The Zoetis Foundation announced that it will distribute $2.6 million during its second round of 2023 grants, supporting six initiatives to help enable thriving professions and livelihoods for livestock farmers and veterinary professionals.
The Zoetis Foundation has selected grantees that will help provide greater access to education and mental wellness resources, provide veterinary education debt relief funding, support diversity and inclusion efforts, and help enable thriving livelihoods by funding programs that support veterinary practices and farmers adopting sustainable and resilient business practices. This year, the Foundation is proud to expand its support of veterinary mental health and wellness to Australia and the United Kingdom.
"From increasing educational access for the next generation of veterinary professionals and supporting well-being of current veterinarians to championing sustainable livestock farming, it’s critical that we support those who care for the animals we depend on," said Jeannette Ferran Astorga, President of the Zoetis Foundation and Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Communications and Sustainability at Zoetis. "In the second round of 2023 funding, we are pleased to continue building upon the success of the Foundation’s grantmaking thus far and expanding our funding to include new organizations, underscoring our commitment to advance opportunities for veterinarians and livestock farmers."
The AASV Foundation is a recipient. The AASVF/Zoetis Foundation Educational Debt Relief Grant program seeks to help offset veterinary student debt to expand access to veterinary education and to help ensure a diverse pool of veterinarians interested in swine veterinary medicine can pursue their career goals. The program will award 10 recipients with $7,500 each.
The full list of second round 2023 grant recipients and expansion of programmatic work can be viewed at https://news.zoetis.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2023/Zoetis-Foundation-Announces-2.6-Million-in-Grants-to-Advance-Opportunities-for-Veterinarians-and-Livestock-Farmers/default.aspx.
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[Source: Zoetis Foundation 7 September 2023]