Category: animal welfare
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Owned dogs – the low-hanging but ignored fruit in ABC-programs?
ABC-programs in India – short history The history of ABC (animal birth control, i.e. surgical sterilization) programs in India goes all the way back to the late 1960’s. This is when Blue Cross of India in Chennai (then Madras) first begun this program to humanely control the roaming street dog population. After 40 years of…
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About horse rescue, horse sanctuaries and quality of life
It is not only about the transport Having a suitable, ideally purpose-built, and affordable vehicle available to safely transport an injured horse to a safer location for further care and treatment is a luxury that is often not available. This is especially true in situations concerning horses belonging to the unorganized sector. This means tourist…
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What is an OT?
This post continues from the series of posts regarding access to veterinary care that I have published earlier here and here. One of the barriers for accessible veterinary surgery services, from the veterinarian’s point of view, is the available infrastructure and facilities and the perception of what facilities are required to provide basic care or…
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Animal hospital, shelter or sanctuary?
Animal shelter is a very commonly used word in India to describe a various set ups providing housing and veterinary care usually for street dogs as well as for any abandoned and rescued animals of different species. Every now and then in newspapers you also read about plans to establish big shelters to round up…