Category: veterinary
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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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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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Access to veterinary care
Last year I was invited to speak at the International Companion Animal Welfare Conference in Bulgaria (ICAWC 2022) about the trials and tribulations of the WVS India International Training Center during its first 12 years in action. My biggest take-away-home inspiration from the conference came from a Canadian vet who presented about his work in…