A kind-hearted veterinarian has devoted the last nine years to offering medical care to pets belonging to homeless people across California, earning the title of “The Street Vet.”
Dr. Kwane Stewart began offering his free services back in 2011, when the amount of animals being surrendered to his veterinary clinic reached critical mass thanks to the recession.
At that point, Dr. Kwane decided to make his own sacrifice by bringing his veterinary supplies to a soup kitchen event in the poverty-blighted Central Valley city of Modesto, California.
However, Dr. Kwane is also fulfilling an important mission for the unhoused population who often lack any form of companionship or stable familial ties.
nd while small procedures have been able to be treated with just the supplies he carries around, some dogs and cats have required intensive surgery and operations—and Dr. Kwane has even covered the costs.
To that end, Dr. Kwane set up a GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign to raise money to support his mission.This month, the online fundraising site officially named him the GoFundMe Hero of February—and he’s raised over $36,000 of his $45,000 goal.
The look on people’s faces when they get their pets back, especially after a surgery or a life-saving procedure—those are moments I’ll remember forever.
By Elias Marat
