Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach, Inc.

06/30/2025

We would like to thank PetZoo for their successful food drive for ARVO! The staff did a fantastic job making this happen at the local stores. The Wasilla store raised the most, but all the stores contributed to the overall success of the food drive and we are so grateful to the stores in Eagle River, Anchorage, Palmer and Wasilla for helping us meet our goal!

PetZoo donated 500 pounds of The Honest Kitchen dog Food. The Honest Kitchen dog food is dehydrated and made of human grade food, so once it’s reconstituted, these 500 pounds of food become 20,000 pounds! It is fantastic for shipping to the villages because it’s packed in a box and is easy to store. All 500 pounds were shipped to Buckland and distributed directly to dog owners’ homes by the Mayor and NANA Resource Employee.

We also would like to thank Northern Air Cargo (NAC) for donating the freight cost to ship it to Kotzebue. Bering Air was generous and provided a discount to ship it from Kotzebue to Buckland. We are so grateful to all of these organizations! Thank you!

06/28/2025

We wanted to share another fantastic part of our Cordova trip!

Unique to this clinic, we were able to host a veterinary student from University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to join us in caring for our underserved pet population.

Katherine Hood, class of 2028, learned how to administer vaccines, place IV catheters, and monitor patients from surgery through to recovery while in Cordova.

We loved her energy and enthusiasm for expanding her knowledge beyond what the classroom provides, and we are grateful that she chose to spend part of her summer break with us.

Katherine paved the way for what we hope will be a long-term collaboration between ARVO and UAF in helping educate students about the challenges facing pets in Alaska!

06/25/2025

We are happy to report a successful first clinic in beautiful Cordova!

From Friday afternoon to Sunday morning, we saw a total of 53 patients, providing a variety of services including spay and neuter surgeries (total of 11), wellness exams (26), and vaccinations (over 96 vaccines administered!).

We are beyond grateful for the warm welcome by the community, and to those pet owners who entrusted their furry family members to our care.

We could not do what we do without our supporters. In particular, we thank the Friends of the Valdez Animal Shelter, the City of Cordova, the Cordova Foundation, St. George’s Episcopal Church, Katherine Mead, Belle Mickelson, Banfield Foundation, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Petco Love, many more organizations and individual donors, and of course our volunteer team of veterinary professionals.

06/21/2025

Second day of our clinic in Cordova.
We are grateful for the community support and the beautiful weather!

06/17/2025

Hello ARVO friends and supporters! We appreciate your support throughout the years and are proud of what we accomplished in 2024 because of you. Here is a snapshot of our 2024 success.

05/30/2025

Alaska friends, help us get the word out!! ARVO will be in Cordova the weekend of 6/20-22 to offer veterinary services! This will be our first Cordova clinic and we are excited for the City of Cordova and FVAS to be making us so welcome. We'll be offering spay and neuter services for dogs and cats as well as wellness visits and vaccines. Visit our website at www.akrvo.org to make an appointment! We look forward to meeting Cordova pets and their families!

05/29/2025

Hello ARVO supporters and friends! We transported Kai to Anchorage recently because he was in serious condition from a wolf attack. His owner is very committed to him and is raising funds to help cover medical expenses. If you feel inclined to donate, please do so via their GoFundMe page.
Thank you for caring about our rural pets.

This is Kai, he is my gentle giant, 6.5-year-old husky mix. Last night, a… Karla Renée Jensen needs your support for Help Kai Heal After His Brave Wolf Battle

05/19/2025

We are happy to report a very successful clinic serving the communities of Dillingham, Togiak, and Twin Hills.

From May 9-12, we provided a total of 43 spay and neuter surgeries, 59 wellness/vaccination appointments, and helped 3 elderly/ailing family pets cross the rainbow bridge. We also traveled back to Anchorage with 6 adult dogs and 7 puppies to be rehomed through the August Fund and Alaskan Animal Rescue Friends.

We are grateful to everyone who contributed to the success of this clinic, including: Resolve Aviation-pilot Craig Walters, Grant Aviation, City of Togiak, City of Dillingham, Togiak Shelter Dog Catcher Janessa Sheets, Togiak Family Resource Center and Dillingham Moravian Church, GoGo Pet Meds, Banfield Foundation, Petco Love, numerous community volunteers and individual supporters, and our volunteer veterinary team. And of course, we are thankful to the pet owners who entrusted their animals to our care.

It truly takes a village to improve the lives of pet in remote Alaska!

05/12/2025

We enjoyed our visit with Spike who came in for vaccinations in Togiak today!

05/12/2025

We are grateful to be here in Togiak providing much needed veterinary services to the community.

05/12/2025

That’s a wrap on our Dillingham clinic!

05/12/2025

Our clinic in Togiak is underway!