Vets for Change is a fully registered UK
charitable organisation
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a ch ...
that was set up to provide financial and logistical support to community
animal welfare
Animal welfare is the well-being of non-human animals. Formal standards of animal welfare vary between contexts, but are debated mostly by animal welfare groups, legislators, and academics. Animal welfare science uses measures such as longevity ...
projects around the world.
History
Vets for Change was founded in 2012 and expanded in 2013 to run a mass
rabies vaccination and sterilisation campaign in
South Africa.
In 2014, Vets for Change successfully completed mass sterilisation and vaccination projects in
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...
and
Limpopo and have since been approached for help running further projects in
Kuching
Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...
,
Borneo and to return to
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga () is a province of South Africa. The name means "East", or literally "The Place Where the Sun Rises" in the Swazi, Xhosa, Ndebele and Zulu languages. Mpumalanga lies in eastern South Africa, bordering Eswatini and Mozambique. It ...
in 2015. Vets for Change became a fully UK registered charity in May 2015 and has since run two more mass canine rabies vaccination campaigns in South Africa.
See also
*
Animal ethics
Animal ethics is a branch of ethics which examines human-animal relationships, the moral consideration of animals and how nonhuman animals ought to be treated. The subject matter includes animal rights, animal welfare, animal law, speciesism, ani ...
*
Animal rights
*
Cruelty to animals
Cruelty to animals, also called animal abuse, animal neglect or animal cruelty, is the infliction by omission (neglect) or by commission by humans of suffering or harm upon non-human animals. More narrowly, it can be the causing of harm or suf ...
References
External links
The Vets for Change website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vets for Change
Animal charities based in the United Kingdom
Animal welfare organisations based in the United Kingdom
Organisations based in Cheltenham
Veterinary medicine in the United Kingdom