Email contact met Aamor.

Graag laten we jullie ook enkele door ons ontvangen emailtjes lezen, zodat jullie een idee krijgen wat wij allemaal gaan doen in de dierenkliniek op Venezuela (www.dierenhulp.nl).


"Dear Chantal and Suzanne"

I hope you finally receive my answer to your request -it seems that my previous mail was lost somewhere in the intergalactic cyper-space and the last days I had no connection at all!

You are indeed welcome to come. You will face intensive work and the exposure to tropical animal diseases which you seldom (or never) will see in Holland. You will be faced to working conditions with many limitations and an open approach and flexibility will certainly be an asset. You must also be ready for a cultural shock: you will see animals in conditions which you never dreamed of: neglected, abused, unwanted.

We will be able to provide you housing, but regretfully we are unable to provide for other expenses.

Pls, feel free to ask me any questions.

Kind regards,
Carla Kaiser
Vice-persident AAMOR-SDV



"Dear Chantal and Suzanne,"

Your visit is very welcome and I will explain you what your voluntary work will consist of.

We have two shelters and three clinics, so your work will be in any of them, depending on the work-load at that time. We work heavily on sterilizations, although I cannot promise a spay campaign for the time of your visit - since those campaigns depend on the availability of sufficient surgery materials.

You will be able to help our local vets during surgeries and depending on your skills you will also be able to perform some surgeries - always keeping in mind the safety of the animals.

Other routine work consists on laboratory work (feces and blood exams), cure of miasis, treatment of ehrlichia, mange, etc. We have had and still have a very bad situation with an epidemic of distemper. It is really heart-breaking.

Other normal chores: treatments (intravenous, intramuscular, oral), cleaning of wounds, bathing dogs, etc. The actual and over-all handling of animals will help you in your future work.

I am sure you will also be flexible enough to help the assistants in the cleaning of the cages or working areas or in any other way if you see that an extra hand is needed.

As of the situation which you will encounter, I think you should be ready to face the limitations and the cultural differences, being Venezuela a Third World Country. In that sense, any international experience (not necessarily professional) might be an asset.

We work on a very limited budget, so in spite of our efforts, our shelters are not at the standards of European shelters. But in our shelters you will meet lovely street animals, very sweet, sociable and needing love and care. And a team of people who have worked hard for many years to give them a better life.

We will be able to provide you housing and transportation, although unfortunately we will not be able to provide you food as well.

If you are able to collect any materials/medicines, they will certainly be welcome!

Kind regards,
Carla Kaiser,
Vice-presidente AAMOR-SDV