With pet care services in the CNMI limited to non-profit organizations that rely on volunteer veterinarians from off-island, many community members readily welcomed military veterinarians and their animal technicians who are on island right now for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training Operation CNMI Wellness, which is providing no-cost medical and veterinary services.
Kicking off a weeklong military training program that offers free medical and veterinary services in the CNMI, Monday marked a great start for veterinarians and community members who participated in what is being dubbed “IRT CNMI Wellness Mission.”
After a successful start on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training Operation CNMI Wellness moves on to Day 3 today of providing medical and veterinary services at no cost to the community, and so far many individuals who have availed of these services have walked away with positive feedback and have expressed their appreciation for the collaborative effort.
In order to control the number of stray cats, the civic body had received instructions from the Animal Welfare Board of India to implement the Sterilisation Act for Stray Cats