In October of 2019, Animal Balance, supported by a grant from Best Friends Animal Society, made possible by Maddie’s Fund, brought a team to South Texas to hold its second MASH style, high volume spay/neuter clinic to assist shelters in the Rio Grande Valley. This campaign is part of the AB USA prog…
Social change occurs when we change the conversation . That is our SUPERPOWER! A percentage of the grants for dog and cat transport in the US must be invested into the source community . In this blog, I would like to use this opportunity to focus on an important distinction between solving the over-…
The mission of Animal Balance is to collaborate with communities in need to create sustainable animal management programs in order to prevent suffering and ignite social change. The goal of Animal Balance USA is to identify underserved areas in need of accessible and affordable spay/neuter, and then…
W hen did you begin to have an affinity towards animals? I always have – especially animals that were broken. For example, if there was a bird and a broken bird, I would always go to the broken bird, if that makes sense. Like a baby bird who had fallen out of the nest – I’d just always help. All my…
Emma : Dr. Lew, how long have you been a vet? Dr. Lew : 50 years Emma : Incredible, wow! At 85 years young you have seen it all. I am sure we can all learn from your experiences. What was your first vet job? Dr. Lew : My first job was at the local shelter in Illinois. They had never had a vet before…
Emma: I believe that you were one of the pioneers of MASH, can you tell us how you got started? Consie : I was vacationing on the island of Bimini in 2000 and helping friends at their dive shop. For years there had been a problem with packs of feral dogs attacking both the community and the tourists…
Emma: Hi Liz, welcome to The Animal Warrior Series, thank you for our time. Liz, when I met you back in 2003, you were just finishing up with the Peace Corp where you were stationed on the Galápagos Islands. How did that happen? Liz: Good to be here, thank you for asking me. Yes, my Peace Corps trai…
Emma: Hi Dr. A, how did you get started in spay/neuter? Dr. Amanda: I graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2003. My first job was at a five doctor small animal practice in Northern Wisconsin. I had a supportive boss who gave me time off to participate in animal-related activities. My first…
Emma: Dr. Rubén, please would you share your story of how you ended up on the Galápagos in 2003, a year before AB arrived to hold the first MASH clinic? Rubén: I graduated from Vet school in Quito in 2003. I wanted to work with wild species and conservation. At the time I was performing spays and ne…
“Dr. Diego Barrera – one of AB’s most inspiring, hard-working vets who took the MASH model and recreated it in Ambato, mainland Ecuador, with incredible life-saving results. His work is creating social change across Ecuador. It is my great honor to share Dr. Diego’s story.” (Emma) Emma: Hi Dr. Diego…
