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WSPA and the ARCH team arrived in Haiti over the weekend, to aid animals affected by the devastating earthquake.

The team represents the Animal Relief Coalition for Haiti (ARCH), formed specifically to deal with the Haiti crisis and led by the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

The ARCH team is meeting with officials from the Haitian government and international agencies such as the United Nations, to define the country’s most pressing animal-related problems.

“Eleven days after the earthquake, we found a city in ruins. The country will not be able to start the massive rebuilding work required while its economy is broken,” said Gerardo Huertas, WSPA Disaster Management Director for the Americas. “But we have also met very professional people in the government, who have shown a deep interest in working together with us and are committed to providing us the support we need for the work ahead of us.”

The team is also helping to work up an extensive long-term plan which includes options for creating and improving infrastructure for veterinary care, a large-scale vaccination program and animal population control services.

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