Animal Care Programme

MAITRI Animal Care programme

• MAITRI Animal Care Programme has been running a Shelter for stray dogs since 1994
• The rescued animals are treated, vaccinated, and kept at the Centre. Some have been adopted by local families.
• At present MAITRI looks after 65 dogs and 10 goats, 2 guinea pigs, 1 rabbit.
• MAITRI provides assistance to pets from the outside community.

MAITRI Animal Care programme : measurable outcomes and impact

• A clinic room has been set up and equipped at MAITRI headquarters for day veterinary clinics and surgery.
• A veterinary assistant would be trained to provide basic veterinary care to small animals in the absence of any veterinary surgeons.
• Privately owned animals are treated, but only street or stray animals will have free care.
• A kennel has been built as hospitalization ward for dogs.
• MAITRI has started a Veterinary E ducation programme on animal welfare and treatment targeting villagers and school children.
• MAITRI has established a Veterinary Careprogramme that runs a veterinary clinic at its headquarters and mobile clinics in villages.
• MAITRI has started a mobile clinic for working animals (horses, donkeys, cattle) to double up as dog clinics when required and collect animals for sterilization.
• MAITRI mobile clinics have so far provided assistance to 94 cows/bullocks/ buffaloes, 7 goats, and 1 pig.
• In August, 2003 MAITRI has started an ABC programme (animal birth control) with the assistance of voluntary Australian veterinarians.
• 56 dogs of MAITRI Shelter and 3 bullocks in the rural area have been sterilized.
• MAITRI has carried out a SterilizationCamp for street dogs, during which 254 strays have been sterilized.
• MAITRI veterinary programmes have been staffed by international voluntary veterinarians, depending on availability.

MAITRI Animal Care programme....... the road ahead

• MAITRI Shelter shall continue providing a home and basic food and care for dogs, goats, and other animals which have been brought to MAITRI for care.
• MAITRI Shelter shall be extended to unproductive cattle and horses otherwise due to be slaughtered.
• MAITRI Shelter for large animals shall be located in an additional stretch of land.
• A veterinary assistant would be trained to provide basic veterinary care to large animals in the absence of any veterinary surgeons.
• Ultimately a well skilled local veterinarian will be employed on a full time basis.
• MAITRI Sterilisation programme will continue to reduce the population growth of stray dogs in the community through special camps and routine surgeries.
• MAITRI will also provide basic veterinary care for internal parasites and skin diseases so as to remarkably increase the quality of life of the individual stray dogs in a very short time.
• MAITRI will demonstrate owners of working animals the correct way to fit a harness and will supply materials to repair them properly so as to quickly alleviate the suffering of animals.
• MAITRI will also teach villagers and children to foster a love of animals with an appreciation for their sentient nature and capability of suffering.
• MAITRI will train some members of the local community to perform basic veterinary care and education.
• MAITRI will build watering points for cattle and stray dogs in the countryside and shade and watering points for horses at taxi stands.
• With your support more animals, which currently do not have access to any form of veterinary care, will have access to a fundamental right - the right to humane treatment and medical care.