PetSmart Charities grant helps bring sustainable veterinary services to Far North

July 18, 2024 @ 9:00 amLocal News, News, Walkerton-Wingham-Listowel, Wingham Advance Times

A PetSmart Charities is helping the Cat Lake Friends of Animush to access veterinary care. Here, Vanessa Weidner, registered veterinary technician, greets a furry patient, while other canines wait their turn. (Contributed photo)
HANOVER/WALKERTON – Good veterinary care is something most of us in this part of Canada take for granted; not the people in Eabametoong (Fort Hope) First Nation. Sandy Setley, of the Cat Lake Friends of Animush Humane Northern Animal Welfare group, explained that Indigenous people in the Far North don’t have access to basic vet…
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Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Pauline Kerr is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter with the Walkerton Herald-Times. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.