Alofa Mo Meaola
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — According to the nonprofit organization Alofa Mo Meaola (AMM), since the departure of US certified veterinarian Dr. Kristen Jensen earlier this year in January, “the ASG Department of Agriculture has been unable to fulfill its legal mandate to provide animal control and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Dr. Kenneth Lameta has been transferred to the Department of Agriculture’s (DOA) main office and his new role will be supervising the Livestock Unit personnel. This is according to a special order issued by DOA director Filifaatali Mike Fuiava, with a noted effective...

![So many local pet owners are smiling again, following a successful veterinary clinic hosted Oct. 28-Nov. 7 and headed by Dr. Melissa Shaw, a U.S. licensed veterinarian from Kauai, Hawai’i. The clinic was sponsored by Alofa Mo Meaola, a local nonprofit organization, in partnership with the ASG Dept of Agriculture clinic staff: Tanya Tarasawa, Jr. Apaisa, and James Fuiava. [photo: courtesy] Dr. Melissa Shaw and a very large dog](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/dr_shaw_n_patient.jpg?itok=I1s2JWWY)
![Local pet owners chat while awaiting the recovery of their pets, just after surgery at the Free Village Spay & Neuter Clinic that was hosted by Alofa Mo Meaola in Oct, 2016. [photo: TG] Local pet owners chat while awaiting the recovery of their pets](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/spay_neuter_2-16_9622.jpg?itok=Zm74IZUt)