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| Dr. Hana Salama at the Donkey Sanctuary |
VIVA has been hosting in recent weeks a visit by Dr. Hana
Salama from Animal Care Egypt (ACE) in Luxor in Egypt. Animal Care in Egypt is
a charity dedicated to helping stop the suffering of thousands of working
equine animals in the poorest communities of Luxor by providing free veterinary
care and education.Founded almost 18 years ago, they also provide preventative
treatments and education, delivering a long term impact on the welfare of
working animals and the people that depend on them so greatly for their
livelihoods. These hard working animals often lack the most basic veterinary
care. Many are neglected or mistreated, not through malice, but due to a lack
of understanding or resources. Their 6 vets and support staff treat over 30,000
animals a year in their clinic which has a hospital to perform crucial
surgeries and 25 stables that allow the animals to rest from their working
lives where they can recover.
We were linked with ACE by Dr. Joe Collins of the Donkey Sanctuary
in Liscarroll in Co. Cork. With financial assistance from VIVA, Joe arranged for Hana to come to Ireland for
further training in diagnostic imaging techniques. She has spent a week in the
Veterinary Hospital in UCD followed by two weeks in the Donkey Sanctuary's
state-of-the-art veterinary hospital in Co. Cork. She also got to spend a few
days with James Dunne and his staff at the Blackwater Vet Clinic in Mallow to
experience the typical caseload of an Irish mixed practice.
For further information on ACE's work click here
