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Pet Kokua in the Community -
The Pet Kōkua by Hawaiian Humane team hit the ground running in 2023, hosting three free pet vaccination and microchipping clinics in January and February at James Campbell High School and Kapolei High School, serving 123 pet owners and 161 pets by administering more than 160 vaccines and more than 100 microchips, as well as flea, tick and heartworm prevention.
Mahalo to:
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James Campbell High School (including Sarah KimuraTung, teacher at JCHS, Traci Palmer, their team and student volunteers) and Dr. Lauren Hackbarth, DVM with VCA Kapolei Animal Hospital for hosting our Pet Kōkua by Hawaiian Humane Free Pet Vaccine and Microchip Clinic on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
Kapolei High School (including Haley Herrera, student, and Justine Manabat, teacher for Kapolei High School's Health Careers Academy), Dr. Loren Schmidt, DVM with VCA Family and O‘ahu Veterinary Speciality Center; Stacie Kissel and Windward Community College’s Vet Tech program students; and Hawaiian Humane’s Teens4Animals Council for hosting our clinic event on Saturday, February 4, 2023.
James Campbell High School (including Sarah Kimura-Tung, teacher at JCHS, Traci Palmer, their team and student volunteers); Dr. Loren Schmidt, DVM and Dr. Christine Miyasaki, DVM of VCA Family and O‘ahu Veterinary Speciality Center; Stacie Kissel and Windward Community College's Vet Tech program students; Teens4Animals Council; and organizers of the Pause for Paws event on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Pet Kōkua also facilitated a Furry Valentine’s Pet Visitation Event on the USS Michael Murphy at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Tuesday, February 14, where Joy Ambassadors helped to relieve stress and anxiety for more than 40 service members. Mahalo to the U.S. Navy service members who attended; LTJG Bethany Hartney, Training Officer for the USS Michael Murphy; and our Joy Ambassador volunteer team, Wilma Namumnart and Milo!
In addition, Pet Kōkua partnered with Aloha Animal Outreach and Hawaiian Humane’s Ginny Tiu Community Spay/Neuter Center to provide spay/neuter services to three cats and 24 dogs, in addition to administering 24 vaccinations and 21 microchips.
