Jan 23, 2023
No Kill is all about innovation, and dealing collectively to save lots of lives. That is why we have been so excited to have two Mars Ambassadors be part of us at Austin Pets Alive! for 2 weeks, to assist us save puppies with canine parvovirus and distemper—illnesses which can be usually deadly, and for which puppies are routinely euthanized at many animal shelters and clinics due to the false perception they can’t be handled and adopted.
APA! operates one of many nation’s solely Parvo Pet ICUs, the place round 1,000 puppies per yr are handled, and we run a specialised distemper therapy program. Many extra puppies might be saved, nonetheless, with extra animal shelters adopting and utilizing the lifesaving protocols we have developed, and better public consciousness of methods to stop and deal with parvo and distemper.
Mars Ambassadors Devon Arcuri, BluePearl’s Artistic Specialist, and Violet Matarico, Banfield Pet Hospital’s Apply Supervisor for the Woodbridge and Edison hospitals in New Jersey, got here to just do that.
The Mars Ambassador program dispatches Mars workers to different organizations and communities, the place they lend their experience and construct partnerships. Devon and Violet embedded with the APA! advertising and communications group, to develop crucial supplies and messaging.
Working alongside APA!’s employees, Devon and Violet produced net pages and assets, together with FAQs, web site banners and pages, social media suggestions, printed handouts and posters, and extra.
It is two weeks’ of labor that can have a significant influence on animals’ lives. Extra puppies will get and keep effectively, and get to stay as beloved members of households, due to Devon and Violet’s time with APA! as Mars Ambassadors.
We requested Devon and Violet what their time at APA! meant to them.
“Mars focuses on sustainability; the world we wish tomorrow begins with how we do enterprise in the present day,” Devon stated. “With this mission, Violet and I wished to make sure that our work might continue to grow after we left.”
“With growth being one in every of my passions, the chance to supply perception and help for APA!’s Pet Parvo ICU on a grand scale has been an expertise of a lifetime,” stated Violet. “These puppies and younger canines deserve a combating likelihood, and APA! has paved the best way.”
Thanks to Devon and Violet for sharing your information and your ardour to save lots of the lives of weak puppies!