What started as a rescue shelter for dogs and cats in Vietnam, in 2013, quickly became much more. We saw a great need for a rescue shelter in Hoi An, an area where animals often received poor care. Myself and my original co-founder began fundraising, gathered supporters and started taking in animals. When we first began Vietnam Animal Aid and Rescue (VAAR), we were overwhelmed with rescues of kittens found at markets, and dogs suffering from cruelty and neglect. It wasn’t long before we realised that local vets were not able to care for animals properly, due to poor education in veterinary schools, a lack of training in simple surgical procedures and poor access to quality drugs and tools. We needed to expand the organisation to be able to help improve the Vietnamese veterinary community. At the same time, we saw that the need for better care was for much more than just cats and dogs, and began to rescue chickens, ducks and even a couple of pigs.
VAAR currently have the only farmed animal sanctuary in Vietnam and are the only non-speciesist international rescue. We promote veganism very openly (and loudly!) through two very traditionally non-vegan, if not anti-vegan, sectors of rescue and veterinary medicine. We have a rescue shelter with almost 40 animals of five species and are working on opening a clinic to care for all species, as well as train local vets to care for them properly. This is a huge venture, as the standard of veterinary care is extremely poor here. We are working on building a new generation of suitably equipped vets to lead the way in the country and change the lives of thousands of animals in need.
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