EHF Vet Volunteers
Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic, Rarotonga, Cook Islands
EHF’s patients are primarily companion animals, but our veterinary teams have also treated pigs, goats, horses, birds, fruit bats, one seal and a hawksbill turtle. Since opening The Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic doors, EHF has
- Treated more than 33,000 animals
- Sterilized more than 13,000 animals
EHF Clinic Team Responsibilities
Volunteer Positions vary, but typically include a combination of the following personnel:
- veterinarians
- veterinary students
- vet techs/nurses
- college pre-vet interns
- administrative volunteer
Volunteer position responsibilities are detailed in the EHF Application Protocol materials. Contact EHF for details: Click Here
Please note:
- 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. 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, particularly veterinarian volunteers, 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 work invariably 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.
Blood recipient
Resident cat & dog are important members of EHF Clinic Healing Team:
“This was a complicated but exciting procedure to perform at the clinic and careful preparation and a good clinical team were required,” wrote EHF veterinarian Becky Robinson.
“Craig, one of the clinic cats, was the blood donor and a blood transfusion was performed…”
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