Esther Honey Foundation

EHF's All Volunteer Staff Treats more than 2,600 Patients Annually
Volunteering at The Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic
►"Life is great and missing Raro lots. I loved the work, the people I met and the diving made for one of the happiest times of my life!!! A lot of people made me feel really needed and that I had made a big difference. I do hope to return & volunteer again." Sal, Australian Veterinarian Volunteer To read about Sal's volunteer experience: Click Here ► Thank you Dr. Wright for taking time away from your holiday to share your expertise with EHF volunteers. ►WELCOME JULY - AUGUST VOLUNTEERS! Above & Beyond EHF 2010 Census COMPLETED!! Exciting results available soon! ►EHF vet students, Chelsea & Brian, created a cheerful garden space at the EHF Clinic site with lovely donated plants. Thank you to all who contributed to this peaceful addition to the Esther Honey grounds.
EHF Services & Clinic Team Responsibilities
EHF SERVICES How does EHF, our volunteers and supporters improve the lives of animals each month? ►EHF Animal Clinic Monthly Report (Monthly Veterinary & Education Services Provided by EHF for July 2010) - Clinic drugs, supplies & equipment: The US team purchased, solicited and organized transport for clinic drugs, supplies and equipment valued at $14,722.76 USD; wrote & received a grant for a new clinic vehicle - Volunteers: The US Home office recruited 14 volunteers; 3 veterinarians, 8 vet students, 1 vet nurse, 1 clinic assistant and 1 EHF IE3 Intern to travel to Rarotonga. Three tourist volunteers assisted our team daily. - Number of Animals Treated: 226 animals were treated including 1 goats, 1 pig and 3 birds. - Number of Animals Spayed or Neutered: dogs 31/34 cats: 65 total - Number of Animals Rehomed: new homes were found for 30 companion animals. - Number of meals served to animals in our care: 918 meals. - EHF's community education: Tabling at Saturday Markets weekly and Attendance at NZ Conference (See below) Thank you to all the local businesses who provide support for the clinic day in and day out and to the tourist volunteers (Thank you Felix, Mary and Dr. Wright), who take time from their holiday to help the clinic team and spend time with the treasured animals in our care. CONTINUING EDUCATION for the EHF TEAM THANK YOU WSPA & SPCA NZ for sponsoring the conference A special thank you to WSPA for sponsoring EHF's participation ► "The South Pacific Humane Education Conference was awesome! " writes EHF Clinic Director Gregg Young in his report to the foundation. As the EHF representative for the Cook Islands, Gregg joined other animal welfare representatives from Guam, Papua New Guinea, Nepal, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand & Samoa to exchange ideas about how to advance our shared goal of building more humane communities in the South Pacific region… ► READ Gregg's full report: Click Here Clinic Director Gregg Young at New Zealand Conference with Norm Hewit former All-Black & current animal advocate. ______________________________________ EHF CLINIC TEAM RESPONSIBILITIES ►Volunteer Positions FOLLOWING HASH HOUSE HARRIER RUN vary, but typically include a combination of the following personnel: - veterinarians - veterinary students, - vet techs/nurses, - college pre-vet interns - administrative Volunteers ►Position Responsibilities are detailed in Application Protocol materials. Contact EHF: Click Here Please note: It is expected that experienced veterinarians will supervise vet students and recent graduates. All volunteers share in the maintenance of the animals, clinic and EHF residence. All volunteers work under the auspices and at the direction of the US office and the EHF Board of Directors and are required to adhere to clinic policies and protocols established by the Esther Honey Foundation in compliance and in agreement with Cook Islands authorities. All volunteers, particularly veterinarian volunters, are expected to remain on Rarotonga during the time that they are scheduled to work at the clinic unless prior arrangements are made. ►Work Schedule: Volunteers volunteer from two weeks to a year. They agree to work full days, five days a week and to be available for emergencies. Maintenance and animal care responsibilities continue on weekends. Work, especially when there is an influx of fish poisoning patients, can be exhausting, but most volunteers find the rewards outweigh the demands. ►Clinic Hours: The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 8-5 with the feed and clean beginning at 7AM. The workd invaribly extends beyond 5 PM with evening feed and clean and medications. Saturdays, patients are scheduled for mornings appointments only. Sundays the clinic is open for emergencies, in-patient care and clinic maintenance. Rosters allow volunteers where possible (Keeping in mind that unanticipated circumstances can intervene) to have two days off per week. Lovely MAMA DOG
24/7 AM EMERGENCIES ►“About 4:45 AM this morning, this female piglet arrived at the clinic after being attacked by dogs. A large ugly gash stretched behind her ear & she suffered from multiple puncture wounds & abrasions. Despite appearances, after the wee hour treatment by the EHF team, the prognosis is good. Still dark at 6:25 AM & the clinic team has returned to bed.” Can’t help but think what would have been this little piggy’s fate if not for EHF. ► Update: Perkier Piglet enjoying a snack under the watchful eye of relieved owner! ______________________________________________________________________________________ ► Another AM emergency for the dedicated EHF Team: Adorable George was attacked by a large dog who left the puppy with puncture wounds under his chest. ►Just a few days later, thanks to EHF for providing the necessary drugs and supplies and recruiting these skilled and spectacular volunteers, sweet George is on the mend and as cute as ever in his stylish aqua vet wrap.
EHF Animal Clinic Patients
Craig the "award winning" clinic cat _______________________________________________________ ► EHF Animal Clinic PATIENTS Hit by car victim► Fish poisoning patient Recovering machete injury/abuse victim Skin disease patient Esther Honey Animal Clinic Extension & Cages THANK YOU Air New Zealand, Masterpet & WSPA ► Sweet Billy, neglect victim Billy was found suffering with a serious neck wound from a rope tied too tight, left too long. Thanks to the compassionate local family who saw the injured goat's distress and brought him to EHF for care, Billy is now on the mend. KITTENS KITTENS KITTENS Although the foundation's mission is limited to Petey the Petrel providing service to companion animals, EHF will always provide compassionate care to relieve suffering for any animal.
Adoption & Exportation Services
NEW HOMES for the HOMELESS ► FOUND: A perfect family for a perfectly spectacular dog. Thank you EHF Clinic Team for providing veterinary and loving care for Snoppy until the "right" match could be made. Thank you Matariki and the Cook Islands News for letting the community know about this exceptional dog! ► MADE: Another successful match by the crack EHF team.Clinic favorite Steve is now snuggled into his forever home thanks to the generosity of a Rarotonga family and the policy of The Esther Honey Foundation not to euthanize healthy animals. Although it is expensive to continue to care for animals until the an excellent home can be found, we're confident that Steve ( now renamed "Chewie") & his new family would agree that it is worth the cost and the right thing for EHF to do. ► Nom Nom (above with his new family) was a fish poisoning patient who came into the clinic about the same time as the other poisoned dogs and we were worried that he might meet a similar fate. But NomNom showed more classic signs of fish poisoning and slowly began to recover. After two weeks of treatment and support, he is finally able to wobble around on his legs, kind of like Bambi taking his first steps. Joining his welcoming new family will be just the medincine NomNom needs for a complete recovery. Raro kitties need homes too! Three men and a cat named Rat! First Windows and Doors' Mike Allen is an EHF star! He generously donated the refurbishing of the clinic cage bottoms two years in a row (helping to keep the animals in our care safe) and put the icing on the cake when he stopped by the clinic recently and left with a green-eared ginger kitty in his arms! Thank you Mike! ______________________________________ EXPORTATION SERVICES EHF has facilitated the exportation of Cook Islands cats and dogs and Bora Bora dogs to loving homes and families in the US, Canada and New Zealand since 1995. Most were exported by volunteers who fell hopelessly in love with an animal that they had cared for. Many others were exported by tourists who fell victim to the same malady. Bora Bora's Pongo Bora Bora's Lovely Ta'a CALI (USA) STUMPY (USA) "We Click Here: The Best Dog in the World We adopted our three-legged dog Mia from Esther Honey and brought her to NZ last year. She's a real star and has adapted so well." Janet

EHF Community Education
In addition to veterinary services, EHF volunteers share vital animal healthcare information and humane education at the clinic and within the community. In the Cook Islands, this information is available to the community through several venues including the following: ► The Saturday Market ► Cook Islands Media EHF is grateful for the coverage of clinic activities by the island's television station CITV and newspapers, *The Cook Island News (See recent CI NEWS articles below) and The Cook Islands Herald. These generous businesses contribute to EHF's success in disseminating the Foundation's message that emphasizes: ► Compassionate & responsible animal health care ► Importance of Spay and Neuter ► Respect for all life ► Humane Education Thank you WSPA for your contributions to EHF Education programs. ►2010 Community Education Presentations ►At the Clinic ► In the Classroom ►At EHF VET TREKS**

Esther Honey Animal Clinic in the News*
Canine census on island dogs May 20, 2010 "Esther Honey Foundation volunteers are again out in the community conducting a census, counting the number of island dogs. EHF has de-sexed more than 5595 dogs since establishing the clinic in 1995 and the purpose of the census is to confirm that the percentage of Rarotonga dogs sterilised remains at, or is greater than, 70 per cent of the entire canine population. The number critical for stabilising dog populations on Rarotonga and ensuring that the number of unwanted dogs will continue to decrease as long as EHF continues to provide spay and neuter services to new animals that are born of the dogs not yet sterilised." Read More ►Click Here ____________________________________ Dogs bring joy May 15, 2010 Letter to the Editor "I’m having a great holiday here in Rarotonga. A large part of my enjoyment has been the people I’ve met and watching, talking to and cuddling the friendly dogs on Muri Beach. I’ve observed many other tourists doing the same and see the dogs as a huge attraction as you don’t experience this at home where dogs are all tied up or shut in or banned from so many areas. Some of us miss our dear pets at home! There are always those who will complain and see people as having exclusive rights to happiness but I believe (as do others) that the dogs have as much right to a good quality of life as we do." ►Read More Click Here ____________________________________ Slow down for dog’s sake May 13, 2010 "The Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic is pleading to the public to slow down on our roads. Vets at the clinic have been working round the clock to help save an alarming number of family dogs that have been run over on the roads...." ► Read More: Click Here ► Is it time to erect the replacement EHF Dog Crossing road signs? Click Here _________________________________ Cats and dogs looking for good homes May 6, 2010 The Esther Honey Foundation in Nikao has friendly dogs. cute kittens and cats that need good homes. Because of the large numbers of animals being cared for at the clinic, there is also a need for pet food. The community is being asked to help support the island’s only animal clinic by opening up your home and welcoming another member of the family. Each of the orphaned animals at the clinic have their own unique qualities and even have some interesting backgrounds which the staff at the clinic are more than happy to share with you... ►Read More Click Here _________________________________________________

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