Esther Honey Foundation

Wherever EHF Provides Service, all animals, including the homeless,
receive the same level of veterinary care and no healthy animal is euthanized.

The Esther Honey Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization
and volunteer expenses are tax deductible to the extent that the law allow.

Volunteer Positions: Veterinarians, Administrative volunteers and Clinic Assistants
(Technicians, Veterinary Students, Animal Care) Outreach Coordinator, Student Interns.*
EHF veterinarian volunteers (to date) hail from the United States, New Zealand, Australia,
the UK, Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, Austria, Germany, Switzerland and Spain.
Detailed position descriptions are included in the Application Protocol. (Please see below.)

PLEASE NOTE:
All volunteers work at the direction and under the auspices of the EHF Board
and President. They function within the organizational structure, protocols, policies and
programs determined by the Foundation in compliance and in agreement with Cook Islands authorities. There is no financial compensation for volunteering.

Volunteer expectations: Volunteers volunteer from two weeks to one year.

►All volunteers share in the maintenance responsibilities of the animals, clinic and EHF residence.

►Volunteers work as a team, expectations vary depending on the situation and flexibility is a key ingredient to a successful and enjoyable experience.

►The work, especially with fish poisoning patients at the Esther Honey Clinic on Rarotonga,
can be exhausting. The hours devoted to any task can sometimes be long and the conditions challenging, but most volunteers find that the rewards outweigh any personal discomfort.

Volunteers agree to:

►work full days, five days a week. (EHF residence/clinic/animals require maintenance on weekends too.)

►be available for emergencies if needed.

►remain on site during the time that they are scheduled to volunteer unless prior arrangements are made.

►Read a CI NEWs article about recent Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic veterinarian volunteers: Click Here

►Read veterinary nurse Sarah Lovett's first-hand account of working at the Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic in the NZ Veterinary Nursing Journal: view

►Read about Kelly Edmett UK VN's 2007 experience volunteering at the Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic: Click Here

►Read one veterinarian's
volunteer experience at the Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic from the WSPA website:Click Here

To receive an Application Protocol for volunteering with the Esther Honey Foundation, Please provide the following information in your e-mail request:
          ► The dates of your availability
          ► Curriculum Vitae or Resume
                                                To send your request: Click Here

VOLUNTEER at The Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic

"I leave Tuesday night after a great 4 months here.
I have nothing but great memories...
I have been a Veterinarian for 20 years,
and have been involved in many projects
relating to and around Veterinary Medicine.
This experience (especially the Village visits,
and the outer Island Visits to Mangaia and Aitutaki)
rate right up there as the epitome
of what we do for animals and their owners."

Kyle, EHF Veterinarian Volunteer, USA

                The Esther Honey Foundation
                      Established and Supports
      the Only Animal Hospital in the Cook Islands.

The foundation, a non-profit Registered Foreign Enterprise,

►Provides the only veterinarian services in the country.

►Recruits all-volunteer staff who treat 1200-2425 animals each year.

    surgery suite

In addition to direct veterinary care, the foundation

►Offers basic animal healthcare and humane education.

►Promotes spay and neuter.

►Encourages respect and compassion for all life.

The Esther Honey Foundation Clinic offers an excellent opportunity for research projects
that benefit the animals, the community and enhance the preceptorship experience.

Carolyn and Morven

Glasgow's Carolyn Todd & Morven McGregor's research was recently featured in Intervetconnect Bursary Supplement.
To view: Click Here

"We both had a brilliant time
and have persuaded one of our
friends from vet school to go
this coming summer."
student microscope

For more detailed information about volunteering at the Esther Honey Clinic,
visit the Clinic Page on this site. Click Here

Live,Work and Play in the Cook Islands

Lodging is provided
if space at the
EHF modest accommodation
is available.

Spouses are welcome
to accompany the volunteer, but all persons staying at the EHF accommodation agree to volunteer at the clinic and help with
additional volunteer responsibilities.

Volunteers who are accompanied by
their families will be more comfortable
securing off-site
housing due to the
limited space at the residence and the number of support
staff typically staying
at the EHF accommodation.

►For information about Cook Islands news, accomodations, activities & currency, Visit the Cook Islands Tourism Website: Click Here

►To learn more about Cook Islands daily life, politics & rental accommodations,
Read the Cook Islands News:Click Here

►For additional information about the Cook Islands, Visit the Lonely Planet Website:Click Here

Volunteer Beyond the Esther Honey Clinic Doors
Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Atiu, Mangaia, Mauke, Mitiaro, Bora Bora

► 97 EHF VET TREKS® ►2,922 Animals Treated

A heartfelt MEITAKI MA'ATA to Air Rarotonga and Sunspots Int'l for their
support and contributions toward EHF VET TREKS® for the past decade.

To visit the Air Rarotonga's Website: Click Here

sunspots

To visit Sunspots Int'l website:Click Here
7 Reasons to Book with Sunspots International: Click Here

                                                             tahiti air

Kindly offers airfare discounts to EHF VET TREK® volunteers.

EHF VET TREK® VOLUNTEER ACCOMMODATIONS

Volunteer housing and one meal each day
is provided by EHF's hosts unless otherwise indicated.
All additional expenses are the responsibility of the volunteer.

Additional Volunteer Links

THANK YOU for your interest in volunteering for the Esther Honey Foundation. It is the generosity of our volunteers and supporters that has made it possible for The Esther Honey Foundation to bring veterinary care to more than 20,549 South Pacific animals in need.

* For information about internships: Click Here

► For Travelers' Health Information: Click Here

►To contact EHF Veterinary Liaison, Barry Nicholls, DVM for more specific information regarding EHF veterinary services: Click Here

►To receive e-mail EHF updates: Click Here

►To contact EHF: Click Here

95% of EHF's expenditures go directly to Animal Program Services

To Make a Donation to The Esther Honey Foundation: Click Here
collection foundation

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