One of the most important areas of our work, Spay & Neuter Programme has long term benefits for both animals and humans.
Ten years ago, all we could see on the streets were sick puppies, skinny moms suffering from mange and male dogs fighting amongst themselves. Today, Rishikesh has a happy and healthy street dog population which is easier to care for. Our Spay and Neuter Programme has, and continues to greatly reduce the human-animal conflict, prevent unnecessary suffering and death of countless puppies, ensure a healthy and long life for many female dogs, and reduce aggression and injuries in male dogs.
We run a free of charge clinic where we keep and treat our rescued animals and spay/neuter candidates for pre and post-op care, as well as provide free treatment for streeties and desi pets brought by the locals. Our facility is humble and basic, but gives life-saving care to many animals in need, allows continuous running of our Spay/Neuter Programme and gives quality medical care to animals cared for by low-income families and individuals.
We rescue animals in emergency or in need of intensive medical care, treat them and rehabilitate them upon recovery. In less severe cases, we provide on-site treatment for wounds, infections, injuries and chronic ailments to dogs, cows, mules and monkeys,.
Another main focus area of our work, Vaccination of street dogs protects both animals and humans from the most dreaded and fatal disease – Rabies, that still takes many lives across India. We also vaccinate dogs against deadly infections like Distemper and Parvovirus, which greatly increases their chance of having a full life on the streets.
Every day, our team and feeding volunteers feed 300+ street animals (dogs, cows, cats and mules) across 6 vast areas of Rishikesh.
Besides keeping the animals well-fed and healthy, daily feeding helps us build trust with them which allows us to treat, vaccinate, sterilize or rescue them in time of need.
The streets of Rishikesh have many abandoned or homeless cows and mules, roaming in search of food. Besides feeding, we also treat them on-site for wounds, infections and injuries, since we don't have rescue facilities for large animals.
We rely on donations from kind animal lovers to save and care for the animals of Rishikesh.
No amount is too small, no dollar goes unnoticed! We are so grateful for all of your continued support.