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Vietnam Animal Aid Our mission is to end the suffering of all species through mass sterilization, animal rights education, and improving veterinary care across Vietnam.

We advocate for a fully vegan lifestyle & abolition of all animal use and exploitation. We are an animal rescue shelter & farm sanctuary that focuses on vegan education, ending speciesism in rescue, & the veterinary industry as we work to end the exploitation of ALL non-human animal species in Vietnam & globally. We prohibit the use of our posts and media for any purpose that would shame the Vietn

amese people. We are against animal cruelty but are aware that this is a global problem, not one that reflects the general nature of the Vietnamese people. Anyone who uses our material for racist purposes will be immediately blocked. Chúng tôi không sử dụng động vật vì bất kỳ lý do gì, bao gồm:
- đồ ăn
- quần áo
- giải trí
- nghiên cứu y học

Please support our work:
🐻 vnanimalaid.org/donate/
🐶 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐷 venmo:
🐻 cuddly: https://bit.ly/3oGWfR9
🐶 network for good: https://bit.ly/3wsZjTp

https://linktr.ee/vietnamanimalaid

Vietnamese Bank Transfer:
Account Name: Tran Tuyet Mai
Account No.: 0400 4638 4034
Bank name: Sacombank- chi nhánh Đà Nẵng

Momo Transfer:
Account Name: Trần Tuyết Mai
Account No.: 0905297096

Thank you!

06/05/2025

Our new website is up and running! Check it out at vnanimalaid.org!

We’ve been working on it for a while now and it’s finally ready to launch.

There you can find pics of all our adoptable rescues, info about our wildlife project, and our new page for all our financial summaries, tax returns, and transparency reports (still in progress). We’re excited to show off our work after 12 years here on the ground saving lives.

There you can also find all the different ways to donate and links to open positions.

Huge thanks to our volunteer developer and staff who contributed to the new website! We hope to be able to continue adding more content and adoptable animals as our babies grow up.

Also be sure to check out our founder’s blog at medium.com/-besch where you can see some of the more personal takes on rescue in Vietnam and animal rights issues in the Global South.

We are really running a massive deficit now and need to catch up! Please donate today to help us care for dozens of rescues who need YOUR help!

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết Mai
🐱 https://bit.ly/VAAR-newsletter

04/05/2025

Dog and cat theft is on the rise. There’s no doubt about the fact that it’s the worst it has ever been since we started the organization 12 years ago. Thefts and poisoning are a daily occurrence in our neighborhood and across the town, even in broad daylight.

Why is this happening? Easy targets. No decrease in demand for meat of any kind. An unchecked overpopulation of animals no one bothers to look after. Thieves making a quick buck off roaming animals whose caretakers do nothing to protect them.

Here’s the catch: this is population control. This is how we don’t have strays in a part of the world where the veterinary industry standards of care fall far below what anyone would call good medicine and welfare. Most vets here are barely, if at all, trained on basic surgeries like sterilization, and almost none have an adequate grasp of anesthesia, aseptic procedures, and post-op care. Also many people here want their animals to have babies because heaven forbid society see anyone with a uterus as anything more than a baby machine. To replace the dog meat trade as population control we have to have competent vets and $$$$ and systems for mass sterilization. That’s all VERY far away.

Only a very tiny portion of Vietnamese actually eat dogs and cats, but the trade remains lucrative for thieves and legal dog catchers even though it makes up less than 1% of the animals killed for meat in Vietnam. Most people don’t want their animals stolen, but almost none will actually protect their animals by keeping them safely indoors or inside a secure garden, very few walking them on leashes. This is true for both locals and foreigners. Be aware that if you don’t protect your animals, YOU are directly responsible for their murders. The meat trade is EXTREMELY dangerous and if you can’t protect your animals, don’t have any. We’re absolutely sick and tired of the “lost dog” and “lost cat” posters and posts all over media. Protect your animals or don’t get any.

If you think the dog/cat meat trade is savage and tragic, why are you still paying for the torture and murder of other animals? We need cow meat just as much as we need dog meat. Loving animals means living VEGAN!

02/05/2025

We are in a dire financial crisis that we can’t seem to alleviate. Our work goes on, animals keep getting fed, but we are literally living day to day on one or two small donations. We have $7 in our bank account as we await our Patreon payout and we’ve got $600 in vet bills to pay off with no chance of doing that right now. Can you please help us survive?

This work has always lacked any sort of financial sustainability in the best of times but now the donations have dropped so much after rent was paid that we’re just not making the basic bills and are thousands under budget.

The need for rescues in Vietnam is IMMENSE. We cannot stress that enough. Vietnam really is hell for animals in so many ways. Many animals lack access to the most basic vet care and so many are left injured or sick with almost no one to turn to. ALL rescues in this country, regardless of their funding, are overwhelmed and struggling to keep up with the endless cases of suffering that we are all just doing our best to keep up with. This may be a beautiful country with lovely people and excellent food, but animals are suffering horribly here. The absolute last thing we need is one of the few rescues in the country, especially one with 12 years experience on the ground, to lose the ability to help animals because we can’t remain financially solvent.

Please donate today to help us continue this vital work here. We cannot do it without YOU!
THANK YOU!

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết Mai
🐱 https://bit.ly/VAAR-newsletter

01/05/2025

We need your help!

Our rescue in Vietnam is doing everything we can to care for animals in desperate need, but we’re currently facing over $600 in overdue vet bills and could really use your support as we face a budget shortfall last month of over $2000.

One of our sweet rescue cats is still in the hospital recovering from surgery, and we’re continuing treatment for our puppies battling ringworm. On the bright side, our 3-week-old kittens are thriving, and our wildlife rehabilitation efforts are improving every day thanks to our incredible new manager!

If you’re able to donate—any amount makes a huge difference—you’ll be directly helping us cover urgent medical costs and continue this lifesaving work.

For a $50 donation, you can name a kitten, so send us your suggestions!

Thank you for being part of our rescue family.

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết Mai
🐱 https://bit.ly/VAAR-newsletter

29/04/2025

We’ve had a big vet clinic week and we need your help!

All the puppies went for their second vaccines plus their mom got spayed. We also decided to take Maple, our foster puppy who was returned, to get a new home.

Yesterday, we brought Cherish in as it seems we’ve got a mild case of avian pox which is spread by mosquitoes and should clear up on its own.

Luna had a follow up after her blood test last weekend and having seen blood in her urine, she got an ultrasound that showed a bladder stone. That’s being removed in a surgery today and she’ll stay at the clinic over the holidays.

Cami had a fever and quit eating, so at 12 years old, we knew we needed to get her to the vet quickly. Her white blood cell count was high and it’s likely related to her gingivitis which flares up once in a while. She’s on antibiotics and steroids to see if we can get that under control.

Both cats have been very healthy their whole lives, but as seniors, their vet bills definitely increase.

Most of the puppy vaccines and spay were covered but everything else is on our tab. Even with a discount we’re looking at around $600 for this week’s vet bills! Please help us cover the care for our rescues!

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết Mai
🐱 https://bit.ly/VAAR-newsletter

26/04/2025

URGENT HELP NEEDED!
These five tiny, two to three-week-old kittens were dumped at our gate this morning—left next to a fish head.

We are completely overwhelmed. Right now, we have 4 puppies and 5 kittens in our care, and only one of them has a home lined up. Every single day, we are stretched further than we can afford, and yet the need never stops.

Yesterday, mama dog Nemi was spayed—but the mothers of these other babies are still out there, still able to breed again. Until more animals are sterilized, the cycle of suffering continues.

The truth is: these kittens have almost no chance of finding homes here. We require indoor-only adopters due to the extreme dangers cats face in Vietnam—cat meat trade, deadly infections, constant traffic, and fatal dog attacks.

We’re committed to keeping them safe, loved, and healthy for as long as it takes—but we are drowning. Our sanctuary is already at capacity, our monthly budget is thousands short, and we’re running out of resources fast.

We cannot do this without you. Please, if you care about animal rescue, if you believe these lives matter—donate today. Every dollar helps us feed, treat, protect, and fight for these innocent souls who have no one else.

We’re desperate. We need your help.
Donate now and share.

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết Mai
🐱 https://bit.ly/VAAR-newsletter

22/04/2025

Every animal deserves the right to live free from pain and suffering, free from illness, thirst, and hunger. They all deserve the right to be safe and to enjoy peace and solitude or the freedom to enjoy time with their herds, packs, or flocks.

What we hope to offer these animals of all species is a life they wouldn’t have had without us. Some will stay with us in sanctuary their whole lives, others will be adopted to their own homes with a family. Each individual regardless of species has our promise that we will do our best for them.

Whether at the wildlife center or our shelter, we seek to provide an opportunity for a good life with the help and generosity of donors around the world that believe in our mission and trust us to carry it out for these animals who so desperately need us.

Please help us to continue to care for these rescues, to build out the wildlife project, and help animals in need in our community. Your support is the only reason we can help! Every donation no matter how big or small makes a difference in their lives.

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết Mai

21/04/2025

Take a look at our shelter!

We don’t often get our pics of the whole property of our shelter, so here’s a bit of it here. We recently were able to finish the painting of the kitchen and big dog room so that’s looking so good thanks to the support of our donors. We’ve been in this building for almost 12 years now, and it has a lot of things we wish we could afford to spruce up, but for now it still works well for our rescues.

The facility is a four bedroom house with 2 bathrooms and a big garden which is rare now in the Hoi An real estate market. It would be nearly impossible to find anything of this size at this price nowadays as prices are just through the roof for much smaller places. We locked in this price over a decade ago and we just can’t leave in spite of the fact that it’s falling apart and leaks in places.

The cat room is next to be painted and it’s going to look amazing soon!

While we are a small shelter, we still do our best to serve community animals when we have the funding, staff, and space. We hope you’ll continue to have faith in our work and let us continue saving animals in a region so desperately in need of rescues.

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết

20/04/2025

Today was our first day getting things sorted again at the Phong Dien wildlife center with so much work to do. Aside from tons of cleaning, we are going around doing health check ups on as many animals as we can.

The sad news is that while we didn’t have our staff onsite for 6 weeks, our camel got sick and died and they didn’t tell us about that. We could have at least gotten her vet care, but unfortunately no one told us there was a problem so she died likely of a respiratory infection. It’s extremely sad and a testament to how badly we need qualified caretakers onsite at all times.

The turtle ponds also all needed to be emptied and scrubbed. The Giant Asian Pond turtles are now experiencing a fungal infection due to the dirty living conditions and they’ll require treatment. We’ve been pushing them to get the paperwork for their release, and while they haven’t yet finished that, the ponds were not cared for in our absence and now they need vet care before being healthy enough for release again. It’s quite frustrating but we’re working through it.

The parrots and snakes are all ok, however, so that’s great news.

This project is so vital to these animals who were trafficked in the illegal wildlife trade. Many are non releaseable exotic species and they need special care for the rest of their lives here.

No matter how badly stretched we are with funding, this project really is so extremely important to this region that desperately lacks good care facilities for confiscated wildlife.

Please support our anti-speciesist rescue work in Vietnam while we do all we can to improve the lives of animals who need us. We remain drastically under budget by thousands of dollars this month alone and really need to pull out of this quickly!

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết

18/04/2025

🆘 WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW! 🚨

This is a CRITICAL time for us at VAAR! We’re facing a massive challenge this week, and the clock is ticking. Due to the drastic drop in donations last month, our funds are dangerously low, and we desperately need your support!

We need to place an order for extra supplies for our shelter animals and for the wildlife center. That means we need to stock up on food and medicine as well as cover outstanding veterinary bills.

Our founder is heading to the Phong Dien Wildlife Project with our new wildlife manager to get the project back on track after 6 weeks without our staff onsite. We are very concerned about the future of the animals rescued from illegal wildlife trafficking. This project is absolutely vital in central Vietnam, and we can’t do this without your help!

We’re aiming to raise $3,000, and we NEED it ASAP. This is a true EMERGENCY. Our animals are depending on us, and WE NEED YOU to help us keep going.

🙏 PLEASE, help in any way you can: Like, share, donate, to keep our animals fed and safe!

Every little bit counts: NO AMOUNT IS TOO SMALL!
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🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết Mai

15/04/2025

We’re still in a severe funding crisis, but we’re doing the best we can to help animals here. We’ve always been very limited by the resources we need. There are thousands of animals in this town who aren’t sterilized or vaccinated, and almost none are protected from the horrors of the dog and cat meat trades, traffic, infectious diseases, or abuse.

Right now we are watching the greatest dip in our funds since the Ukraine war started. We’ve lost hundreds of subscribers to our emails over the past few months, our main source of funding. We gain followers and lose them. We try to cut all we can from our spending and still our static costs bite us in the butt.

Without a miracle, our rescue won’t survive. Yet we remain hopeful. Why? Because over 12 very long and difficult years in this work affecting so many animals, we know our impact in a community that desperately needs rescues.

We’re not perfect. We don’t claim to be. Our facility isn’t fancy. The fencing is rusted, the walls leak, the water pumps try to die every few months. It’s not California. We do the best we can with very little.

Many of the animals we rescued will never get homes as adoptions are so rare here because we have standards of care that include an indoor only home for cats which are very hard to come by in the tropics.

We know that as a rescue that is outspoken about veganism as a moral baseline may not win us any popularity contests but there is simply no other way to be an advocate for animals. Many vegans around the world don’t yet know of our work and we look forward to sharing that with them.

We’re still $3100 under budget, a HUGE number for us. HUGE… please help if you’re able even in these extremely uncertain economic times. The animals need YOU!

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết

THANK YOU!

12/04/2025

We’ve got 2 female foster puppies that are still looking for forever families!

They are now nearly 9 weeks old, had their first vaccines, and are fat, active, and happy little nuggets ready for their families.

Their mama, Nemi, is getting spayed in 2 weeks so she’ll be sticking around for her surgery and then also looking for a family.

All adoptions must be for lifelong, safe homes with parents that will keep up with vaccines and spay them when they’re old enough. These girls will be small, under 10kg, so they could live in apartments but need a nice area to walk. They’d love a safe and secure garden to play in. NO roaming allowed, walked only on leashes. This country is unfortunately extremely unsafe for dogs and cats with high rates of dog theft and poisoning, so we need to find caretakers who take this very seriously. We are happy to arrange overseas adoptions as well.

We are still $3500 short of our goal and sadly not seeing much movement in the funding. Please help if you are able. We are only able to care for these fosters in our shelters because of generous donors who cover the costs of rent and caretaking staff. This funding crisis limits what animals we can help! We desperately need to get out of this horrible debt.

🐱 paypal.me/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 venmo:
🐱 patreon.com/vietnamanimalaid/
🐱 revolut:
🐱 Momo: Tên tài khoản: Trần Tuyết Mai, Số tài khoản: 0905297096
🐱 VP Bank: 0938539243, Trần Tuyết

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Vietnam Animal Aid and Rescue is a vegan animal rights organization that has a rescue shelter and farm sanctuary in Hoi An, Vietnam. We are part of a growing, global, non-speciesist animal rights movement that works to protect all sentient beings. Our mission is to end the pain and suffering of all species, through mass sterilization, vaccinations, education and improving veterinary care across Vietnam. We advocate for a fully vegan lifestyle and for abolition of all animal use and exploitation.

Since 2013, we have been rescuing, rehabilitating, and re-homing hundreds of cats and dogs and with our previous clinic ran veterinary training, community sterilization, and mobile clinic programs. We are now opening a new mixed practice clinic in Da Nang to service all species who need us and to use as our base for mass sterilization projects and veterinary training again. We advocate for a fully vegan lifestyle and for abolition of all animal use and exploitation. We will accomplish our mission through sterilization/vaccination and building the veterinary industry of Vietnam to provide adequate health care for all species, while also educating people about the power of veganism to save animals, curb climate change, and protect human health.

We are a small charitable organisation and rely on donations from individuals such as yourself. To donate, please visit: http://vietnampetsandvets.com/donate/.

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