HELP GIVE THEM ACCESS TO THE CARE THEY NEED
We partner with remote and under-served communities by providing access to veterinary care right in their community. We also work with the community leaders to provide support and guidance for locally sustainable Community Animal Management Plans.
Community Animal Care Plans
The Canadian Animal Assistance Team is a volunteer-driven program. Our program includes providing temporary access to veterinary services, humane education, and assistance in helping our partner communities with long term, sustainable community based animal care plans. Our program is dependent upon the dedication and hard-work of our members. Our members assist in everything from fund raising, serving on one of our committees, raising awareness, donating their time and skill sets in being part of a team that goes in to provide our veterinary clinic service.
When we’re planning an individual clinic in a community, we send out a notice to inform our members. Interested members can then apply to be part of that team for that clinic. Volunteers for our animal wellness clinics are often responsible for paying for the total cost of their airfare to and from the project along with donating their time. If you have Aeroplan points you’d like to donate, or know someone who does, you can help our team members get to where they are needed. You can find more information here. Typically, accommodation and meals are provided at no cost to the volunteers.
CANADIAN ANIMAL ASSISTANCE TEAM (CAAT)
CAAT was founded, in 2005, in response to the overwhelming need for veterinary care in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. In 2006 CAAT started to provide veterinary services to remote and under served communities. CAAT has continued to expand their program that now focuses on partnering with under served communities in to create Community Animal Care Plans that address the issues they are facing with dogs and cats. We have headquarters in Vancouver, BC and in Cambridge, Ontario, and our CAAT members live and work all across Canada.
