Within six miles of Amici Cannis’ Animal Hospital in Cotacachi, Ecuador there exists 24 indigenous villages. Many of the families who live in these villages make less than $450 per month. Their income barely covers their basic needs, making veterinary care an unaffordable luxury, and animal overpopulation a crisis.
Amici Cannis developed an indigenous outreach program, which provides low cost and free veterinary care and humane education in these villages. The result? We are improving the quality of life for people and their pets, reducing the spread of infectious diseases in animals and people, decreasing animal overpopulation, and increasing compassionate treatment towards animals. With such a high concentration of Indigenous Peoples and pets, we still have a lot of work to do and it requires a lot of resources. Each year, we invest $65,000 in our indigenous empowerment program.
