The Global Alliance for Animals and People (2025)

20/03/2025

🐶🐱 Strengthening Responsible Pet Ownership Education! 📚✨

In 2024, we trained 48 new educators through our Healthy Pets – “Teach the Teacher” program, bringing essential knowledge about animal welfare and responsible pet ownership to more communities. Thanks to these trainings, we’ve already seen over 900 participations in our workshops in just a few months!

To ensure a lasting impact, we conducted 17 follow-up observation and feedback sessions, helping educators tailor the content to their communities’ needs. We also launched an online platform with updated resources and a space for educators to connect and share experiences.

Each workshop is a step toward a future where pets and people live together in a safe, responsible, and compassionate way. Huge thanks to and supporting this project and helping create a positive change! 💙🐾

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🐶🐱 ¡Fortaleciendo la educación en tenencia responsable! 📚✨

En 2024, capacitamos a 48 nuevos educadores a través de nuestro programa Mascotas Saludables – “Teach the Teacher”, permitiendo que más comunidades accedan a información clave sobre bienestar animal y tenencia responsable. Gracias a estas formaciones, en solo unos meses se han realizado más de 900 participaciones en nuestros talleres educativos.

Para asegurar un impacto real, realizamos 17 sesiones de observación y retroalimentación, ayudando a los educadores a adaptar los contenidos a las necesidades de cada comunidad. También lanzamos una plataforma online con recursos actualizados y un espacio de intercambio para fortalecer esta creciente red de educadores.

Cada taller es un paso más hacia un futuro donde perros, gatos y personas convivan de manera armoniosa, segura y responsable. ¡Gracias por apoyar este proyecto y hacer posible este cambio positivo! 💙🐾

18/03/2025

We're so close, but we need your help! We still need to secure between 100,000 to 150,000 Aeroplan miles to get our team members to our project site in Todos Santos, Guatemala to provide essential care to dogs.

Your support of this trip helps to:
✔️ Collaborate on a spay/neuter campaign that focuses on enhancing the surgical capabilities of local veterinarians.
✔️ Offer our paraveterinarian updated, targeted training to meet the current needs of the dogs in Todos Santos.
✔️ Check in with our team members on the front lines.
✔️ Reconnect with the community & learn about opportunities for expanding our animal welfare education efforts.

Give today - it's quick and easy:
➡️ Donate your Aeroplan miles!
1. Click the following link (or link in bio) to go directly to The GAAP’s Aeroplan charity fund ‼️(IMPORTANT - YOU MUST START HERE!) ‼️ https://donatepoints.aircanada.com/charity/722
2. Click the button that says “Sign in to donate”
3. Sign in to your account, scroll down & complete a very short form, then click to donate!
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➡️ Make a donation at: https://thegaap.org/donate

Thank you for helping the dogs of Todos Santos receive the care they need - the care all animals deserve!
And a special thanks to our partners who see the importance of supporting this project: , Allandale Veterinary Hospital and Veterinarians without Borders

17/03/2025

🛫 Help us fly! 🛬 A few select members of The GAAP's team need to travel to the remote Mayan village of Todos Santos, Guatemala, but to do so we need to secure between 100,000 to 150,000 Aeroplan miles by **THIS FRIDAY, March 21st**. You can help provide essential training for our paraveterinarian and essential care for dogs that desperately need it, and it's as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1️⃣ Click the following link (or link in bio) to go directly to The GAAP’s Aeroplan charity fund ‼️(IMPORTANT - YOU MUST START HERE!) ‼️ https://donatepoints.aircanada.com/charity/722
2️⃣ Click the button that says “Sign in to donate”
3️⃣ Sign in to your account, scroll down & complete a very short form, then click to donate!

In 2 minutes or less you can support our lasting efforts to improve the health and wellness of dogs in this vibrant but underserved community. Join us today - we only have a few days left to meet our goal, and we need your help to make it happen! 🐕🫶💚

13/03/2025

❌ Don't let your unused air miles expire! 🛫
--> Instead, donate them to The GAAP! Your support can help us continue providing essential care for dogs in Todos Santos, Guatemala! 👏

In just 3 steps, you can donate your Aeroplan miles today:
1️⃣ Click here to go directly to The GAAP’s Aeroplan charity fund ‼️(IMPORTANT - YOU MUST START HERE!) ‼️ https://donatepoints.aircanada.com/charity/722
2️⃣ Click the button that says “Sign in to donate”
3️⃣ Sign in to your account, scroll down & complete a very short form, then click to donate!

In less than 2 minutes, you can make a real difference in ensuring dogs in Todos Santos continue to receive the care they deserve!
🌟 Thank you for choosing to be a bright light of hope in our world! 💚

13/03/2025

🌍 One Health: The Connection Between People, Animals, & the Environment!
At The GAAP, we embrace the One Health approach, which recognizes that the health of humans, animals, and the environment is deeply interconnected. 🐾💚

This means:
✅ Healthy pets contribute to healthy families.
✅ Healthy families contribute to healthier ecosystems.
✅ And when ecosystems are healthy, both animals and humans thrive!
Together, we can create a world where all living beings flourish—through education, compassion, and responsible actions! 🌱✨

At The GAAP we believe in taking a holistic approach to protecting the incredible wildlife of our planet - researching wildlife and their habitats, creating community-based solutions, educating the next generation, and offering people the opportunity to connect with and build a passion for nature and all its creatures.
Together we can create a healthier future for wild animals!

✅Give today to protect the wildlife of tomorrow: https://www.thegaap.org/donate

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🌍 Una Salud: ¡La conexión entre las personas, los animales y el medio ambiente!
En The GAAP, adoptamos el enfoque "One Health", que reconoce que la salud de los humanos, los animales y el medio ambiente están profundamente interconectadas. 🐾💚

Esto significa:
✅ Los animales saludables contribuyen a familias saludables.
✅ Las familias saludables contribuyen a ecosistemas más saludables.
✅ ¡Y cuando los ecosistemas están saludables, tanto los animales como los humanos prosperan!
Juntos, podemos crear un mundo donde todos los seres vivos florezcan, ¡a través de la educación, la compasión y las acciones responsables! 🌱✨

En GAAP creemos en adoptar un enfoque holístico para proteger la increíble vida silvestre de nuestro planeta: investigamos la vida silvestre y sus hábitats, creamos soluciones comunitarias, educamos a la próxima generación y ofrecemos a las personas la oportunidad de conectarse con la naturaleza y todas sus criaturas y desarrollar una pasión por ellas.

¡Juntos podemos crear un futuro más saludable para los animales salvajes!
✅ Dona hoy para ayudar a los proyectos del mañana: https://www.thegaap.org/donate

12/03/2025

Why Telemedicine? ➡️ In remote areas of our planet, veterinary care is often inaccessible. When we first visited the Mayan village of Todos Santos, the nearest animal care services were nearly 2 hours away by car. Dogs and cats were suffering from preventable diseases and untreated injuries because families did not have the means to transport them to the closest city.

🌟 Now, we have trained a local community member to serve as a paraveterinarian who can provide essential care for minor illness and injuries, plus preventive care like vaccines and dewormers to reduce the prevalence of infectious diseases. Through the use of an online software and other technologies, a licensed vet oversees and guides the process every step of the way.

💡We also include a component of education in all that we do, through a regular educational radio show and targeted flyers providing the most relevant information for animals’ caretakers.

🙌🏻💚🐾 Over the past 8 years, we have treated more than 1,000 dogs that would have otherwise not received any care at all, and we are committed to continuing this critical work to help create a healthier Todos Santos for both people and animals.

Thank you to , , , and all of the dedicated supporters who make this project possible!

05/03/2025

🐾 ¡Nuevo contenido en camino! 🎥✨

En The GAAP, nuestro programa de Educación en Mascotas Saludables siempre busca formas innovadoras y atractivas para transmitir el mensaje de tenencia responsable y bienestar animal. Recientemente, nos pusimos manos (¡y patas!) a la obra para crear nuevo contenido virtual para nuestra capacitación docente.
Queremos agradecer enormemente a nuestros increíbles colaboradores que hacen posible este trabajo y contribuyen a crear recursos educativos que marcan la diferencia: Paulina de Vetchic, Romina Decap, Emily Gutiérrez y Belén Nicklitschek. 💙

✨ Y, por supuesto, un agradecimiento especial a por su constante apoyo a esta iniciativa.
¡Atentos a nuestras redes para ver el resultado final! 🎬🐕🐈

📢 Mención especial a:

.lagaviota
.valdivia
.derma
.sin.ana

🐾 New content in the works! 🎥✨

At The GAAP, our Healthy Pets education program is always looking for innovative and engaging ways to share the message of responsible pet ownership and animal welfare. Recently, we had all hands (and paws!) on deck to create new virtual content for the online platform of our Teach the Teacher program.

A huge thank you to our wonderful collaborators who make this work possible and help bring these educational resources to life: Paulina de Vetchic, Romina Decap, Emily Gutierrez, and Belen Nicklitschek. 💙✨ And of course, special thanks to for their ongoing support of this initiative.

Stay tuned to our social media to see the final result! 🎬🐕🐈

📢 Special mention to:

.lagaviota
.valdivia
.derma
.sin.ana

29/01/2025

¿Alguna vez has pensado en los problemas que esto puede causar… no solo para los propios perros y gatos, sino también para otros animales y personas?

Lamentablemente, los perros y gatos que deambulan libremente (con y sin dueño) generan múltiples problemas, incluyendo la depredación de fauna silvestre y otros animales domésticos como ovejas, cabras, caballos y ganado. Además, contribuyen a la transmisión de enfermedades a animales como zorros, gatos silvestres, mamíferos marinos e incluso a los humanos.

Por eso, en The GAAP trabajamos para educar a las nuevas generaciones sobre la importancia del cuidado responsable de perros y gatos. Creemos que los futuros tutores de animales pueden marcar la diferencia a largo plazo a través de experiencias de aprendizaje significativas dentro del aula, gracias a nuestro programa educativo Mascotas Saludables.

Descubre más sobre nuestro programa educativo aquí:
🔗 Healthy Pets Education Project

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Did you know that in Chile, it is estimated that there are over 4 million dogs and cats that roam the streets without supervision?

Have you ever considered what kinds of problems this can cause…not only for the dogs and cats themselves but for other animals and people as well?

Sadly, free-roaming dogs and cats (with and without owners) cause a host of problems including predation of all kinds of wildlife and other domestic animals like sheep, goats, horses, and cattle, plus transmission of diseases to animals such as foxes, wild cats, marine mammals, and even humans.

This is why, at The GAAP, we work hard to educate the next generation about how to provide responsible care for their cats and dogs. We believe that the next generation of pet owners can improve responsible pet care in the long-term thanks to engaging learning experiences integrated into the classroom through our Healthy Pets education program.

Check out our Healthy Pets education project here:
https://www.thegaap.org/en/projects/healthypets

26/01/2025

🌿 Exploring the Valdivian Forest: Kids as Researchers!📸🐾

Through our Nature Connection program, supported by Lush Charity Pot, 8th graders from Los Pellines became wildlife researchers in the Valdivian Forest! Using camera traps, they explored habitats and captured images of local wildlife, taking pride in sharing their exciting findings with the group.

Yet, their discoveries revealed a concern: domestic dogs and cats outnumber native species like the kodkod and monito del monte in the forest. Pets roaming freely invade vital habitats, threatening native wildlife through attacks and disease spread, forcing them to retreat.

We can all help by keeping our pets safely contained, protecting the biodiversity of the Valdivian Forest. Together, we can create a safe space for all animals! 🌎💚
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🌿 ¡Explorando el Bosque Valdiviano: Niños como Investigadores! 📸🐾

A través de nuestro programa de Conexión con la Naturaleza, apoyado por Lush Charity Pot, estudiantes de 8º básico de Los Pellines se convirtieron en investigadores de la vida silvestre en el Bosque Valdiviano. Con cámaras trampa, exploraron hábitats y capturaron imágenes de la fauna local, compartiendo con orgullo sus emocionantes hallazgos con el grupo.

Sin embargo, sus descubrimientos revelaron una preocupación: los perros y gatos domésticos superan en número a las especies nativas como el güiña y el monito del monte en el bosque. Las mascotas que deambulan libremente invaden hábitats vitales, amenazando a la fauna nativa con ataques y la propagación de enfermedades, obligándolas a retirarse.

Podemos ayudar manteniendo a nuestras mascotas bajo control de manera segura, protegiendo la biodiversidad del Bosque Valdiviano. ¡Juntos podemos crear un espacio seguro para todos los animales! 🌎💚

03/01/2025

🌟 Compassion in Action: Stories from the Eabametoong First Nation community 🌿🐾

At our last spay/neuter and preventive care campaign in the Eabametoong First Nation community, one local woman was initially hesitant to participate. We recognize all the complex issues that surround our team’s presence in a First Nation community, and we try to respect each person’s experiences and perspectives, while also helping as many animals as possible. After considering the services we were offering, the woman eventually decided to bring her two Shih Tzus to the campaign for veterinary care. One was groomed and vaccinated, and the other was neutered. She later expressed gratitude for the experience, recognizing the necessity of these services and hoping others in the community would follow suit to make the most of these opportunities to receive care for their companion animals.

These moments remind us of the vital role compassionate care and community collaboration play in creating healthier futures for animals and their families.

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🌟 Compasión en acción: Historias de la comunidad de la Primera Nación Eabametoong 🌿🐾
En nuestra última campaña de esterilización, castración y atención preventiva en la comunidad de la Primera Nación Eabametoong, una mujer local inicialmente se mostró reacia a participar. Reconocemos la complejidad de las cuestiones que rodean la presencia de nuestro equipo en una comunidad de la Primera Nación, y tratamos de respetar las experiencias y perspectivas de cada persona, mientras ayudamos al mayor número posible de animales.
Después de reflexionar sobre los servicios que estábamos ofreciendo, la mujer finalmente decidió llevar a sus dos Shih Tzus a la campaña para recibir atención veterinaria. Uno de ellos fue vacunado y arreglado, mientras que el otro fue esterilizado. Posteriormente, expresó su gratitud por la experiencia, reconociendo la importancia de estos servicios y esperando que otros en la comunidad también aprovechen estas oportunidades para cuidar a sus animales de compañía.

Estos momentos nos recuerdan el papel vital que desempeñan el cuidado compasivo y la colaboración comunitaria para crear futuros más saludables para los animales y sus familias. 🐾

31/12/2024

🎆✨ Happy New Year from The GAAP! 🐾💚🌍
As we say goodbye to 2024, we want to thank you for every effort, big and small, you made for animals, people, and the environment. Together, we’ve made meaningful strides toward a healthier, more sustainable future.

Here are just a few highlights of the impacts you made possible over the past year:

🐾 Provided 1,700+ animal care appointments in Valdivia, Chile and 550+ veterinary telemedicine cases in the remote Mayan village of Todos Santos, totaling over 1327 vaccines administered and nearly 100 animals spayed/neutered between the two countries.

🌿 Connected foster kids with nature through immersive workshops focused on utilizing the five senses to observe birds in the Valdivian Forest and surrounding wetlands, and taught 8th graders from a local school to collect and analyze data from camera traps to learn about wildlife and domestic animal interactions!

📈 Exponentially grew our Healthy Pets education program, thanks in large part to support from the Edgard & Cooper Foundation:
- - 👩‍🏫 We implemented our “teach the teacher” training program in 3 regions across Chile, preparing 48 educators to deliver our Healthy Pets curriculum to their own students, veterinary clinic clients, and community members.
- - ✏️ So far we’ve had a total of over 1,150 new participations in our Healthy Pets curriculum, a set of 12 workshops that cover a variety of topics designed to empower the learners to make concrete changes that ultimately create a long-term change in the way people take care of their dogs and cats!

🐦 Made significant contributions to global research efforts on migratory birds and participated in describing the ecology and biology of a Chilean bird for a worldwide bird encyclopedia, Birds of the World.

➡️ This new year, join us in keeping these programs alive! Let's continue making a lasting difference. ✔️Give today at: thegaap.org/donate. Any amount can make a real difference, and every action matters when it comes to working together to protect animals and our planet!

Cheers to you, the amazing community of supporters who make this all possible! 🥂 May 2025 bring you love, hope, and new opportunities to grow and care for our world. Thank you for being part of creating a brighter future!!

🎉 Happy New Year to all! 🐾💫

28/12/2024

Compassion in Action: Stories from the Eabametoong First Nation community 🌿🐾

During our last vet services campaign in the Eabametoong First Nation community, a man brought his dog for a checkup due to an infection that had been ongoing for some time, but because of the remote location of the community, there had not previously been any veterinary service available. Our team carefully examined the dog and noted that the infection was quite severe. They provided a treatment option, but followed up again prior to the final day of the campaign. Sadly, the treatment wasn’t effective and the dog’s condition had worsened. Given that our team was there, the caretaker had an option to choose a peaceful farewell through euthanasia. Throughout the procedure, the caretaker stayed by his companion’s side, thanking him for years of love and protection and finding closure in this difficult moment.

While this isn’t a typical “happy ending”, we can see the value of offering vet services to communities that are often underserved. Even essential services like euthanasia are often not an option in remote areas, and many times there is no peaceful ending for animals who are suffering. This is just one reason we find value in these opportunities to collaborate and bring vet care to animals in need.

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Compasión en Acción: Historias de la comunidad de Eabametoong First Nation 🌿🐾
Durante nuestra última campaña de servicios veterinarios en la comunidad de Eabametoong First Nation, un hombre llevó a su perro para un chequeo debido a una infección que había persistido por algún tiempo. Debido a la ubicación remota de la comunidad, no había habido servicios veterinarios disponibles anteriormente.
Nuestro equipo examinó cuidadosamente al perro y notó que la infección era bastante grave. Se ofreció una opción de tratamiento, pero se hizo un seguimiento antes del último día de la campaña. Lamentablemente, el tratamiento no fue efectivo y la condición del perro empeoró.
Dado que nuestro equipo estaba presente, el cuidador tuvo la opción de darle una despedida pacífica a través de la eutanasia. Durante el procedimiento, permaneció junto a su compañero, agradeciéndole por años de amor y protección, y encontrando consuelo en este momento difícil.

Aunque no es un "final feliz" típico, este caso resalta el valor de ofrecer servicios veterinarios a comunidades que a menudo están desatendidas. Incluso servicios esenciales como la eutanasia suelen no ser una opción en áreas remotas, lo que significa que muchos animales que sufren no tienen un final pacífico.
Estas oportunidades de colaboración y atención veterinaria son fundamentales para ayudar a los animales necesitados. 🐾

24/12/2024

🎄✨ Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from The GAAP! 🐾💚🌍

Today, we want to take a moment to thank you for being part of this community that shares a common dream: a world where animals, people, and the environment live in balance and harmony.

This holiday season, let’s celebrate together:
🌱 Caring for our planet,
🐶🐱 Loving and protecting our animal companions, and
💙 Strengthening the bonds that unite us as a community.
Every action we take for others—be it people, pets, or our shared environment—brings us all closer to a healthier, more sustainable future. Thank you for walking this path with us!

From the bottom of our hearts, we wish you a holiday season filled with love, hope, and shared moments with those you care about most, humans and animals alike.
🎅🔯 Happy holidays to all! 🐾💫

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🎄✨ ¡Felices fiestas de parte de The GAAP! 🐾💚🌍
Hoy queremos tomarnos un momento para agradecerles por ser parte de esta comunidad que comparte un sueño común: un mundo donde los animales, las personas y el ambiente vivan en equilibrio y armonía.

Esta Navidad, celebremos juntos:
🌱 Cuidando de nuestro planeta,
🐶🐱 Amando y protegiendo a nuestros compañeros animales, y
💙 Fortaleciendo los lazos que nos unen como comunidad.
Cada acción que tomamos por los demás —ya sean personas, mascotas o nuestro entorno— nos acerca a un futuro más sano y sostenible. ¡Gracias por acompañarnos en este camino!

De todo corazón, les deseamos una Navidad llena de amor, esperanza y momentos compartidos con quienes más quieren, humanos y animales por igual.
🎅 ¡Felices fiestas para todos a cada uno de ustedes! 🐾💫

23/12/2024

🐾 Impulsando la Educación en Tenencia Responsable de Mascotas 🌟

Con orgullo anunciamos que nuestro programa educativo Mascotas Saludables ha completado exitosamente las capacitaciones "Enseñar al Profesor" en tres regiones de Chile. Esta iniciativa busca formar una red sólida de educadores capaces de transmitir nuestro plan de estudios, ampliando el alcance del mensaje sobre tenencia responsable de mascotas a nivel nacional.

Gracias a este esfuerzo, profesores, veterinarios y líderes comunitarios capacitados ahora lideran talleres de Mascotas Saludables en sus propias comunidades. Se espera que esta red en expansión logre involucrar a aproximadamente 2,700 personas en los próximos meses. Esto representa una oportunidad invaluable para que jóvenes y dueños de mascotas en todo Chile aprendan sobre el cuidado responsable de perros y gatos, generando impactos positivos tanto en la salud de los animales como en los ecosistemas y comunidades que compartimos.

La educación es la herramienta más poderosa para fomentar un futuro más responsable y saludable para nuestras mascotas y comunidades. Agradecemos sinceramente el apoyo de , y de nuestros generosos donantes, cuya colaboración hace posible este cambio significativo y duradero.
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🐾 Building a Network of Responsible Pet Ownership Educators! 🌟

Our Healthy Pets education program recently completed “Teach the Teacher” trainings in 3 regions across Chile with the goal of creating a community of educators who are equipped and supported to share our Healthy Pets curriculum, ultimately spreading the message of responsible pet ownership to a much broader audience around the country.

Now, the teachers, veterinarians, and community leaders who participated in the training sessions are facilitating their own Healthy Pets workshops with students, clients, and communities. We expect approximately 2,700 new participations in our Healthy Pets curriculum over the coming months as a result of this growing and expanding network of educators! That means thousands of young people and pet owners across Chile will learn about responsibly caring for their cats and dogs and how their actions can have far-reaching impacts, not only on their pets’ health, but also on the health of habitats and communities.

Education is the key to building a responsible and healthy future for our pets and communities. We’re extremely grateful to the support of , , and our committed donors who make this lasting change possible!

12/12/2024

🐾 Caring for Pets, Protecting Patagonia 🌿

In Puerto Aysén, at the heart of Patagonia, our Healthy Pets program leaders saw many dogs and cats in very poor condition. This incredible place, rich in biodiversity, faces a significant challenge: companion animals left to roam freely can have devastating effects on wildlife, increasing attacks and the spread of diseases.

Thanks to the support of and in collaboration with our partners at , our Healthy Pets program has had the privilege of working alongside dedicated members of the Puerto Aysén community to educate kids about responsible pet ownership and their role in improving the health and welfare of animals, which is a critical step to restoring the balance of this amazing ecosystem.
Responsibility begins with each of us! 💙

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🐾 Cuidando a las Mascotas, Protegiendo la Patagonia 🌿

En Puerto Aysén, en el corazón de la Patagonia, los líderes de nuestro programa Mascotas Saludables vieron a muchos perros y gatos en condiciones muy precarias. Este lugar increíble, rico en biodiversidad, enfrenta un gran desafío: los animales de compañía que deambulan libremente pueden tener efectos devastadores en la fauna silvestre, aumentando los ataques y la propagación de enfermedades.

Gracias al apoyo de y en colaboración con nuestros aliados de , nuestro programa Mascotas Saludables ha tenido el privilegio de trabajar junto a miembros comprometidos de la comunidad de Puerto Aysén para educar a los niños sobre la tenencia responsable de mascotas y su papel en la mejora de la salud y el bienestar de los animales, un paso crítico para restaurar el equilibrio de este asombroso ecosistema.

¡La responsabilidad comienza con cada uno de nosotros! 💙

The Global Alliance for Animals and People

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