The Esther Honey Foundation

Wherever EHF provides service, all animals including the homeless, receive the same level of veterinary care and no healthy animal is euthanized. EHF works in concert with local government officials, businesses, community members and EHF’s partners, to bring compassionate and affordable veterinary and education services to South Pacific Island companion animals in need. EHF improves the health conditions and quality of life for these animals by developing the partnership programs, raising the funds and recruiting the volunteers necessary to fulfill the Foundation’s mission. The Cook Islands EHF established and continues to support the only veterinary clinic for the Cook Islands' thousands of companion animals. Since the Foundation established The Esther Honey Foundation Animal Clinic in 1995, hundreds of EHF volunteers including veterinarians, technologists and interns have traveled to the South Pacific country to treat between 1,200-2000 animals each year at no charge. EHF's patients are primarily companion animals, but our veterinary teams have also treated pigs, goats, horses, birds, fruit bats and one seal. EHF has treated more than 16,100 animals and sterilized more than 6,300 since joining the Rarotonga community and opening the Esther Honey Clinic doors. South Pacific Islands:EHF VET TREK™ Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Aitu, Mangaia, Mauke, Mitiaro, Bora Bora The Foundation's spay/neuter and humane education programs extend beyond the Esther Honey Animal Clinic to remote outer islands and to additional South Pacific Island nations. EHF has conducted 90 EHF VET TREKS treating 2,780 animals who would never see a veterinarian if not for The Esther Honey Foundation. Esther Honey Volunteers EHF is indebted to the 110 veterinarians and hundreds of additional Esther Honey Foundation volunteers who have treated more than 16,100 companion animals and spayed and neutered more than 6,300. EHF veterinarian volunteers come from (to date): the United States, New Zealand, Australia, England, Canada, Scotland, Ireland, the Netherlands, South Africa, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. EHF volunteers tend to be intelligent, passionate, compassionate, competitive, focused and extremely hardworking. Housing is provided in exchange for volunteer services if space at the EHF residence is available. All additional expenditures are the responsibility of the volunteer.