NICALOVE

DURING THE YEAR, NICALOVE EXPANDED ITS REACH ACROSS NICARAGUA, DELIVERING LIFESAVING VETERINARY CARE AND SUPPORT TO ANIMALS AND THE COMMUNITIES WHO DEPEND ON THEM. THROUGH MOBILE CLINICS HELD IN UNDERSERVED AND RURAL AREAS, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES NEAR LANDFILL SITES AND IN REMOTE REGIONS, NICALOVE PROVIDED FREE SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES, VACCINATIONS, PARASITE TREATMENT, WOUND CARE, AND GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES TO DOGS AND CATS WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE NO ACCESS TO CARE. THESE CLINICS NOT ONLY TREAT IMMEDIATE SUFFERING BUT ALSO PREVENT FUTURE OVERPOPULATION AND DISEASE.IN 2025, NICALOVE PERFORMED OVER 1,200 SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES AND PROVIDED WELLNESS AND MEDICAL CARE TO MORE THAN 1,000 ANIMALS THROUGH ITS MOBILE OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THESE EFFORTS DIRECTLY IMPROVED ANIMAL WELFARE WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY STABILITY.NICALOVE ALSO EXPANDED ITS EQUINE WELFARE PROGRAM, PROVIDING CRITICAL CARE TO WORKING HORSES, DONKEYS, AND MULES. THESE ANIMALS ARE ESSENTIAL TO DAILY LIFE FOR MANY FAMILIES, YET OFTEN LACK ACCESS TO EVEN BASIC VETERINARY SERVICES. DURING THE YEAR, OVER 250 EQUINES RECEIVED TREATMENT, INCLUDING HOOF CARE, DENTAL WORK, WOUND MANAGEMENT, NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT, AND OWNER EDUCATION. THIS WORK HELPS REDUCE SUFFERING WHILE PRESERVING THE LIVELIHOODS OF THE FAMILIES WHO RELY ON THESE ANIMALS.IN ADDITION TO FIELD WORK, NICALOVE OPERATES A DEDICATED ANIMAL SHELTER IN NICARAGUA, PROVIDING ONGOING CARE FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 RESCUED ANIMALS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE SHELTER SERVES AS A SAFE HAVEN FOR ANIMALS WHO ARE ABANDONED, ABUSED, OR IN CRITICAL MEDICAL CONDITION. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, OVER 190 ANIMALS WERE RESCUED AND PROVIDED WITH MEDICAL TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, AND DAILY CARE, WITH MANY ULTIMATELY PLACED INTO PERMANENT HOMES WHEN POSSIBLE.ACROSS ALL PROGRAMS, NICALOVE CONTINUES TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSES OF ANIMAL SUFFERING THROUGH ACCESSIBLE VETERINARY CARE, EDUCATION, AND LONG-TERM COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK REFLECTS A ONE HEALTH APPROACH, RECOGNIZING THAT IMPROVING THE LIVES OF ANIMALS DIRECTLY STRENGTHENS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE.