Rescue Sick & Injured Street Animals in India

Your support is phenomenal!

We know that the world is full of challenges right now. It can very hard sometimes to know what we, as individuals, can do to help - especially if we may be feeling the pinch ourselves. That’s why we want you to know how special your support is and how much of an amazing impact you are having on our Rescue & Care Project.

Since our last report, you have helped TOLFA rescue 2,510 animals in desperate need. Of these 1,303 were taken straight to our hospital and admitted for treatment, while 1,207 were treated by our expert team in their home environment on the street.

These aren’t just numbers though; these are real animals that you are helping. Sally was admitted a few months ago. She was suffering from severe mange – her hair was falling out and she was covered in scars and rough skin from scratching at the uncomfortable and itchy parasites. Sally was also very underweight and had clearly birthed many litters of puppies in her lifetime.

We treated her with our normal course of anti-mange injections and medicated baths, but it took a very long time for the treatments to take effect. We think this is because her overall condition was so poor, so she was given extra feeding and vitamins as well as the soothing TLC of our Nurturing Team.

It took longer than usual for mange cases, but Sally made it through and is a changed dog. We also sterilised her and vaccinated her against rabies, so she will no longer be burdened with caring for puppies and can have a healthier future.

Thank you for your amazing support which changes the lives of animals like Sally!

Links:

• TOLFA's NEW Website

Your support of TOLFA’s Rescue & Care Project is really saving lives EVERY day!

For the months of January, February & March 2022 we have attended over 5,000 emergency rescue calls and have admitted 2,290 sick & injured animals to our hospital, with a further 2,595 being treated on the street by our mobile team. That means TOLFA is giving life-saving aid and veterinary care to over 50 new patients a day.

These are animals like Ella, who was suffering from an enormous tumour. What would have happened if we had not been there to take Ella to hospital and perform the surgery to remove the tumour? Animals like Ella suffer all the time on the street BUT your support means we can help them. Ella’s surgery was a success with no complications and we’re certain she felt better once the 3.5kg mass was no longer hanging from her chest and belly. Not only that but at TOLFA Ella was given a full health-check, sterilised to prevent the stresses of mating, pregnancy and puppies, as well as vaccinated against rabies.

You may have noticed we have a new project on GlobalGiving as we’re raising funds to buy a new Rescue Vehicle! This vehicle is a vital part of our rescue service and will enable us to reach all the animals we are called to help. We have increased street treatments as many minor ailments can be dealt with in situ which is less stressful for the animals and leaves space at our hospital for the most serious cases. With one vehicle now in use by the mobile team every day we need another for transporting animals to the hospital (as well as releasing them after!).

Please do take a look at this project page and share with your networks - https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/rescue-vehicle-for-sick-and-injured-street-animals/.

Thank you so much for your ongoing support,

Links:

• Our Rescue Vehicle Project on Global Giving