Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The VETEGA general fund provides grants to veterinarians so they can provide medical and/or surgical services for ownerless animals or injured or ill animals whose owners can’t afford all or part of treatment. VETEGA provides grants up to $300 per patient. Medical grants have included: a pregnant female dog that needed a c-section, a puppy that got into antifreeze, a cat that had abdominal trauma and the bladder was herniated outside the abdominal wall, a urinary blocked cat, and a hit-by-car puppy with a broken leg. VETEGA’s spay/neuter assistance fund provides low cost spays and neuters. Our spay/neuter assistance fund helps those families who don’t qualify for Vermont’s Spay Neuter Incentive Program (VSNIP) yet can’t afford to spay or neuter their pet. We provide spay/neuter grants year round. For both funds, participating veterinarians provide VETEGA with discounted services and in many cases donate goods and services when the cost of care exceeds VETEGA's contribution.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Medical/Surgical Grants
Provide grants to support medical and/or surgical support to stray/ownerless animals and economically challenged pet owners.
Spay/Neuter Grants
Provide spay and neuter grants for stray/homeless animals and economically challenged pet owners
Clarina Howard SAF-T
VETEGA has a partnership with Clarina Howard Nichols Center to raise funds for any pets that need veterinary treatment when sheltering with their families. In 2014, Clarina Howard Nichols Center became the first domestic violence shelter in Vermont to earn SAF-T (sheltering animals and families together) status - opening their shelter doors to survivors of family violence and their companion animals. Since one of the biggest costs that is anticipated for this program is the increased need for veterinary care, we are doing collaborative fundraising for Clarina and VETEGA.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To provide veterinary supervised medical and surgical assistance and education towards enhancing: animal welfare, responsible pet ownership and the Human-Animal Bond through the existing veterinary infrastructure of Vermont.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To administer programs and funds for veterinary supervised assistance to animals in need of medical or surgical care, community education and promoting the Human-Animal Bond.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
A non-profit organization founded in 2005 in the Lamoille region, has been formed to collect and administer funds for animals in need of veterinary care who either do not have locatable owners, or have owners who need financial assistance for such care; and for programs to promote and support the Human-Animal Bond.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
VETEGA has a new partnership with Clarina Howard Nichols Center to raise funds for any pets that need veterinary treatment when sheltering with their families. In 2014, Clarina Howard Nichols Center became the first domestic violence shelter in Vermont to earn SAF-T (sheltering animals and families together) status - opening their shelter doors to survivors of family violence and their companion animals. Since one of the biggest costs that is anticipated for this program is the increased need for veterinary care, we are reaching out to start collaborative fundraising for Clarina and VETEGA.
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Operations
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VETEGA INC
Board of directorsas of 11/05/2018
Jay Friedenson
no affiliation
Term: 2005 - 2020
Cindy Pratt
Lamoille Valley Veterinary Service
Term: 2005 - 2020
Jay Friedenson
no affiliation
John Pratt
no affiliation
Cynthia Pratt
Lamoille Valley Veterinary Services
Ingrid Friedenson
no affiliation
Becca Tolzmann
no affiliation
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable