In Other News, Animals Around The Globe Need Our Help
Dr. Jen and Dr. Jason talk to Lulu Peddle, an English veterinary nurse who is on a mission to help pets in need across the globe. She’s part of the Worldwide Veterinary Service.
For the last 16 years, Worldwide Veterinary Service have been sending vital veterinary aid all around the world. Now, they are using their global network of animal welfare charities to ensure that animals in need receive the care they deserve through the COVID-19 pandemic. They have started a new initiative “Parcels of Hope” – where WVS sources the supplies they need, package them and send these urgent aid parcels wherever requested. Lulu is leading the charge by organizing the donations for shipment.
BIO:
Lulu Peddle grew up in a small town in England, surrounded by farm land. From a young age, she chose to be a farm hand, feeding cattle, rearing calves and driving about on an old grey Massey Ferguson tractor, rather than spending times at parties or clubs.
At 15, she got her first job working at a local veterinary clinic on Saturday mornings. Being at the bottom rung of a career ladder, this job barely allowed her to see an animal, let alone assist with care. The job consisted of odd jobs including washing the veterinarian’s car.
She started training as a veterinary nurse when she was 17 and worked full time at a veterinary clinic while she attended college. It was during this time that she met Dr. Luke Gamble, the CEO and founder of Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS) - a charity that provides free expert care to animals in need all over the world. They do that by sending veterinarians where they are needed most, training veterinarians to increase the standard of care globally, and by shipping urgent aid supplies worldwide, every week of the year.
Sixteen years later, Lulu is now supporting WVS on a part-time basis and has even gone on volunteering trips to put her nursing skills to use. Although what she does now is far from working in practice, her work ultimately still is focused on the welfare and needs of animals.
For the last 16 years, Worldwide Veterinary Service have been sending vital veterinary aid all around the world. Now, they’re using their global network of animal welfare charities to ensure that animals in need receive the care they deserve through the COVID-19 pandemic.
The current situation is limiting many charities' ability to source the veterinary supplies they need. The pandemic means that WVS can't send their expert vets or volunteers to help these animals, but they can send veterinary supplies, and that’s why they have started a new initiative “Parcels of Hope” – where WVS sources the supplies they need, package them and send these urgent aid parcels wherever requested. Lulu is leading the charge by organizing the donations for shipment.
Despite the current travel restrictions, the global supply network is still operating and their parcels, sent with support from the public, will be making a life-saving difference to animals in need soon.