I’ve just read a heartening news report about an enterprising group of vets in Ancona, Le Marche
who are setting up a
veterinary clinic so strays and abandoned animals can get free treatment.
Here’s my translation of
the story, which is by Giovanna Maria Fagnani :
The idea for a hospital
for strays – the first of its kind in Italy– came from a group of Ancona vets led by Dott. Luca
Giovagli. The vets, together with the voluntary association Rapid Dogs Rescue
from Mantua have set up a
fundraising page on Facebook to help raise money for their project.
The HQ of the
organisation, named Vet Rescue is in Ancona via delle Grazie 50 and work on renovating
the building has just begun. The clinic will be open to the public in four
months. In the meantime Giovagli’s staff have already begun helping dogs in
distress. The objective of the founders of the clinic is to make it a national
reference point above all for environmental
associations which need veterinary help and it hopes in the future to create
other centres throughout Italy
24 Hour Emergency Care: The clinic guarantees a
24 hour veterinary service including an
emergency service on public holidays. Vet rescue will have a consulting
room, an operating theatre, an analytical
lab and an X-Ray room. The free consultations are only for stray animals. However those who donate to the project ,
with a minimum of Euro 35 will be able to benefit from a free annual check up
for their pet plus a free basic vaccination for their pets. Veterinary students who would like to do on
the job training there will be very welcome. Should the project not go ahead as
planned, all the money donated will be given to national animal charities.
FACEBOOK – The Vet Rescue page on
Facebook has already had 3364 people sign up and this figure is growing daily.
However the donations so far number less then a thousand Euros. Time is
pressing “ We have to get everything done in four months because after that various permissions start
running out.”
If you want to contribute then click here.
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