For a project of this scale, cooperation among agencies is essential for success and sustainment. However, it does seem that the VMAB is now backtracking. They seem to be trying the ‘we never said that’, but it’s clearly written in black and white:
“With much deliberation we have come to the agreement that we can confidently use our expertise as veterinary professionals to manage the demand of a mass spay/neuter clinic, **without the need for outside surgical assistance**… Firstly, we politely decline the offer to have the additional veterinarians come in to assist in surgeries… We have given consideration to the fact that all of the slots for a five day clinic were not capable of being filled by all of our local vets, so apart from having “substitutes” from **outside our borders** it seems feasible to reduce the number of surgery days to ensure that each clinic is covered daily with at least two local vets.”
So now the argument is ‘that is not what we meant’. So what did you mean then?
You state now that it was the decision of OP 2014 to cancel and that you merely wanted to open negotiations, but if I were to guess I'd say that you are surprised that OP did not just roll over and accept your demands, but instead cancelled the event.
My understanding is that the vets of the VMAB were offered the donated supplies to use and as much time as they were willing to give up, **OR** they could use their own supplies at a cost of $30/spay or neuter. Seems fair to me…so the crux of the issue is foreign involvement (pride) and money (greed).
As a nurse, I too have seen suffering. I have seen maggots in wounds, limbs amputated, death and devastation of the human kind and I know it is no easier with animals. As a nurse I have gladly given up my own time to volunteer for mass efforts and have worked along side physicians who have demanded nothing in return for their time. I have seen mass efforts in Haiti, in the US post Hurricane Katrina and most recently in the Philippines. Medical supplies are donated, time is donated and compassion is always free. I don’t believe that in any of these situations the local physicians would say, “we got this, we don’t need any foreign help”. So why is this any different?
A massive combined effort from all of those who see the need for such compassion for our animal counterparts combined with ongoing, smaller local efforts would go a long way to correcting the problem in a humane way.
Stop backtracking, if the letter you sent is your true position then be strong enough to stand behind it. Otherwise, get over yourselves, apologize to the people who have worked so long and hard for this to become a reality, suck up your pride and accept the help that is so obviously needed.
speedy_g says...
For a project of this scale, cooperation among agencies is essential for success and sustainment. However, it does seem that the VMAB is now backtracking. They seem to be trying the ‘we never said that’, but it’s clearly written in black and white:
“With much deliberation we have come to the agreement that we can confidently use our expertise as veterinary professionals to manage the demand of a mass spay/neuter clinic, **without the need for outside surgical assistance**… Firstly, we politely decline the offer to have the additional veterinarians come in to assist in surgeries… We have given consideration to the fact that all of the slots for a five day clinic were not capable of being filled by all of our local vets, so apart from having “substitutes” from **outside our borders** it seems feasible to reduce the number of surgery days to ensure that each clinic is covered daily with at least two local vets.”
So now the argument is ‘that is not what we meant’. So what did you mean then?
You state now that it was the decision of OP 2014 to cancel and that you merely wanted to open negotiations, but if I were to guess I'd say that you are surprised that OP did not just roll over and accept your demands, but instead cancelled the event.
My understanding is that the vets of the VMAB were offered the donated supplies to use and as much time as they were willing to give up, **OR** they could use their own supplies at a cost of $30/spay or neuter. Seems fair to me…so the crux of the issue is foreign involvement (pride) and money (greed).
As a nurse, I too have seen suffering. I have seen maggots in wounds, limbs amputated, death and devastation of the human kind and I know it is no easier with animals. As a nurse I have gladly given up my own time to volunteer for mass efforts and have worked along side physicians who have demanded nothing in return for their time. I have seen mass efforts in Haiti, in the US post Hurricane Katrina and most recently in the Philippines. Medical supplies are donated, time is donated and compassion is always free. I don’t believe that in any of these situations the local physicians would say, “we got this, we don’t need any foreign help”. So why is this any different?
A massive combined effort from all of those who see the need for such compassion for our animal counterparts combined with ongoing, smaller local efforts would go a long way to correcting the problem in a humane way.
Stop backtracking, if the letter you sent is your true position then be strong enough to stand behind it. Otherwise, get over yourselves, apologize to the people who have worked so long and hard for this to become a reality, suck up your pride and accept the help that is so obviously needed.
On Operation Potcake cancelled after local vet opposition
Posted 29 November 2013, 2:01 p.m. Suggest removal