About Cathrine Ann Philanthropist
The Cathrine Ann Project (CAP)
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I never forgot about the animals that showed me love and affection growing up. Neither did I forget about my inability to help them as much as I would have liked during the past.
I really wanted to do something in my life that would leave a legacy for future generations that would greatly impact helping animals, and with 'The Cathrine Ann Project', I did just that.
I met a wonderful local veterinarian (who I jokingly tell that I own shares in his practice because of all my pets that he treats; five dogs and two cats!) named Dr. Tom Sholseth. I call him Dr. Tom.
One day while he was prodding and probing my dogs for their regular checkups, I mentioned that I wanted to help animals in a big way. A successful way. And probably in another country because I felt that the animals in Canada were pretty well taken care of with the Humane Society and so many other great organizations dedicated to helping animals.
Dr. Tom told me that he was working on putting together a program in Los Cabos, Mexico, that involved teaching at their veterinary college. Dr. Tom had a home in cabos, connections with other vets and he was a very highly regarded specialist beyond having earned his D.V.M., including a B.A., B.Sc., and M.P.V.M.
Dr. Tom suggested that maybe he and I could work something out together, so that we could not only provide needed veterinary services at no cost to all the humane animal groups in Cabo, but he would be doing something that was close to his heart as well. What happened next is that CAP was born.
Dr. Tom is working on putting together a new veterinary program entitled 'Shelter and Trauma Medicine,' where senior veterinary students, as part of their curriculum, will go to various outreach field hospitals in the Cabo and surrounding area, and provide free spays and neuters and other medical services that would allow the locals to receive this type of much-needed care for their pets, where they wouldn't otherwise be able to do this for financial reasons. But when this service is provided to the communities at no cost, and the vet students learn valuable teaching skills in the process, well, think about how many animals could be helped. Dr. Tom says it's like teaching a man how to fish vs. giving him a fish to eat for one day.
Through CAP, Dr. Tom and I will be able to ultimately build a dedicated teaching facility for this purpose, and the blueprint may be adopted by the whole country, and not just Cabo!
There will also be a non-profit arm of CAP that would have volunteers visit local schools and communities, teaching the Mexican people a better and more humane way to interact and live with animals.
This initiative could very well eventually change the whole culture over time, by raising the standards and care in how the Mexican people generally view animals today; an attitude that is in dire need of changing.
I hope that you are curious and concerned enough to look the CAP project up at www.cathrineannproject.org
I welcome you to follow how we are doing and the progress we will be making. A portion of my book sales will be donated to CAP. Thank you!