Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach, Inc.

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Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach, Inc. Providing veterinary support to Alaska's rural pets and their people.

09/28/2026

We were honored to collaborate with the Jason Heigl Foundation to bring veterinary care to the remote community of Nelson Lagoon!

We recently had the privilege of providing veterinary services to the community of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska! Our volunteer...
09/26/2026

We recently had the privilege of providing veterinary services to the community of Nelson Lagoon, Alaska!

Our volunteer veterinary team completed 5 dog and 1 cat neuter and 6 dog and 3 cat spays, along with providing vaccines, deworming, and other wellness services for community owned animals.

We'd like to thank BluePearl Cares, Petco Love, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Jason Heigl Foundation, Pike Dog Wellness, and other generous supporters.

We are particularly grateful for the invitation and support from the Native Village of Nelson Lagoon and the warm welcome by the community.



We are heading to Kotzebue October 16-18!Thank you to our generous supports for making these clinics possible!
09/16/2026

We are heading to Kotzebue October 16-18!

Thank you to our generous supports for making these clinics possible!

🐾 ARVO in Marshall, Alaska! 🐾We recently had the opportunity to provide a veterinary clinic in Marshall, Alaska. During...
09/02/2026

🐾 ARVO in Marshall, Alaska! 🐾

We recently had the opportunity to provide a veterinary clinic in Marshall, Alaska.

During our visit, we provided:
🐶 A couple of much-needed spay surgeries
💉 Vaccinations to help protect pets from preventable diseases
🪱 Lots of parasite prevention and control to help keep pets healthier year-round
🩺 General veterinary outreach, education, and support for local pet owners

Thank you to our supporters without whom these clinics would not be possible, including: BluePearl Cares, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Petco Love, Pike Dog Wellness, and other generous donors.

A special thank you to BluePearl Cares volunteers Lisa Peddicord and Jaclyn Weiher for bringing your veterinary technician skills to our clinic team and Lacey Frame for coordinating BluePearl Cares support.

One of our favorite parts of the visit was spending time with the children of Marshall. ❤️ They were incredibly helpful, curious, and eager to be involved—asking questions, watching what our team was doing, and learning how they can help keep the animals in their community healthy.

Those moments are an important part of rural veterinary outreach. We're not only providing care for the pets in front of us—we're helping give the next generation the knowledge and tools to become advocates for the animals in their community. 🐾

Rural veterinary outreach isn't always about how many surgeries we complete. Sometimes the greatest impact comes from prevention, education, answering questions, providing resources, and building relationships within the communities we serve.

A huge thank you to the community of Marshall for welcoming our team, trusting us with your pets, and especially to all of our young helpers who made our visit that much more special! ❤️

This is what Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach is all about: improving access to veterinary care for Alaska's rural pets and the people who love them.

Straw For Dogs and VCA Charities doing great things for dogs in Kotzebue! Our board member and Kotzebue resident Aubrey...
08/31/2026

Straw For Dogs and VCA Charities doing great things for dogs in Kotzebue!
Our board member and Kotzebue resident Aubrey Cook, shown in one of the photos, provided logistical support for this project. As usual, it's all hands on deck to get these projects off the ground!

08/30/2026

We are so grateful for all of the collaborative efforts going on to improve the quality of life for dogs living in remote Alaska communities.

We are grateful for the continued partnership with Petco Love providing core annual vaccines to pet owners in remote Ala...
08/30/2026

We are grateful for the continued partnership with Petco Love providing core annual vaccines to pet owners in remote Alaska communities at no charge, including our recent clinic in Kokhanok.

Immunized animals improves the health and quality of life for the community as a whole.


We are excited to be heading to Marshall for the first time!We look forward to providing much needed veterinary services...
08/16/2026

We are excited to be heading to Marshall for the first time!

We look forward to providing much needed veterinary services to the community.

Some of you may remember Minnie Moon.We met Minnie in November 2025 during our Nome Clinic. What began as a routine spay...
08/13/2026

Some of you may remember Minnie Moon.

We met Minnie in November 2025 during our Nome Clinic. What began as a routine spay quickly became a medical emergency.

Minnie needed care that simply wasn't available locally.

So we moved mountains.

✈️ Craig Walters and Resolve Aviation helped medevac Minnie by private plane to Anchorage.
🩺 BluePearl Cares veterinarians and technicians provided emergency care during her flight.
🏥 Minnie Moon spent the night at Pet Emergency before being transported back to our plane and returned to our veterinary team waiting in Nome—and eventually home to her family.

We thought we had helped Minnie through the hardest part of her story.

This summer, a surrender to rescue was being planned by Paws of Nome and their rescue partners, with Minnie scheduled to return to Nome and begin the next chapter of her life.

A kennel was sent. Her transportation was being arranged. People were ready to welcome her.

But Minnie never made it to Nome.

On August 5, 2026, Minnie was shot and killed in her home village.

After everything she had survived—and after so many people had worked to give her another chance—we are heartbroken that she never made it. 💔

But Minnie’s story cannot simply end with sadness.

It reminds us why Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach (ARVO) exists.

Rural Alaska’s animals face enormous barriers to veterinary care—distance, weather, transportation, cost, limited services, and the lack of nearby emergency care.

ARVO works to help bridge those gaps.

❤️ Your donation helps ARVO keep showing up.

Your support helps provide veterinary exams, spay/neuter surgeries, vaccinations, medications, medical care, supplies, and outreach to communities where access to veterinary care can be incredibly difficult.

We cannot change what happened to Minnie.

But we can choose what happens next.

We can build better resources. We can support rural families. We can educate. We can advocate. And we can keep showing up for the next animal who needs us.

A heartfelt thank you to BluePearl Cares, Craig Walters and Resolve Aviation, Paws of Nome and their partners, our incredible ARVO volunteers, and everyone who has supported this mission. ❤️

🐾 Please consider making a donation to Alaska Rural Veterinary Outreach in Minnie’s memory.

https://www.akrvo.org/donate/

Every dollar helps us reach another animal, another family, another community.

For Minnie Moon.
For rural Alaska.
For the animals who still need us. ❤️

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1120 Huffman Road #24/783
Anchorage, AK
99515

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+18552592786

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