Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach, Inc.

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

Dog Food Drive!We are still collecting dog food! Please help us feed dogs in remote Alaska! We have already sent out ...
01/28/2025

Dog Food Drive!
We are still collecting dog food! Please help us feed dogs in remote Alaska!
We have already sent out dog food to Kokhanok, Togiak, Marshall, and Shugakig. We dropped off lots of dog food with a pilot who will distribute the food to pet owners in various remote communities. This food helps save lives! Many rural pet owners struggle to feed their families and pay high prices for dog food at the local stores - our help is much appreciated!
PLEASE HELP US! PLEASE DROP OFF A BAG OF KIBBLE, OR CANNED FOOD!
Drop-off location: Southside Animal Hospital and Wellness Center
Southside Animal Hospital and Wellness Center
12000 Industry Way Bldg. N, 5-6, Anchorage, AK 99515
As long as folks donate dog food, we will keep on shipping it out! THANK YOU.

Saving A LifeIn a remote community without veterinary access, a small young dog got severely injured. He instinctively ...
01/28/2025

Saving A Life
In a remote community without veterinary access, a small young dog got severely injured. He instinctively knew that there was a person in town who he could reach out to for help. He dragged himself up the stairs to her house. She let him inside and contacted ARVO for help. She cared for him until we could arrange flights for him to Anchorage. A kind person in Dillingham gave him an overnight stay between flights. The Alaska Alaska SPCA accepted him into their adoption program. A thorough exam revealed that he had gotten attacked and had bite wounds throughout his little body. We assume large stray dogs attacked him. Hunger, or the presence of female dogs in heat, can contribute to aggressive behavior with male stray dogs. Spay and neuter surgery not only prevents unwanted puppies, but also aggressive behavior, and dog fights! We are glad we were able to save his life, and we are grateful to the Alaska SPCA for accepting him into their adoption program. We are GRATEFUL to the kind person in his village, and to the kind person in Dillingham to help us get him to ANC.
If you would like to support our Helping Hand Program, please consider donating here: https://www.akrvo.org/donate-here.html

01/22/2025

UPDATE: We were able to work with another organization to bring this sweet dog to Anchorage this week for much needed medical care!
URGENT: Foster needed
Dear all, we need somebody who is able to foster an injured dog for approximately 2 weeks starting Friday 1/24. It is a 7 month old male puppy who got hit by a car. He has injuries to his hind legs and unknown injuries. You would need to be able to adequately care for an injured dog, per vet's directions, for approximately 2 weeks. Please send us a PM if you are able to.

2025 Clinics are in the works!We are excited to announce the following tentative locations and dates for our spring and ...
01/13/2025

2025 Clinics are in the works!

We are excited to announce the following tentative locations and dates for our spring and early summer clinics:

Feb. 28-March 2: Nome in collaboration with PAWS of Nome

April 11-13: Glennallen in collaboration with Friends of the Valdez Animal Shelter

May 9-12: Dillingham and Togiak (with support from Resolve Aviation and GoGoMeds)

June 20-22: Cordova in collaboration with Friends of the Valdez Animal Shelter

More dates to come!

Alaska residents: don't forget to consider supporting ARVO though pick.click.give when applying for your PFD. Any amount helps!

Rescue Groups: Who can take Eva?Eva is a total sweetheart, she is a bit shy, gentle, playful and snuggly. She gets al...
01/10/2025

Rescue Groups: Who can take Eva?
Eva is a total sweetheart, she is a bit shy, gentle, playful and snuggly. She gets along great with the male and female dogs in her household. She is a 6-month old German Shephard mix. If we find an organization that can take her, she can come to ANC on 1/13, get spayed and receive all her vaccines, and then be ready to go to a rescue partner who will find a wonderful home for her. The Hound Lounge; AK Cat and Dog Rescue; Forget-Me-Not Animal Rescue ;

Alaska residents: it's that time of year to apply for your PFD. Please consider making a donation to ARVO through pick...
01/06/2025

Alaska residents: it's that time of year to apply for your PFD. Please consider making a donation to ARVO through pick.click.give. It's quick and painless, and any amount helps us to improve the lives of pets and their people in remote Alaska communities.
On behalf of the animals, thank you for your support!

12/24/2024

We would like to wish all of you - our volunteers, our supporters, our friends with the various rescue organizations, all the families who adopted dogs from ARVO - a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. May your hearts be filled with joy; may your homes be filled with peace and harmony. From the bottom of the heart, 💖 we thank you for helping us make this world a little bit better for animals in need.
I am sending a special Christmas wish into the universe: One day, may every dog be warm, safe, and well fed. May every animal feel loved and save. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL.

Dog Food Drive!Let's make it Christmas for dogs in rural villages! Christmas means a fully belly for many dogs who woul...
12/16/2024

Dog Food Drive!
Let's make it Christmas for dogs in rural villages! Christmas means a fully belly for many dogs who would otherwise not get enough food. We ship dog food to families who just can't afford the extremely high prices of a bag of kibble. We also ship to people who feed neglected/stray dogs such as a certain wonderful dog-lover in Kokhanok..... And we ship to our wonderful friend Janessa Sheets in Togiak who runs a shelter for Togiak's unwanted dogs. PLEASE HELP US! PLEASE DROP OFF A BAG OF KIBBLE, OR CANNED FOOD!
Drop-off location: Southside Animal Hospital and Wellness Center
Southside Animal Hospital and Wellness Center
12000 Industry Way Bldg. N, 5-6, Anchorage, AK 99515

A great way to support ARVO's mission is to purchase a rescue print by Nathalie Parenteau - Visual Artist. Each one of ...
12/09/2024

A great way to support ARVO's mission is to purchase a rescue print by Nathalie Parenteau - Visual Artist. Each one of these 13" x 17" high end prints, individually signed by the artist, helps the welfare of animals, like Haida Gwaii depicted in the print.
This fundraising poster retails for $45 + $15 S&H with $30 of every piece donated to animal welfare organizations including Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach and the Yukon Humane Society.
We can't guarantee delivery by Christmas (shipping from Canada), but we can guarantee it will look lovely in your home, while raising awareness to 'adopt, don't shop."
Purchase here: https://www.akrvo.org/store/p1/Rescueprint.html

Urgent: Rescue Organizations Needed!We are hoping to rescue 3 dogs that are 5 months old, and 3 more dogs that are 9 mo...
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?

Are you a federal employee or retiree? If you have not already signed up, please consider supporting ARVO through the C...
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.

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 mo...
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/

ARVOs Helping Hand Program While conducting veterinary clinics in remote communities is our main focus, we also provide ...
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

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

On this day of thanks, we want to acknowledge our own board of directors and our Operations Manager Lori Kauffman. This...
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!

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1120 Huffman Road #24/783
Anchorage, AK
99515

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+18552592786

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Healthier pets, people and communities

Too many puppies, not enough homes. Our mission is to provide veterinary care to rural communities, with an emphasis on spay-neuter surgery, vaccines, and education, to help reduce the overpopulation of homeless dogs, and the destruction of thousands of unwanted puppies and litters each year.