Une partie du village de Kuujjuaq, où une clinique vétérinaire est en construction.
Une partie du village de Kuujjuaq, où une clinique vétérinaire est en construction. Doctoral candidate Léa Delesalle travelled to Kuujjuaq to document the impact of a program aimed at improving human cohabitation with canines in the northern Quebec community. Dogs have been part of the everyday lives of Inuit people for generations. Today, the size of the canine population in Inuit communities calls for improved care in order to prevent bites and rabies outbreaks, control reproduction, and deliver other health benefits. To help meet the need, a large-scale research program has been underway across five Inuit communities for several years. Informed by the participatory One Health approach, it aims to improve both canine and human health by preventing incidents and disease. The program has been developed over the last few years by Professor André Ravel and his colleagues at the University of Montreal's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, in collaboration with the Government of Quebec and partners from Kuujjuaq's Inuit community.
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