Shakira has been qualified as a veterinary nurse for 14 years and worked internationally with a wide variety of species traveling and working within charitable causes.
Shakira has received multiple awards for her efforts in animal welfare and protection; she has been vegan for around ten years and became an activist who featured in multiple actions to expose the sufferings of animals and save lives.
Shakira always attempts to leave her mark of improving standards of care for animals wherever she goes. Particularly by encouraging better pain relief plans, ensuring species-specific considerations regarding behavior as she is a fear-free practitioner and is proactive in caring for species that do not have the same value within society reach all the health care options they should be entitled to. Shakira has a variety of areas she has worked and campaigned on, such as breed-specific laws that results in the killing of certain dogs based on their appearance, ear cropping, dog fighting, puppy farming, has been vocal regarding the major issues of wild animals kept as pets, wildlife care and protection and personally works on one to one care with animals that come to her for one to one care which she plans to turn into a charity very soon. Shakira has given lectures on many subjects, has taught vet and vet nurse students, and continues to encourage her work with educational posts.
Shakira is a trustee of Travel Animal Rescue Global, a member of the Progressive Veterinary Association, and volunteers at Sheep Ahoy when possible for medical cases.
workshop:
Basic animal rescue first aid, care, and considerations