Learn, help animals,
while traveling the world with us!
Our Mission
To advocate for ALL animals (not just dogs & cats). To help street and shelter animals, and pets from low-income families, providing them with the veterinary treatments they need and deserve.
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 recently founded 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.
We work pro-bono and 100% of profits go directly to helping street and shelter animals, through working together with local animal charities.
For vets, nurses, techs, students (family & friends welcome)
All profit used to improve animal welfare.
LATIN AMERICA
Sept 6-12, 2026 - OTAVALO
Neuter campaign & Emergency Surgery CE/CPD (RACE-approved) Few spots left. Info & tickets
May 7-13, 2027 - GALAPAGOS
Emergencies CE/CPD & activities (beautiful beaches, hikes, snorkel with sea lions and iguanas!). RACE-approved. Our latest course sold out 8 months in advance, don't wait to join the waitlist! Info
May 17-22, 2027 - PERU
Radiology CE/CPD & activities (Inca ruins, Sacred Valley, Cusco and hike to the stunning Machu Picchu). Info soon! Join the waitlist
All profits go towards neuter campaigns.
Our mission in Latin America started in 2025, when we spayed/neutered dogs and cats from low-income families in Ecuador, Peru and Puerto Rico. 1039 spays/neuters‼️More than 800.000 animals prevented from being born into suffering‼️
Grants to cover your costs
If you work for Mars in North Am (Banfield, VCA, Blue Pearl, Pet Partners), click here to get $3000
If you work for VetPartners in the UK/Europe, click here to get £1500 for your trip + one week of paid time off
If you work for IVC in the UK/Europe, IVC will give you a £1000 donation for a charity through 'IVC community grants'. It'd be fabulous if you applied for OHANA.
SÃO TOMÉ E PRÍNCIPE (MISSION AFRICA)
2026 SOLD OUT
February 20-27, 2027 Few spots left
Neuter campaign & Emergency CE/CPD Info & tickets
Our mission in Africa started in 2024, when I travelled to S. Tomé e Príncipe and witnessed horrific animal cruelty. I started visiting schools to teach children to treat animals kindly. Since then, we have printed 2000 children's books that educate children on animal welfare, employed a local teacher to deliver this education at schools full-time, funded 4 neuter campaigns (in collaboration with Vets Without Borders - Portugal), and bought a 4x4 for the local charity AMA to transport animals for veterinary treatments. Change the life of a street dog, donate here.
PORTO (PORTUGAL)
2026 SOLD OUT, Join the waitlist for next year
PRACTICAL ultrasound (1 day) and ADVANCED ultrasound course (3 days)
CPD/CE course + sightseeing. Info
What are our Travel Vet Courses like?
Our courses combine lectures, travel and activities. The lectures are for vets, vet nurses/techs, students. Your family & friends are welcome to join!
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's a unique opportunity to sit down with a Specialist to ask for advice on your career or difficult cases. Ask all the questions you could never ask in conferences with hundreds of people!
We always sell out months in advance - don't wait to book!
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.
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. 24h after we start, everyone knows each other'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!“
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."
André Lopes, vet student
about OHANA's first Travel course