Equine welfare volunteer up for international award
Young British graduate Jen White has been shortlisted for the International Volunteer Award at this year’s Ceva Animal Welfare Awards, for her move at the Republic of The Gambia Horse together with Donkey Trust.
The nationwide awards, held past times Ceva, manufacturers of Feliway together with Adaptil, volition celebrate volunteers, charity workers, veterinarian professionals together with immature people who accept demonstrated dedication to beast welfare.
After focusing her academy studies on the economical benefits of working animals inwards a developing country, White, 24, from Headley, Surrey, decided to volunteer at the Republic of The Gambia Horse together with Donkey Trust for ii weeks inwards 2010.
After returning home, White completed her academy flat but presently returned to Republic of The Gambia to volunteer for a farther ii months inwards 2011.
A year-and-a-half on she is even together with thus volunteering, responsible for running all the overseas operations at the charity together with overseeing a squad of 16. She manages the running of the equine veterinarian centre which houses nearly xxx animals, a mobile veterinarian hospital for rural villages equally good equally several educational welfare projects for farmers together with children.
On overstep of these daily duties, White is e'er on manus during a crisis, staying upwardly through the nighttime to hand-rear orphan animals or providing showtime assistance for local people – she of late removed a push wedged far within a pocket-size local boy’s ear!
“It was exclusively ever meant to live on a two-week projection but I totally roughshod inwards honey amongst the job, people together with animals together with thus decided to stay. Settling inwards to Republic of The Gambia has been a wonderful sense although it has had its hard times. I’ve learnt together with thus much from the people, who alive amongst together with thus niggling yet are wonderfully happy. It surely helps lay things inwards perspective.
“No ii days are ever the same out hither together with I acquire to move amongst to a greater extent than or less actually fantastic people – both Gambian staff together with besides visiting volunteer vets who I’ve learnt together with thus much from. But the best matter is the animals. Knowing you’re making a forthwith touching on on their lives together with through that helping their owners together with the whole community – it brings an enormous sense of satisfaction.”
Ginette Bryant of Ceva Animal Health said: “The International Volunteer Award category is to a greater extent than competitive than ever this year; in that place were simply together with thus many fantastic candidates who dedicate their lives to beast welfare. We’re actually excited nearly the awards but the judges accept an extremely tough task on their hands.”
Ceva Animal Health’s judging panel consists of celebrity vets Marc Abraham together with Joe Inglis, equally good equally veterinarian surgeon Chris Laurence MBE, Ross Tiffin of the Feline Advisory Bureau (FAB) together with Dennis Baker OBE Chief executive at Wood Green, the Animal Charity. The winners volition live on announced at the awards ceremony on Apr iii 2013.
For to a greater extent than information nearly the move of the Republic of The Gambia Horse together with Donkey Trust take in www.gambiahorseanddonkey.org.uk or www.facebook.com/gambiahorseanddonkey.
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