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February 2011
If the shelves and cabinets, back rooms, and offices at your veterinary clinic are crammed with unused textbooks, journals, instruments, equipment, and supplies, consider donating them to veterinarians and students in foreign countries where they are needed.
The AVMA often receives calls from people interested in donating such items. The groups and individuals listed here collect for the countries specified. These donations may be tax-deductible if given to a qualified nonprofit organization, using IRS form 8283, "Noncash Charitable Contributions." Or consult a tax expert.
A contact for Veterinary Books for Africa is Tertia Coetsee, Jotello F. Soga Library, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110, South Africa; phone, 27-012-5298580; Tertia.coetsee@up.ac.za
Medical Books for China International accepts veterinary and other medical textbooks and journals, but they must have been published or produced within the past 10 years. Working through the Chinese Ministry of Health, the organization serves over a thousand libraries in China. Contact Mary Zoe Phillips, 13021 E. Florence Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-4505; phone, (562) 946-8774; fax, (562) 946-8778; jmpmbci@yahoo.com.
Dr. Srinivasan Ramanathan and other Indian veterinarians practicing in America have established a veterinary college at Jaipur, in northern India near New Delhi, and travel there to help. They welcome donations of items they can bring for the students to study large and small animal medicine, especially teaching materials in large animal medicine and farm, zoo, and exotic animal husbandry and management areas. That includes textbooks (but not journals), clinical data, proceedings, husbandry materials, and data stored on computer disks. Also needed are ultrasound machines, endoscopy units, surgical/orthopedic instruments, and audiovisual material. Contact Dr. Ramanathan before sending anything, at (425) 246-2444, or animaldr@hotmail.com. His address is 31014 124th Ave. S.E., Auburn, WA 98092.
Dr. Kenneth Haas coordinates donations of textbooks, journals, and surgical instruments for International Veterinary Educational Assistance, for Latvia. Books must have been published no earlier than 2000 and journals no earlier than 2008. Contact him at 2722 Carlyle Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008; phone, (269) 344-3249.
The Education and Research Committee of Usmanu Danfodiyo University's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Nigeria requests donations and subscriptions of books, journals, publications, illustration posters and models, CD-ROMs, and other interactive learning materials. The committee's educational program would also welcome computers and laboratory/diagnostic materials. Items should be sent to the program's coordinator, Dr. Aminu Shittu, c/o Department of Public Health and Animal Production, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, P.M.B 2254, Sokoto, Nigeria; phone, (234) 803-6857-519; ameen_vet@yahoo.com.
Dr. I.H. Kathio accepts donations of textbooks and journals as well as items such as surgical instruments and suture materials to take to Pakistan. He has also traveled to other countries, including Mexico and Israel, at their request to do volunteer work. Contact Dr. Kathio at Pittston Animal Hospital, 4 O'Connell St., Pittston, PA 18640; phone, (570) 655-2412; www.kathio.com.
Dr. Cirilo Reyes Jr. collects veterinary, medical, and husbandry books, conference proceedings, sample veterinary board examination questions, and animal industry trade journals to be sent to veterinary schools and colleges in the Philippines. Books published between 1980 to the present and journals published within the last five years are preferred. Also needed are microscopes and surgical materials. Contact Dr. Reyes at 910 Coulter Drive, Apartment 102, Hugoton, KS 67951; phone, (620) 544-5747; cirilorey@yahoo.com.
The Veterinary Clinic for Diseases of Hoofed Animals, Carnivorous Animals, Birds, and Wild Animals of the University of Belgrade's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Serbia requests donations of veterinary textbooks, especially books on small animals, surgical instruments, examination tables, cages, ultrasound and anesthesia equipment, and miscellaneous veterinary supplies. Items should be sent to Drs. Vanja Krstic or Nenad Andric, Small Animals Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, Bulevar Oslobodenja 18, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia; phone, (381) 63-405361; nenad@vet.bg.ac.rs or vanja@vet.bg.ac.rs
Dr. Said Gul Safi, president and program manager of the Afghanistan Veterinary Association, welcomes donations of veterinary textbooks, journals, surgical instruments, equipment, and supplies. Contact Dr. Safi at Badam Bagh, District-17, Kabul City, Afghanistan; phone, (93) 7008-78044; saidgulsafi@gmail.com
The Tanzania Animal Welfare Society in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, accepts donations of veterinary textbooks, journals, surgical instruments, examination tables, cages, laptops and projectors, suture materials, and miscellaneous veterinary supplies. Contact Dr. Thomas W. Kahema, Executive Director, Tanzania Animal Welfare Society, P.O. Box 10268, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; phone, (255) 713 322796; tzanimal@yahoo.com; www.taweso.org.
Project V.E.T.S. collects veterinary equipment, technology, and supplies for donation to veterinarians worldwide who work for nonprofit organizations or nongovernmental organizations dedicated to improving animal health and welfare. Contact Dr. Candy S. Brad, Project V.E.T.S., P.O. Box 21523, Boulder, CO 80308; phone, (303) 819-2501; info@projectvets.org; www.projectvets.org
Amazon Community Animal Rescue, Education & Safety welcomes donations of portable x-ray machines and cassettes, dental equipment, IV catheters, sutures and inductions, medications suitable for small animal surgery, used but functional surgical instruments, a centrifuge, rechargeable clippers, disposable or cotton drapes, autoclave tape, scalpel blades, microchips and chip readers, ID collars, and collapsible dog cages. The organization provides free veterinary care for the Peru River basin area as well as spay/neuter clinics throughout the region. Contact Molly Mednikow, 3674 Kingsboro Road N.E., Atlanta, GA 30319; phone, (202) 258-2780; molly@amazoncares.org; www.amazoncares.org
Silent Heroes Foundation requests donations of veterinary textbooks; surgical equipment, including portable postmortem equipment, darting equipment, suture materials, and equipment trays; dog muzzles, leashes, and leads; syringes; battery-operated portable refrigerators or freezers; ophthalmoscopes and otoscopes; bandage materials; wound cleaning supplies; lab equipment; and computers. The foundation assists veterinarians, physicians, and rangers in Africa. For more information, contact Dr. Hayley R. Adams, Director of Operations, Silent Heroes Foundation, 6192 Adeline Court, McLean, VA 22101; phone, (706) 761-3793; silentheroesfound@yahoo.com; www.thesilentheroes.org
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