As 2024 comes to a close, it’s heartwarming to reflect on how our teams all over the world have helped companion animals. Through innovative programs, passionate partnerships and unwavering commitment, we’ve made significant strides in improving the lives of animals and their communities from Latin America to Europe, Africa to Asia.
Expanding access to care
This year, we deepened our focus on equitable access to veterinary care, a cornerstone of companion animal welfare. Across Latin America, we are reaching animals who might not otherwise receive veterinary care. In underserved areas of Aguascalientes, Mexico, one of our newest initiatives reached nearly 1,500 animals with preventive care, vaccinations and lifesaving surgeries. This initiative not only addressed immediate health needs but also empowered local communities. In Chile, we assembled our very first dedicated mobile veterinary team in the region, to help deliver care and services to animals across the country. In Bolivia, we continued providing access to affordable, high-quality spay/neuter services in the capital of La Paz.
In South Africa, we teamed up with local partners for our Healthy Animals, Healthier Communities project, which helped provide care to more than 2,000 animals in need in the underserved communities of Cape Agulhas in the Western Cape.
In Romania, a country that’s home to hundreds of thousands of free-roaming dogs, we supported local partners to expand access to lifesaving veterinary services for community and companion animals in some of the most isolated, impoverished and underserved areas through our Compassion for Companions program. We ended the year in Romania by hosting the first-ever roundtable on dog population management in the Romanian Parliament, a testament to changing attitudes toward street dogs in the country.
