every year thousands of animals all over the world are the victims of human cruelty people need to be
educated and animals need to be protected since a lot of people are insensitive about the plight of
animals in today's video i'm going to show you an incredible man who saved thousands if not hundreds
of animals in gambia gambia is a small country in western africa and a former british colony
it has a high level of poverty and there are many stray animals roaming the streets
after having vacationed in gambia and noticing that there was not a single veterinary clinic
for small animals and pets in there dr michael meyer decided to take a risk and loaded up his
van with used equipment and drove to gambia where he and local veterinarian dr bakery toure
co-founded their clinic in 2009. dr michael meyer is a german vet from berlin he's a
volunteer in south africa by then you can already foresee his passion and dedication with animals
he and his partner built a charity vet clinic to help local stray animals
parallel to providing services to the local population the clinic offers free spaying and
neutering of stray dogs and cats in an effort to reduce their numbers hurt sickly and mistreated
animals received additional care and are often placed into foster homes until their well
all animals are deserving of a life free from fear and pain many efforts are made to stop
the spread of disease to raise awareness for the clinic's efforts dr michael meyer known
affectionately as micah records videos of his patients the procedures and of life in gambia
and it's pretty awesome these videos can be viewed on youtube channels vet clinic gambia in cordobia
anthropophaga the most popular videos involve the removal of ticks in cortilovia anthropophaga
referred to more commonly as mango worms wherein many youtubers use it as a reference to
and of course including myself as well at the same time he introduced me to the world of gambia
i saw people some houses traditions and this is amazing indeed the country is poor but he found
his special way just to show how it is he's a very positive person he never judges he just fights for
the animals and educates their owners micah's two assistants who both go by the name of fatou are
also popular with the audience in fact they have many supporters both local and abroad all of them
together with dr micah have such warm hearts with the animals in gambia that people adore them all
one of the best videos he's shared with us is the mango worms extraction on the animals mango
worms and humans are also common with hundreds of videos of their removal from human flesh
and it's gross to watch how much more to these furry animals whom i don't think have an owner
or someone who are taking care of them gambia has uncountable mango worm infested animals especially
dogs with new cases of mango worms emerging from cats and squirrels as well and dr micah really did
a great job helping this animal he also explains how these animals get infected how to treat them
as well as he educates how people should handle these animals a tiny puppy has hundreds of worms
squeezed from his skin after being rescued by terrified tourists in gambia dr micah explains
that mango worms are a common problem in stray animals they are the strays that spend their
lives on the streets in gambia with nobody to care for them but thankfully this six week old puppy is
given the care it needs after concerned passersby spotted that it was riddled with parasites
the distressed animal is seen whimpering as it has hundreds of worms squeezed from under its skin
the puppy was brought after a german expat spotted it on the streets of sukuta and realized it had
needed treatment mango worm infestations caused by the mango fly laying eggs and larvae growing under
the skin of animals is a key problem in gambia in another video this young visitor in particular was
lucky to be picked up by the caring vets after becoming riddled with thousands of these maggots
squeezing out the worms measuring between three to four millimeters in diameter
dr micah films the procedure as the puppy whimpers in the background
with one woman counting in the background the video shows 50 worms being squeezed from
the distressed puppy's leg in the space of just a couple of minutes the vet then moves on to release
more worms from the puppy's stomach and other legs according to him they are very common in gambia
every dog gets them sooner or later usually the infestation is not bad adult dogs can stand up to
100 maggots without being seriously affected you will see or feel a lump under the skin and have to
squeeze it out once the maggot is three to four millimeters in diameter to squeeze before that
won't work as the maggot has spikes that it uses to hold on to its host and it takes time in order
to get rid of them on the skin of their host they have to come out that's the only way either when
they're ready and fully developed by themselves or by the owner slash caretaker before that
the charitable veterinary surgery aims to educate and raise money to tackle issues in gambia by
uploading the videos to youtube where the surgeons and assistants have a loyal group of followers
he is such an amazing veterinarian and he has done so much for so many there but suddenly
everything changes dr micah decided to go back to germany for his family for his boys dr micah
won't be there anymore and fatu is one of the most trusted persons he could have there to continue
their work and including the new in charge the journey of vet clinic gambia stops there
now it's been three years since the last video that dr micah uploaded and it's set no updates
and even any information is being shared if the clinic is still operating but you know whatever
happens there right now still the legacy and what dr micah and his team did to those people and
animals in gambia will always remain unforgettable his compassion is so obviously genuine humans are
sometimes cruel but if animals could speak they would tell dr micah thank you last update on dr
micah he's in germany with his family and with his animals and his beautiful farm he seems really
happy and his love of animals is pretty evident you can check his new channel michael meyer for
more of his journey dr michael meyer is indeed one of the best veterinarians i know and will always
follow he doesn't just help and treat animals he also educates fosters and give these animals homes
if you also want to take a part in saving animals take inspiration from him he's pretty good at that
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