Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach, Inc.

12/06/2024

Urgent: Rescue Organizations Needed!
We are hoping to rescue 3 dogs that are 5 months old, and 3 more dogs that are 9 months old. We are hoping to get Eva, Rex, and Albert out first. They can get on a flight on Sunday, December 8 if somebody can take them. Please let us know if you can take one of them, or both. They are not bonded, don't have to stay together. We just want them to come into safety!

Please let me know: who can take which dog, please?

12/03/2024

Are you a federal employee or retiree? If you have not already signed up, please consider supporting ARVO through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) using charity code 93087.

One of the great benefits of the CFC is that you can donate automatically through payroll deduction or through your retiree annuity, giving a little each pay period and supporting our mission all year long. Every little bit helps us to provide veterinary care and improve the lives of companion animals and their people in remote Alaska communities.

New to the CFC? Give it a try – just $5 per paycheck makes a big impact. It adds up when we give together!

Already donated? Consider increasing your recurring gift, adding a one-time gift, supplementing your pledge with volunteer hours, and/or sharing this message with your fellow federal employees and retirees so together we can help more animals!

Not a federal employee? Share this post with others!

GIVE HAPPY this Giving Tuesday at GiveCFC.org.

12/03/2024

Great news: we have been able to serve 512 animals so far this year!

With your help, we are hoping to reach as many or more animals in 2025!

Please consider a donation to our Giving Tuesday fundraiser so we can help more animals in remote Alaska communities!

Any amount helps!

https://www.facebook.com/donate/515093911510818/

12/02/2024

ARVOs Helping Hand Program

While conducting veterinary clinics in remote communities is our main focus, we also provide a helping hand to rural dog owners in a variety of ways. Let me tell you a bit about some of our projects in 2024:

We bring dogs and puppies to Anchorage for rehoming, such as sweet old Lady: A dog lover called us from a rural village: A senior dog had been abandoned by her family and was found tied to a tree. No dog should ever be left behind tied to a tree, but especially not a sweet old dog such as Lady. The dog lover nursed her back to strength until we could arrange for a flight and bring her to Anchorage; one of our partner organizations provided veterinary care and boarding for her until she found a wonderful permanent home. After a rough life, it is heart-warming to know that she will spend her final years in a peaceful, loving home!

We also brought a crate full of cuteness to Anchorage: a litter of seven husky puppies! We placed (all but one, Zion) them in the loving hands of The August Fund, who found loving homes for them.

We also assist rural dog owners who have an injured dog but need logistical help to bring the dog to Anchorage for veterinary treatment, and often they also need financial support. One of these dogs was Pepsi, a dog that was injured in a remote village. His wound was getting badly infected, and he would not have survived if he had not received help in Anchorage. ARVOs founder, Sally Clampitt, personally arranged for flights to Anchorage for Pepsi, had him treated at Pet ER, fostered him until he was well enough to return to his family and then arranged for his return flight home. His family was overjoyed and grateful to receive our help to save Pepsi’s life – and we were happy to make that happen.

Now during the winter months, we are taking a break from conducting clinics – days are too short, and temperatures are too cold to travel to remote communities to provide surgeries. We conduct pet food drives and ship dog & cat food to rural villages: A large bag of dog food can cost $130 in a rural store, which is unaffordable for many rural dog owners. We also support the wonderful non-profit Straw for Dogs with their mission to send dog houses and straw to rural dogs. Rural dogs and cats are always on our minds and in our hearts.
Whatever project comes next – we will be ready to help, if we can.

As we approach Giving Tuesday, we are asking for your help.

Your support will help us continue to provide much needed veterinary services, food, and shelter to animals in remote Alaska communities.

There are lots of ways to support our programs, including:

Donate to ARVOs Giving Tuesday Fundraiser:
https://www.facebook.com/donate/515093911510818/1189221182614780/

Fred Meyers customers can link their rewards card to ARVO (https://www.akrvo.org/fred-meyer.html)
Walmart Spark Good (Walmart Spark Good | Walmart.com)
Combined Federal Campaign for Federal employees: (charity #93087, https://givecfc.org/)
Volunteer (www.akrvo.org)

THANK YOU.

Christine Witzmann
Helping Hand Coordinator

12/01/2024

We continue to be grateful to all of our supporters, without whom we could not provide our services to remote Alaska communities.

As we approach Giving Tuesday, we are asking for your help.
Your support will help us continue to provide much needed veterinary services, food, and shelter to animals in remote Alaska communities.

In addition to the fundraiser on this page, there are many ways to support ARVO, including:

Create your own Facebook fundraiser

Share our posts

Volunteer (contact us at [email protected])

Fred Meyers customers can link their rewards card to ARVO (https://www.akrvo.org/fred-meyer.html)

Combined Federal Campaign for Federal employees (charity #93087, https://givecfc.org/)

11/29/2024

On this day of thanks, we want to acknowledge our own board of directors and our Operations Manager Lori Kauffman. This small team is the heart of ARVO, volunteering countless hours carrying out ARVO’s mission.

We are also grateful to ARVO’s founder and former president, Sally Clampitt, whose vision made ARVO what it is today. We are honored to carry on her legacy.

Enjoy the photos of our team at work and enjoying time with their 4-legged family members (many of whom were adopted through ARVO or other rescues).

As always, thank you to all of our supporters!

11/27/2024

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11/25/2024

The shorter days and coming of winter bring us to the completion of our 2024 rural clinics!

With your support in 2024, we have been able to provide veterinary services in 8 Alaska communities: Dillingham, Kotzebue, Manokotak, Togiak, Glennallen, Kokhanok, Yakutat and Nome. Families and pets also travelled to these locations from outlying villages to meet us for veterinary care. Our services have included dog and cat spays and neuters, wellness visits, and vaccines as well as laceration repairs, mass removals and treatment of urgent injuries. We completed over 170 surgeries and saw more than 500 total patients!

Thank you for the support that makes this possible. We are so fortunate to have dedicated veterinarians that continue to travel with us year after year as well as veterinarians coming on clinics with us for the 1st time. Our technicians and front desk staff are amazing as well in their willingness to go the extra mile again and again for rural Alaskan companion animals. Our supporters in all the places that we go make sure that we have everything we need while we are out, including local transportation, a clinic location, and a place to sleep and eat. We have been fortunate to receive generous donations from many Alaskan small businesses. We’ve had the opportunity in 2024 to partner with Friends of the Valdez Animal Shelter, Kenai Peninsula Animal Lovers and Paws of Nome to reach further and help more animals. THANK YOU ALL!

We are grateful for all of our donors, supporters, and grantors, including:
• Petco Love
• American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Banfield Foundation
• Costco
• Alaska Commercial Company
• Ace Air Cargo
• Grant Aviation
• Northern Air Cargo
• Resolve Aviation
• GoGoMeds
• Friends of Valdez Animal Shelter
• Paws of Nome
• Southside Animal Hospital and Wellness Center
• Wasilla Veterinary Hospital
• Individual donors
• Combined Federal Campaign Donations
• Fred Meyers Rewards
• Alaska Mill and Feed
• Flying Dutchman Pastry Shop
• Soldotna Animal Hospital
• Homer Veterinary Clinic
• The City of Dillingham
• Maniilaq Association
• Copper Valley MEA
• Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood Camp 13 (Yakutat)
• Economy Auto Leasing (Yakutat)
• Yakutat Seafoods
• Alaska Technical Center
• Kenai Peninsula Animal League (KPAL)
• The August Fund
• Friends of Pets
• Alaska Cat and Dog Rescue
• Alaska Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Dessert Air
• Iliamna Air
• Lake and Peninsula Airlines
• Numerous individuals and businesses

Together, we make a difference! We are already looking forward to 2025 and will be able to share upcoming plans with all of you soon! Thank you to EACH of you that have supported us in any capacity to help us continue to serve rural Alaskan families and their pets.

11/15/2024

Feeding Hungry Dogs - Thank you, Alaska Mill and Feed Inc.!
We would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to Alaska Mill and Feed Inc. for donating altogether 2,000 pounds of dog and cat food! ARVO shipped this food to PAWS of Nome, as well as to Kotzebue and to Togiak, where Janessa runs a shelter and not only rescues the stray and unwanted dogs, but helps pet owners in any way she can. Thank you, Northern Air Cargo at https://www.facebook.com/northernaircargo and Dessert Air for donating the cargo shipments.
There are LOTS of hungry dogs throughout rural Alaska and we will a few more food drives, and will gladly accept any dog food donations so that we can keep feeding hungry dogs and cats throughout the winter months.

Providing veterinary support to Alaska's rural pets and their people. For more information, please

11/15/2024

Are you a federal employee or retiree? As we approach Giving Tuesday (December 3rd), please consider supporting ARVO through the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) using charity code 93087.

One of the great benefits of the CFC is that you can donate automatically through payroll deduction or through your retiree annuity, giving a little each pay period and supporting our mission all year long. Every little bit helps us to provide veterinary care and improve the lives of companion animals and their people in remote Alaska communities.

New to the CFC? Give it a try – just $5 per paycheck makes a big impact. It adds up when we give together!

Already donated? Consider increasing your recurring gift, adding a one-time gift, supplementing your pledge with volunteer hours, and/or sharing this message with your fellow federal employees and retirees so together we can help more animals!

GIVE HAPPY today at GiveCFC.org.

Providing veterinary support to Alaska's rural pets and their people. For more information, please

10/26/2024

Are you a Fred Meyer Customer? You are able to link your Rewards Card to support ARVO by following the link below. Whenever you use your Rewards Card when shopping at Freddy’s, you will be helping ARVO earn a donation from Fred Meyer, and it won't cost you a thing!. If you do not have a Rewards Card, you can sign up for one at the Customer Service Desk of any Fred Meyer store. You will not lose any of your own FM Rewards, gasoline credits, or other sales benefits.

10/25/2024

We recently wrapped up our last scheduled clinic of 2024 in beautiful Nome, Alaska! Our team completed 10 dog neuters, 10 dog spays, 2 sedated procedures, 26 vaccinations, and 4 wellness visits.

We are grateful to all of our supporters, including Petco Love, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Banfield Foundation, Nome Lutheran Church, the Wasilla Veterinary Clinic, and many individual donors.

Special thanks to PAWS of Nome Paws for covering costs for the pets of Nome and surrounding areas.

10/03/2024

We are gearing up for our last scheduled clinic of the year, October 4-6 in Nome in partnership with PAWS of Nome.

The schedule is currently fully, but please contact Paws of Nome to be added to the wait list.

Many thanks to all of our donors and sponsors who make our programs possible!

Dog Spay $140 Dog Neuter $135 Cat Spay $120 Cat Neuter $70

10/03/2024

At our recent Yakutat clinic, we were able to provide:
63 - Wellness/vaccine appointments
4 - Sedated procedures
6 - Spays
5 - Neuters

We could not serve these communities without our sponsors, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Banfield Foundation, Petco Love, and individual donors. Further, we are always humbled by the local communities support, whether it be donations of food for the clinic team, donated lodging and facility for the clinic, volunteers who help to ensure the clinic runs smoothly, cash donations, and other tokens of appreciation.
For our Yakutat clinic, we are particularly grateful for the use of the Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood (ANB/ANS) hall, and a vehicle from Economy Auto Leasing. Melanie Gillardo, Meadow Mardis, Nicole Tierney, and Krista Mahan managed the registration desk as well as anything else that was asked of them. Special thanks to Stacy Halvorson, AC, Greg Indreland and Yakutat Seafoods for all the amazing food that kept the clinic team full and happy!

A heartfelt thank you to all who make our services possible!

10/02/2024

We are grateful to our amazing Yakutat clinic team, including our local registration desk volunteers.

09/15/2024

That’s a wrap on our 2024 Yakutat clinic!
We are grateful for the community support, local volunteers, and all of our sponsors and donors who make these clinics possible.
Special thanks to grants from Banfield Foundation, Petco, and the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
And, of course, we could not do this work without our amazing volunteer team of veterinary professionals!