Program Plan:
Pet Assisted Services
(hereafter, PAS), a
501-C-3 non-profit was
created to provide pet
owners in need with
financial assistance to
treat their pets and
keep them healthy. The
organization also
provides medical and
surgical services to
abandoned animals and
the rehabilitation and
release of injured
wildlife. PAS offers
adoption and placement
services of healthy pets
to hand-selected homes
in our community.
1- Allotted funds will
be used directly to aid
qualified owners and
their animals deemed “in
need.” The amount
allotted will be
need-based and dependent
on available funds. The
determination of need
will be made based on
income tax returns, pay
stubs, and/or other
proof of financial
status. The
determination of need
will be made by the PAS
Board of Directors.
2- Allotted funds
will be used directly to
provide medical
treatment at cost for
injured wildlife, when
presented by a private
citizen or by a state
licensed rehabilitator.
3- Allotted funds
will be used to purchase
vaccines and
sterilization procedures
at cost to prepare
abandoned and/or
homeless animals for
adoption into suitable
homes. Funds will be
used to cover boarding
and feeding costs for
these animals until they
can be placed in
suitable homes.
Activities:
1- An application for
Need-Based financial aid
must be completed and
submitted to the PAS
Board of Directors to
determine eligibility
and level of need.
2- All wildlife to be
treated must be under
the care of a state
licensed rehabilitator.
3- All abandoned
animals must be deemed
healthy and free of
behavioral issues before
being placed into a
suitable home. All
prospective adopters
must be approved by the
PAS Board of Directors
after suitable review.
Institutional
Commitment:
PAS is a 501C-3
Not-for-profit
organization. PAS is
located at RiverWoods
Pet Hospital in Provo,
UT. It operates under
the direction of Yoeny
D. Calas-Dobson and an
unpaid Board of
Directors. All overhead
costs including
building, utilities,
staff, etc. are offset
by RiverWoods Pet
Hospital. All PAS funds
go directly to the
animals in need because
there are no overhead
costs and all staff
works on a voluntary
basis.
Quality of Key
Personnel:
1- Dr. Yoeny D.
Calas-Dobson received
her Bachelor's degree
from the University of
Florida in 1980. She
then pursued her Doctor
of Veterinary Medicine
degree from the
University National
Autonomous de Mexico (UNAM)
located in Mexico City.
Upon her graduation in
1985, she went to the
Animal Medical Center in
New York City for an
intensive postgraduate
program. Later, she
relocated to Oklahoma
City where she enhanced
her education by
specializing in Ratites
(ostriches, emus, and
rheas).
She practiced emergency
medicine and surgery,
and performed ranch
calls to the surrounding
cities. In 1993 she
received her ECFVG
certificate from
Oklahoma State
University and relocated
to Provo, Utah.
2- Members of the Board
of Directors include
Christina Lauritzen,
Hospital Director of
RiverWoods Pet Hospital;
Dale Tingey, PhD,
President of AIS; Brian
Sonntag, MD; Jim Morse;
and other
community-minded
leaders.
Methods of
evaluation:
PAS means “peace.”
Our primary objective is
to bring peace and happiness
to pets and their
people.
There are many
individuals, like
students or single
parents who have limited
finances. Many times
these individuals can
afford some kind of
payment, but have
limited resources. We
will be able to identify
these individuals by
student ID and income
tax returns. We offer
these individuals with
limited resources the
same discounted spay and
neuter prices that we
offer the shelters. All
medical and surgical
records are maintained
by PAS.
Financial criteria are
based on individual
circumstance and
particular situations.
It may involve a client
who just lost a good
paying job and does not
have the complete funds
required to make their
pet well. In all
circumstances, the
client and pet owner
must demonstrate to the
Board of Directors of
PAS, the financial need
at the time of the
event. If it is
determined the client is
able in any measurable
way to make and assist
in payment for services,
it is expected they
contribute their portion
before services are
rendered.
We have witnessed on
many occasions when a
Good Samaritan has found
injured animals or
wildlife and felt
compelled not to leave
them stranded on the
side of the road. As
much as I wish I could
treat every animal
without having to
charge, that is an
economic impossibility.
Without the aid of PAS,
I would not be able to
relieve the suffering of
these animals. On
average, RiverWoods Pet
Hospital rescues about
50 animals per year.
Keep in mind that there
are probably twice as
many that are turned
away because of lack of
funds.
As a
veterinarian of 20 years
I have personally
experienced and
witnessed the great
influence for good that
animals provide in our
lives. They comfort us,
give us unconditional
love and keep us
company. Animals help us
in aiding those with
handicaps, such as
Seeing Eye dogs, on the
police force and in the
military, therapy
assistance for seniors
and children and so much
more. That is why I
always wanted to become
a doctor for the
animals. I enjoy making
them feel better and
watching them go back to
their loving families.
There is nothing more
thrilling than to watch
a family come to the
hospital to visit their
furry friend, and to
watch the grateful look
in their pets’ eyes.
I have also witnessed
the sad and desperate
side of this scenario in
which lack of funds
cripple or disable the
ability to administer
the proper care for
these animals. Many
animals are euthanized
and still others are
abandoned and left to
suffer due to
insufficient funding. I
can honestly search my
heart and know that I
have tried to help
throughout my life to
ease some of these
pains, but I want to do
more. For these reasons
I ask you seriously
consider our petition
for donation to this
very worthy and needful
cause.
~ Dr. Yoeny
Calas-Dobson DVM
