Nomad_vet up the Amazon

'Not to hurt our humble brethren is our first duty to them, but to stop there is not enough. We have a higher mission: to be of service to them whenever they require it.' - St Francis of Assisi

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Volunteering at Animal Care Samos, Greece

GREECE | Friday, 4 May 2007 | Views [1779] | Comments [6]

Animal Care Samos - www.animalcaresamos.com After a tiring flight from London to Frankfurt to Athens to Samos I was overjoyed to finally arrive, & to find Joeri waiting for me at the Samos airport. And he was very enthusiastic about getting ... Read more >

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La Bocana

PERU | Monday, 18 Dec 2006 | Views [721]

You've got to visit La Bocana. It's this crazy little Peruvian village perched on the sand dunes next to the Pacific ocean, several hours south of Mancora. The whole places looks like it has been blown in with the plastic bag garbage, & one more ... Read more >

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Jungle to desert to Colan beach

PERU | Wednesday, 9 Aug 2006 | Views [1645] | Comments [4]

I'm in the desert, toes dipping in the Pacific ocean. I'm in Colan, Nth Peru. How cool to wake up sweltering in the balmy heat of amazonian city Iquitos, jump on a couple of planes, & fall asleep next to the sea, being lulled to sleep by the sounds ... Read more >

Tags: work, veterinary volunteers, asociacion humanitaria san francisco de asis


An oncilla in my bedrooom

PERU | Wednesday, 19 Jul 2006 | Views [14544] | Comments [5]

´Priscilla´ the oncilla (the tiger cat that we rescued from the hideous conditions at Inrena) is now ´Queen of the Casa´. She started off living in the bathroom at the vet clinic, but with escalating temperatures in Iquitos and a growing girls need for ... Read more >

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Rescue of an oncilla

PERU | Thursday, 6 Jul 2006 | Views [3108] | Comments [3]

Wow, I got to treat an oncilla!! The oncilla or little tiger cat is one of the smallest cat species in South America. And this little guy is rare and classified cites 1. The species continued existence is considered threatened. I encountered ... Read more >

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Confiscated wildlife

PERU | Monday, 3 Jul 2006 | Views [881] | Comments [3]

Filthy conditions, no food or water, an endangered oncilla near death...thats what I encountered on my visit to Inrena, the government animal holding centre in Iquitos. Inrena is the official destination for animals that have been confiscated from ... Read more >

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How much is that dog in the window?

PERU | Tuesday, 20 Jun 2006 | Views [2251] | Comments [3]

Free!!! If you can guess his breed that is. Not always easy when the dog is hairless & his skin is crusty and falling off. After catching the most emaciated hairless street dog ever I was curious what breed would this distinctly alien looking creature ... Read more >

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Mobile dog neuter clinic in Belen

PERU | Monday, 15 May 2006 | Views [762] | Comments [11]

Ask any foreigner in Iquitos about Belen market & they will answer “muy peligroso” (very dangerous). “Don’t wear your watch, or take a camera, & definitely don’t spend more time there than you have to”. Good advice it may be but when Belen ... Read more >

Tags: work, animals, amazon cares, iquitos


Bartering in Lima

PERU | Tuesday, 9 May 2006 | Views [295] | Comments [2]

My hostel in Lima “The Flying Dog” has a very chilled out resident ginger tom cat called ‘Slappers’. What a unique & novel name & surely the 1 st I’ve met. Slappers is a rather relaxed individual who ambles about the hostel & sleeps ... Read more >

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