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Once again, the World Vets organization held their annual Veterinary Field Project for pets in Siem Reap where a skilled team of veterinarians and technicians executed a community-wide spay/neuter and microchipping campaign.

This year, twelve students from Grade 10, 11 and 12 volunteered their time to help. Over the course of the three-day project, World Vets spayed/neutered 385 animals, performed check-ups on 389 animals as well as microchipping and administering rabies vaccines to 460 animals. Each year, our students act as translators and assistants helping the vets to complete their work efficiently. This year project coordinator, Jen Cartmill, said, “The volunteer students from JPA rocked all weekend. Their language skills were particularly useful. Chanmolis ’19 was indispensable, a real standout.”

Voleak ’19 said, “Working with the local community was a good experience and I was glad to be able to help the animals. My job was to weigh the dogs so the vets could prepare the correct amount of anesthetic for each animal. I also tracked the order of the operations and helped translate for the owners so that they understood what was happening to their pets.”

“On the second day, Pagnapech ’21 and I took charge of registering owners and their pets, with some owners bringing up to 12 animals. We registered over 100 animals prioritizing sick animals and strays from the surrounding pagodas. The weekend was enjoyable and ran very smoothly.”

Well done to all the JPA volunteers and many thanks to World Vets.