15 Q1 2021 | Animal Health Solutions
Where it all started
Genie and Lindsay Goldring were not comfortable with the trends they saw
— too many animals in shelters and too many strays roaming New Orleans
neighborhoods. Shelter adoptions couldn't keep up with their intake numbers.
Shouldn't the solution begin with the community, with pet owners? In 2015,
they founded TIP with a plan for on-the-streets outreach, humane education in
neighborhoods with little or no access to pet resources and affordable vet care.
TIP program highlights:
Heartworm prevention clinics
All heart. No worms. TIP has held monthly heartworm prevention clinics
through their Heartworm Zero Program since April 2016, resulting in over
2,000 dogs on heartworm prevention who otherwise would not be. For these
dogs, it is not a choice of a veterinarian or The Inner Pup: it is TIP or nothing.
Education
TIP's two-week Canine Compassion curriculum, after school club, Sit-Stay-
Read, and digital classroom prepare young people with social emotional skills
and the practical knowledge they need to become responsible pet owners and
compassionate community members.
Partnerships
TIP's veterinary practice relationships and animal advocacy relationships are the
bedrock of their organization. Due to these inspiring relationships, they frequently
refer the pet owners they meet to local veterinarians for additional services and
even help fund some of those visits through donations and grants. In addition, they
have many skilled veterinary professionals who give back to their community by
volunteering their time for TIP events.
Interested in learning more? Visit www.theinnerpup.org.
At Covetrus, one of our
core values is to "do
good", and we love
supporting the good work
our customers are doing
every day. One of those
customers is The Inner
Pup (TIP) located in
New Orleans.
TIP's mission is to elevate
empathy, compassion, and
responsible pet ownership
in high-need communities
by providing humane
education and affordable
resources to people
and pets.
Cookie and Mishka
receiving their
heartworm test at
their local vet office
thanks to grants TIP
has secured.
