30th Congress of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) held in Mexico City on May 11 through 14, 2005

Thanks to a partial grant from the IDEXX Corporation, Spay/Panama attended the 30th Congress of the World Small Animal Veterinary Association held in Mexico City on May 11 through 14, 2005.  Dr. Itzel Terrero, veterinary from the first class of veterinarians of the University of Panama, represented Spay/Panama.  Dr. Itzel has performed to date, over 1,000 sterilizations of homeless animals and animals from low-income families. 

After attending the Congress, Dr. Itzel participated in sterilization blitz held in San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato. The head of the  sterilization blitz was Dr. Jeff Young from Denver, Colorado.  Dr. Young came to Panama in November 2004 to train  Spay/Panama vets.