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These communities are full of pet owners with dogs and cats that are not sterilized, not vaccinated and do not have access to minimal health care. They are either in very remote locations with no access OR the community members are financially not able to afford to travel to a veterinary clinic (often a fair distance) or pay for the services.
Rehoming pets is often used as a solution to overpopulation. This is a never-ending task for the animal welfare groups involved and the supply of new animals to replace those that were removed continues. Outbreaks of parvo virus and distemper are common and rabies is a real animal and human health threat in some areas.
The Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) is a registered charity that provides volunteer veterinary services right in the community so everyone has access. Our main focus is on Indigenous and remote communities. Along with services that address pet population control and disease prevention we also work in partnership with the community leaders toward a locally run, sustainable pet population management plan for the future.
Animal health is undeniably intertwined with the health of the people in the community (both physically and psychologically) thus helping the animals, helps the people and the community as a whole.
Most of our communities are remote access and getting to them is part of the challenge (and also the reason why they need our help!) To get our team members to the location to do the work that is needed, we rely on our Aeroplan program to help get them there. Your Aeroplan donation will make a difference to the animals in need.
Please visit our website at www.caat-canada.org or follow us on social media at:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CAAT.Canada/
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About
These communities are full of pet owners with dogs and cats that are not sterilized, not vaccinated and do not have access to minimal health care. They are either in very remote locations with no access OR the community members are financially not able to afford to travel to a veterinary clinic (often a fair distance) or pay for the services.
Rehoming pets is often used as a solution to overpopulation. This is a never-ending task for the animal welfare groups involved and the supply of new animals to replace those that were removed continues. Outbreaks of parvo virus and distemper are common and rabies is a real animal and human health threat in some areas.
The Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) is a registered charity that provides volunteer veterinary services right in the community so everyone has access. Our main focus is on Indigenous and remote communities. Along with services that address pet population control and disease prevention we also work in partnership with the community leaders toward a locally run, sustainable pet population management plan for the future.
Animal health is undeniably intertwined with the health of the people in the community (both physically and psychologically) thus helping the animals, helps the people and the community as a whole.
Most of our communities are remote access and getting to them is part of the challenge (and also the reason why they need our help!) To get our team members to the location to do the work that is needed, we rely on our Aeroplan program to help get them there. Your Aeroplan donation will make a difference to the animals in need.
Please visit our website at www.caat-canada.org or follow us on social media at:
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CAAT.Canada/
Instagram caat_canada
News and updates
In our volunteer work, we are often travelling to remote places where access to veterinary care is limited to none. This was no exception. The Yukon is a vast territory with miles and miles of spectacular wilderness with massive mountains and forests as far as you could...
Read moreOur volunteer veterinary team headed north of Vancouver Island to the remote island communities of Bella Bella and Klemtu, BC. One of our biggest expenses in providing veterinary services to remote communities is the airfare. Getting our team to where they are needed...
Read moreThe Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT) were happy to be invited back to Kuujjuaq to provide veterinary services again. The pandemic delayed our return and we were happy to finally be able to get there and care for the dogs and cats of this far Northern community.We saw a...
Read moreThis June, we were SO happy to land in Bella Coola once again, finally, after COVID delays! Bella Coola is a remote community in the mountains of the Bella Coola Valley in British Columbia. There closest veterinarian is a 6 hour drive through mountain roads, sometimes...
Read moreWHAT DREAMS MAY COMEThe work of the Canadian Animal Assistance Team (CAAT)By Nicole Jamieson, DVM Have you ever had a dream come true? I live in Prince Rupert and work as a veterinarian at Pacific Coast Veterinary Hospital. I am a member of the Tsimshian Nation and the Lax...
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