MT S/N Task Force
Publicity and Education Needs
MONTANA SPAY/NEUTER TASK FORCE
Publicity and Education needs for Clinic
In addition to actual spay/neuter clinic needs there are Publicity and Education needs to be met within the community.
1. Contacts with media: names and addresses, if possible, for the Task Force to help provide publicity before, during, and after the clinic.
2. School contacts: local hosts should contact schools to set up visits from veterinarians and others prepared to present educational information and materials.
3. Other contacts: nursing homes, community clubs, and others who would like an educational talk and display.
4. Design and creation of fliers and handbills for posting and distribution. The Task Force is available to help with these.
5. Distribution of fliers and handbills
6. Notification of radio stations, newspapers, and others who may wish to announce the pet care event and clinic.
Other needs from the community
1. Housing for veterinarians visiting from out of town. This must include a bed. The work hard, and life and death are in their hands ALL day long at the clinic.
2. Housing for out of town volunteers that may include shelter, comfort, showers, etc. where volunteers can roll out their sleeping bags.
3. Transportation for veterinarians and their technicians, when they must fly into remote areas. In some areas, automobile dealers have loaned vehicles for this purpose so that veterinarians can move about between housing, clinic, schools and nursing homes.
Special needs for Native American Nations
1. Coordination with IHS regarding supplying rabies vaccines which Task Force veterinarians can administer. This will include the necessary paper work to document injections.
2. Encourage health care trained IHS staff to volunteer their expertise in helping with the clinic.
3. Tribal council may offer assistance to house veterinarians. Volunteers can be housed with sleeping bags, but veterinarians should have beds.