Worldwide Veterinary Service now has over 130 associated charities all over the world requesting assistance.
As well as providing drugs, equipment and advice, WVS also co-ordinates volunteer veterinary teams to assist these charities. WVS volunteers are involved with projects ranging from neutering expeditions and mobile health clinics to welfare education programmes and conservation projects all over the world.
WVS sends teams of varying sizes consisting of vets, veterinary nurses, and non-veterinary volunteers with a range of experience. Sometimes the teams are as small as one vet whilst at other times they are big groups of 10 people or so.
We recommend reading some of the reports on our previous trips which can be found in our articles section. These are written by WVS volunteers and provide a good insight into what being a volunteer involves!
All volunteers wishing to take part in a trip are required to be members of WVS. Membership costs just £2.75 a month or £30 a year.
If you do not wish to make a payment online you can send a cheque made payable to Worldwide Veterinary Service to our office address or complete and return a standing order form which can be found by clicking on the Join Us button.
Once you have joined WVS as a member you will gain access to the members section of our website where you can view details of our associated charities, upcoming trips list and veterinary protocols. You will also receive our fortnightly update email and bi-annual newsletter.
Obviously administration costs are an essential burden to any charity but we try our best to keep ours to a minimum so that more money can be used to fund our projects. This is why much of the communication with our members is internet based, but we can provide any information you require by post and of course, a member of staff will always be happy to answer any questions over the phone.
Long term volunteer opportunities and job vacancies
- The Lilongwe SPCA in Malawi is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic Manager to develop and run a new, innovative animal welfare society.
- The post will be for one year starting as soon as possible.
- A qualified vet or vet nurse would be preferred but candidates with similar experience or SPCA experience will be considered.
- Flights, accommodation and a local stipend will be provided for the successful candidate.
- Short-listed candidates will be interviewed by RSPCA International. Deadline for applications: Friday 28th November 2008.
- Two experienced small animal vets required for long-term salaried position in Mauritius.
- Vet with equine experience required for minimum six months to manage veterinary operations at a charity in Egypt.
- Small animal vet required for long-term voluntary placement in South Africa.
- Vet required to assist Network for Animals with the set up and running of a new shelter in the Philippines.
- Small animal vets with 3 or more years spay/neuter experience required to work with less experience vets as part of a sterilisation project on the cook islands. Please send CV and covering letter to trips@wvs.org.uk
- Grenada SPCA requires vets on an ongoing basis to assist in their small animal hospital in Grenada.
- Lusaka Animal Welfare Society require a full time Kennel Manager to work at their busy centre.
- Long term voluntary position available for a veterinary surgeon to work in a small animal clinic based in Turkey. (Private work is available alongside this placement to help cover costs)
- Long term veterinary volunteer position available for someone with primate experience to assist with training, mangaing a preventative medicine programme and providing office cover for a primate rescue and rehabilitation charity in Nigeria.
For details of any of these placements please contact us. Volunteers must be WVS members. If you are not a member you can join here.
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A WVS student vet taking part in a Pet Plan / WVS Training Trip
"Joining WVS is the best thing I could have done - at last I can use my VN qualification as I've always wanted to - thanks guys!"
Lauren Williams, Veterinary Nurse
WVS volunteer, Dudley Watson, hard at work! |
