A new program will bring free veterinary care to 80 Alaska villages

Executive Director of Alaska Native Rural Veterinary Angie Fitch (middle), Koyuk residents and their pets during a veterinary visit.
A group of Alaska Native organizations is launching a new rural veterinary public health program in July to provide care for animals in 80 villages across the state. That care includes rabies vaccinations, testing for infectious diseases, and spaying and neutering.
Mike Williams, a musher and the chief of the village of Akiak in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region, sa