abused. ARCH hopes to arm Haitian veterinarians and vet technicians with tools to improve current and future animal conditions. We can make a difference in a country with acute and long-term needs. An ambitious sustainable plan covers:

Disease Prevention Network: To protect people and animals from disease outbreaks, a laboratory and staff will carry out targeted vaccination campaigns for Rabies, Anthrax and other diseases.
Veterinary Training: Our goal is to train at least 200 Haitian veterinarians and vet technicians for current/future animal welfare issues.
Vaccination Cold Storage: A crucial cold chain keeps vaccinations stable through delivery.
Animal Population Studies: Haiti's animal demographics have changed dramatically in recent disasters. Data is vital to reach animals.

Kids bring animals to see mobile vet, Kinship Circle

ARCH vet treat a miniature pony, Kinship Circle

Inside emergency mobile vet in Haiti, Kinship Circle

Haitian vets partner with ARCH for animals

By March ARCH has treated 4000 animals, Kinship Circle

Haitian families seek vet aid for animals, Kinship Circle

Rich Crook holds puppy in Haiti, Kinship Circle — Hearts For Haiti

Hearts For Haiti

Hearts
For Haiti

Benefit raises money for animals (c) Kinship Circle

KC-DART in Hearts For Haiti benefit (c) Kinship Circle

Kinship Circle joins Hearts For Haiti (c) Kinship Circle

EventHearts For Haiti: An American Dining Relief Benefit Feb 14

Kinship Circle Joins Bravo TV's Top Chef Ron Duprat & Hollywood Unites For HaitiKinship Circle is pleased to announce it has been chosen as one of two charities to receive funds raised in the national celebrity event, Hearts For Haiti: An American Dining Relief Benefit. The other beneficiary is Hollywood Unites For Haiti, a humanitarian charity in Los Angeles founded by NBC “Heroes” star Jimmy Jean Louis, in association with Pan American Development Fund.

For the event, Haitian-born Ron Duprat of Bravo's hit series “Top Chef” has teamed up with three recent contestants — Mattin Noblia, Hector Santiago and Michael Voltagggio — to welcome other fine chefs nationwide in a Relief Benefit on Valentine's Day, February 14. Chefs and restaurants will donate up to 10 percent of their receipts to Hearts For Haiti: An American Dining Relief Benefit. Kinship Circle, an animal advocacy and disaster rescue nonprofit, alerted its volunteers shortly after a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti, leaving Port-au-Prince and nearby areas in ruins. To streamline aid for animals, Kinship Circle united with animal protection groups worldwide as Animal Relief Coalition of Haiti (ARCH), led by International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). ARCH works in compliance with the Haitian government to rescue and medically treat affected animals, as well as implement long-term measures to vaccinate animals and prevent disease outbreaks. The coalition has already supplied a mobile vet clinic.

At present, veterinarians, vet techs and animal disaster responders enter tent communities offering surgery for dogs with damaged limbs, medications, vitamins and fluids. They see some 40 to 50 animals at each site, mostly dogs and cats. The team has also administered vaccinations and vitamins to pigs. “We've seen dogs, alongside pigs, navigating the wreckage in search of food and a place to rest,” says Kinship Circle president Brenda Shoss. “Helping these animals lets stricken communities return to normalcy as quickly as possible. Animals play an integral role in the rebuilding of communities.” U.S. volunteers are in Port-au-Prince with Dominicana para la Prevencion de Crueldad a los Animales (Sodopreca) to medically assist dogs, cats, goats, pigs, horses, cows, chickens, any small or large domesticated animals encountered. Haiti's Minister of Agriculture claims an estimated 500,000 dogs roam the area, 100,000 of whom are vaccinated against rabies. Unlike the U.S., “pet ownership” in Haiti is largely defined by which backyards leave plates of food. With so many displaced residents and closed businesses, dogs in and around Port-au-Prince are without their normal sources food.

ARCH and Haitian vets treat tiny pup, Kinship Circle

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A boy awaits vet treatment for his dog, Kinship Circle

Dogs in line for disaster vet treatment, Kinship Circle

Hearts For Haiti benefit for animals, Kinship Circle

Haiti Earthquake 2010, ARCH, Kinship Circle

Teeny pup get vet aid at disaster clinic, Kinship Circle

Aid for animal earthquake victims, Kinship Circle

Rich Crook holds injured dog in Haiti (c) Kinship Circle

Rich Crook holds pup at Haiti aid clinic, Kinship Circle

A tiny pup is treated in Port-au-Prince, Kinship Circle

Hatian woman carries turkey, Kinship Circle

Survivors seek vet aid for their dogs, Kinship Circle

Chained dog in line for vet clinic, Kinship Circle — Loss Rises

Rise In Animal Victims

LocationPort-au-Prince and outlying rural regions in Haiti
Field LogARCH Situation Reports, Kinship Circle Log Feb

Man leads bull through Haiti quake rubble, (c) Kinship Circle

ANIMAL VICTIMS RISE AS TRAGEDY UNFOLDSWe now enter an acute phase for which Haiti animal responders desperately need more vehicles to split teams and reach a larger number of animals. Haiti is also dangerous, with unrest and gunfire in the streets. Volunteer safety calls for evolving security precautions that can limit where teams work. Still, the number of animals treated continues to grow. A typical day may include aid for 44 dogs, 15 cats, several goats, pigs and more. Field teams need at least one to two veterinarians, animal handlers with ACO type skills, and culturally sensitive volunteers. Despite many obstacles, ARCH continues to work with Haitian veterinarians and Sodopreca. So far, we've treated some 750 animals harmed in the earthquake or with pre-quake wounds and disease. ARCH (Animal Relief Coalition For Haiti) is a coalition of animal organizations that formed in response to the Haiti earthquake. From its inception, ARCH has sought not only prompt relief for animal victims, but also to build an animal protection infrastructure that serves both animals and people long after ARCH leaves Haiti. To that end, ARCH works with Haitian government officials to create animal facilities and services that did not exist before the earthquake. With candidates lined-up for paid positions as project manager and assistant project manager, ARCH estimates a required $1.2 million to carry out its plan to implement an animal welfare system serving Port-au-Prince and outlying areas. Kinship Circle, along with all ARCH members, is encouraged to fundraise and contribute as much money as possible. PLEASE DONATE generously today. Your kind gift uplifts animals and people in an impoverished nation struggling to rebuild after mass disaster.