Vets & Wildlife
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Vets & Wildlife project in Africa
Students work alongside an experienced wildlife veterinarian and participate in the capture and care of wildlife. This is a hands-on programme especially for Veterinary students and is very exciting as well as being instructional.
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Jivdaya Trust India
The Jivdaya Charitable Trust is a non government organization which is dedicated to helping stray animals and birds, free of charge. The objective of the Trust is to reduce the pain and suffering of all animals who have been injured and help them live a normal life.
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Moholoholo Rehabilitation
We are proud and excited to be working with Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre near Hoedspruit in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Started in 1991, Moholoholo is managed by Brian Jones who is passionate about animals and who has been working with them all his life.
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Selati Wildlife Vet
Selati is a Game Reserve in the Limpopo province of South Africa near to the Kruger Park and the towns of Hoedspruit and Phalaborwa.
Selati has antelope, giraffe, zebras, wildebeest, rhinoceros and many other game roaming free which can be seen driving...
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Sri Lanka (BPT)
We are very privileged to work with the Blue Paw Trust (BPT) which was set up in 2003 to provide free or low cost spay/neuter programs and other services based on population control and the eradication of rabies from Sri Lanka.
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Sri Lanka (Dr. Kanishka)
Work alongside a fabulous vet in his clinic near Negombo after first having worked at the Blue Paw Trust. Dr. Kanishka specializes in surgeries. You'll also assist with the valuable work that the Cat Protection Trust is doing as they partner with Dr. Kanishka on this project.
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Goa India
Work at the Animal Rescue Centre (ARC) Goa and learn to spay/neuter dogs and cats under the guidance of a qualified English speaking vet. Stay for 2, 3 or 4 weeks in this beautiful area and experience the Indian culture, food and make a real difference to the plight of the animals.
COVID-19 UPDATE
Around the world most countries have imposed travel restrictions into and out of their countries and most have isolation protocols in place. At the moment no-one knows when these restrictions will be lifted. However, our projects are still continuing their amazing work, particularly in India and Sri Lanka with the street animals. In India, our Goa project has also been involved in providing food parcels for the displaced citizens who have had no food and no-where to stay.
Although travel is restricted you can still book your project with us for 2021 and beyond with our flexible booking policy.
FLEXIBLE BOOKING POLICY
We specialise in small numbers of students at any one time on each project. When you book, you will be required to pay a small deposit to secure the date that you want. This is refundable in the event that you cannot travel due to the Coronavirus or your University preventing you from travelling. You are also able to move those dates to other dates at any time.
PROJECT UPDATES
Currently all our projects in South Africa, India and Sri Lanka have travel bans and are on lockdown.
International travellers are not allowed to enter these countries and we continue to monitor the situation. A useful link for you to check the situation is:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
CURRENT BOOKINGS
If you already have a booking with us which is unlikely to proceed due to Coronavirus, you are welcome to move your dates to 2021 or 2022 – we will simply transfer your deposit. We’ll be maintaining this policy whilst the travel restrictions and Government advice remain due to the Coronavirus situation.
No fee balances will be taken until we know exactly what the situation is regarding your project.
VETS AND WILDLIFE CORONA REFUND POLICY
- We can move your deposit to any date in the future, to any project in the future.
- If you choose to cancel your trip you must first claim through your Travel Insurance. This may be a private insurance or could be through your University. Please ask us for a letter to give to your insurance company.
- If your claim is unsuccessful, please contact us so that we can discuss this with you and the project you are booked for. We will require the relevant documents from the insurance company stating they will not process your claim.
- If you do not have travel insurance please contact us directly.
LINKS FOR INFORMATION
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports
Vets and Wildlife takes volunteers to work with animals and wildlife in Africa, India, Sri Lanka, and Egypt. In particular vet students have the chance to practice their skills such as castrations and sterilisations and gain valuable hands on experience.
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