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Location
Animals Fiji main clinic in Nadi
Animals Fiji part-time clinic in Savusavu
Location Animals Fiji part-time clinic in Savusavu Animals - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Location Animals Fiji part-time clinic in Savusavu Animals - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Location Animals Fiji part-time clinic in Savusavu Animals Fiji main clinic in Nadi Animals Fiji Background Established in late 2011 purely as a fund-raising vehicle. Animals Fiji officially commenced clinic operations in July
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Animals Fiji Background
- Established in late 2011 purely as a fund-raising vehicle.
- Animals Fiji officially commenced clinic operations in July 2012.
- Supported by a fund-raising branch in NSW, Australia.
- Permanent staff (full and part-time) has increased from 2, to 7 in 2 locations.
- Also staffed by volunteer veterinary professionals and volun-tourism groups, professional
members of the community & the Trustees.
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Staff & Volunteers
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Animals Fiji Nadi Clinic
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Our role is 3-fold
where-ever, whenever and how-ever we can! Welfare
Shelter Private Services Core business is domestic animals Key goal is to spay and neuter every animal we can
education
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Animals Fiji Working Model
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Current status of animal welfare in Fiji
State of Crisis!
- Archaic legislation, little
enforcement.
- No Government resources
for domestic animals, very limited for large animals.
- Only 4 permanent
Veterinarians in the country.
- No formal training available
in the Pacific Islands.
- Lack of public education.
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Animals Fiji - Key Challenges Summary
- Need for all-encompassing services
- Lack of funding for Veterinarians &
volunteer shortages
- Premises restrictions
- Poor regulatory environment
- Lack of training for locals
- Lack of education
How to meet the challenges?
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Meeting the Challenges!
Regular Services
- Attractive benefits for
Volunteer Vets
– Working holidays – Broad scope of medical conditions – Unique work environment – Mentoring opportunities
- Volun-Tourism Partnerships
– Projects Abroad
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Meeting the Challenges cont…
Out-Reach Services
- Partnership Programs
– Spay & Neuter Campaigns – Cégep de Sherbrooke (University in Quebec), Vet Ventures – Horse Care - Kiwi Care Team – Vaccination & general health care – SPAW
- Operational relationship with
Government
– Rural Offices – Police Dog Program
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Meeting the Challenges cont…
Regulatory environment
- Archaic, meager laws; submission to
Budget
- Reactive enforcement - almost no
incidence of prosecution
- Cultural barriers to enforcement;
animals don’t have feelings.
Awareness & education is the key
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Meeting the Challenges cont…
A note on paraquat poisoning:
Widespread usage by Councils for culling of stray populations – TNR is the solution.
Again, awareness & education is the key.
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Awareness & Education
The Poppy story
Usage of social media; Facebook and website
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Awareness & Education cont…
- Local TV & print media
- Monthly articles – The Jet
- TV programs
- Continued Government
relationship building
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Sustainability
- Our concerns and
reliability on donations
- Hence our focus on
commercial
- pportunities as well as
- ther continual giving
programs
- Animals Fiji - Pet Spa Fiji
product range
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Going Forward
As you can see, it has been an extremely busy and challenging opening year for Animals Fiji! Animals Fiji’s ultimate long term vision is to be able to provide free spay, neuter and general animal welfare services to the wider population in Fiji, via well- resourced Clinics in townships, and through regular
- utreach services in rural areas.