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Education and training of specialists

The Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation's guiding principle is "Let's tackle the root of the problem". In addition to the optimisation of animal shelters and neutering campaigns in Switzerland and many other countries, the training and further education of veterinarians and animal protectionists is an important pillar of this philosophy: The SUST veterinary training courses are known for their quality and efficiency.
 
Animal welfare activists learn elementary principles for the handling and care of animals and for the management of animal shelters, veterinarians are brought up to date with the latest neutering techniques by internationally recognized colleagues and experience new and important things for the implementation of such campaigns.
 
This lays the foundation for further successful neutering campaigns to meet the quality standard demanded by SUST: This means that countless unwanted young animals do not have to be born and suffer in the first place. It has been proven that the overpopulation of dogs and cats can only be contained in the long term and animal-friendly by neutering campaigns.

This is what we have set ourselves the goal of our animal welfare work: the problem is being tackled at the root!

The pillar "basic and advanced training of specialists" includes

- Courses at the SUST Academy
- Veterinary training in different countries
- Animal welfare seminars in different countries
- ERFA events in Switzerland
- Internships for veterinarians, students and veterinary assistants in different countries
- Trainee programme for young Swiss veterinarians of SUST and Kompanima
- personal training of experts during SUST operations
- Co-financing of training centres

If you'd like to find out more about other the Specialist Education & Training projects of SUST, please access the German version of the website using your browser's translation extension.
 
The activities of the Susy Utzinger Animal Welfare Foundation are financed exclusively by donations and legacies (no public support).

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Fonsy's ride to happiness!

March 2023

Here you see Fonsy on his way to his new home. The fact that he has found one and that incredibly quickly is not at all self-evident, but almost a small sensation. When SUST helper Andrea heard about Fonsy, the prospects of the feral and extremely people-shy cat were rather bleak. There was talk of putting him to sleep, as the animal was probably terminally ill, according to its current owner. To continue feeding him in his usual place after treatment was out of the question, because they didn't really want a cat.
Andrea didn't hesitate for a second and pulled out all the stops to give Fonsy - who, by the way, only suffered from skin mites - a second chance. And although the chances for feral cats are vanishingly small, it worked out for Fonsy and he was already allowed to move to a new home on Sunday, where he will from now on keep the mouse population at a bearable level as a barn cat and otherwise just be who he is.
Many heartfelt thanks to SUST helper Andrea, our woman for all (cat distress) cases, who commits herself with all her heart and soul and a lot of time to the concerns of animals in distress!
The veterinary costs for Fonsy are covered by SUST as part of their project "SaveMyLife" - many thanks to all animal lovers who make this possible with your donations!
Many thanks also to VetTrust Tierklinik Oberland Saland for their kindness in invoicing!
By the way and as a reminder: Whoever feeds a (pet) animal over a longer period of time also takes responsibility for it!
 
Country:
  • Switzerland
5 Pillars:
  • Emergency Aid
Fonsy's ride to happiness!
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