Learn, help animals,
while traveling the world with us!
Our Mission
To help street and shelter animals, and animals from low-income families, especially in locations where access to veterinary care is limited.
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To offer bespoke Travel Courses for vet professionals to advance their skills, foster new friendships, create happy memories and improve mental health within the vet community - all while generating funds for the animals!
Our Work
We are a UK-registered charity founded in October 2023 by Vet Specialists who believe that street & shelter animals deserve no less than the animals we have at home!​
We also witnessed many colleagues struggling, and supporting mental wellbeing in the vet community became important to us.
We started organising Travel Vet Courses and meaningful missions (such as neuter campaigns) in beautiful places around the world.
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We work pro-bono and 100% of profits go directly to helping street and shelter animals, through working together with local animal charities.
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For vets, nurses, techs, students (family & friends welcome)
All profit used to improve animal welfare.
PORTO (PORTUGAL)​​
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​June 10-13, 2026
PRACTICAL ultrasound (1 day) and ADVANCED ultrasound course (3 days) Info​
RACE-approved course + sightseeing. Tickets are being sold via the waitlist, join the waitlist!
SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE (MISSION AFRICA)​
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​May 30 - June 6, 2026
Educational neuter campaign + Emergencies course. Info will be released soon!
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Our mission in Africa started in 2024, when Carolina, OHANA's co-founder, travelled to São Tomé e Príncipe and witnessed horrific animal cruelty. She immediately turned her holiday into a mission, and started visiting schools to teach children to treat animals kindly. In 2025, she printed ~2000 children's books that educate children on animal welfare, shipped them to São Tomé e Príncipe (nearly 600kg of books!) and joined the local charity AMA in delivering the books and interactive presentations in schools. Many of these children had nothing, now they have a book :)
We also covered the cost of having a local teacher doing this education full-time! Her job is visiting schools every day to educate children about animals. For the first time in S. Tomé e Príncipe, a book about animals is entering the national educational program, and is being taught in the schools year after year - this is a milestone!!
So far, we have funded 4 neuter campaigns in this country.​​​​ If you'd like to change the life of a street dog, or offer the book to an African child, donate here. THANK YOU
ECUADOR (MISSION LATIN AMERICA)​
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September 6-12, 2026
OTAVALO. Educational neuter campaign + Emergency surgery course. Info
RACE-approved CE/CPD. Registrations will open soon!
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2027
GALAPAGOS!! Educational neuter campaign + Emergencies course. Info
RACE-approved CE/CPD and activities (beautiful beaches, hikes, snorkel with sea lions and iguanas!). Our recent Galapagos course sold out 8 months in advance, don't wait to join the waitlist!
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Our mission in Latin America started in 2025, wen we spayed/neutered 794 dogs and cats from low-income families in Otavalo in just 3 weeks. 794!! More than 300.000 animals prevented from being born into unwanted litters!! We will continue to support the indigenous communities of Otavalo to care for their pets. We also funded a neuter campaign in Puerto Rico - another 100 cats who won't be giving birth on the streets!
What are our Travel Vet Courses like?​​
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Our courses combine lectures, travel and activities. The lectures are for vets, vet nurses/techs, students. Your family and friends are welcome to join us.
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The courses are RACE-approved and led by Vet Specialists (Diplomates). Limited to a small number of participants, to deliver the highest quality of education and make meaningful friendships. There is a unique opportunity to sit down with a Specialist to ask for advice on your career or your most difficult cases. Ask all the questions you could never ask in conferences with hundreds of people!
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We always sell out months in advance - don't wait to book!
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The courses and missions count as externships and EMS. A ticket covers your expenses and a donation to the local charity the course is supporting.
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We have a big focus on mental health, hence why we travel to beautiful locations and include activities. We stay in the same hotel, eat together, do everything together. As a result, 24h after the start of a course, everyone knows everyone else's names and new friendships begin :) Join our OHANA family!
“Dear Ohana Family,
The days I spent with you were
so OVERWHELMING!!
Thank you for all that you
shared with me. The experience,
the knowledge and the joyful moments! Keep up the excellent
and truly valuable work!“
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Joana Rocha, vet
about OHANA's first Travel course
“The inspiration and magic behind my first CPD abroad! It's a new idea based on FUN education and learning socially in limited groups (proven to improve learning outcomes). More importantly, sending profits to help animals. It's Ohana's second course and I couldn't have more positive things to say!! I'm so proud to have played a part and will continue to support their future endevours!“​
Caty Francis, vet nurse
about OHANA's second Travel course
“I want to congratulate all organisers, it was INCREDIBLE!
I learned so much!
Massive congratulations for
the initiative and the novel
concept! Good luck and
thank you so much for
this opportunity."
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André Lopes, vet student
about OHANA's first Travel course