Visakha SPCA tsunami animal relief report I of III

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From Visakha SPCA, Andhra Pradesh, India

 

 

To all of you individuals who have helped in any with funds or interest to the

below tsunami relief teams we are extremely grateful. Many of you learned about

our efforts and of other worthy groups through the numerous posting to

compassionate animal group web sites worldwide and to this we are very thankful.

 

 

 

The following organizations, who all of whom help animals worldwide, quickly

wired funds to make all of this possible: For their faith in our work and for

their sponsorship we are indebted to Animal People News (USA), Best Friends

(USA), The Ahimsa Foundation (USA), The Winsome Constance Kindness Trust

(Australia) and The Fondation Franz Weber (Switzerland). Donations of equipment

and Dr. Bosmat Gal's expert vet visit from Animal Rescue League of Botson (USA)

and AVAR - Assoc. of Vets for Animal Rights (USA) were an invaluable

contribution. This is a true multi-continental relief effort!

 

 

 

Report from Tsunami Animal Relief Camp at Andhra Pradesh coastline (Nellore and

Praskasam districts) total distance covered is 200 kms. from Nellore to Ongole

from the 1st Feb. to the 10th with our preliminary team in Nellore previously.

(please scoll down for pictures and how to donate)

 

 

 

Cattle heroines and heroes

 

Previously we wrote about the hero beach dogs of India warning many people to

flee before the tsunami struck. The Visakha SPCA tsunami animal relief team is

now reporting that the surprise heroes and heroines are the cattle! Being acute

observers of animal behavior the villagers interviewed have told that most of

the tied cattle were moving restlessly back and forth indicating impending

danger and wanting to escape. Some bulls and buffalos even broke away from the

tied poles. Therefore in Iskapalli Panchayat (village) by their sensitivity to

the animals warnings there were no deaths at all despite this village being in

imminent danger from the canal and sea waters.

 

 

 

The animals share the miseries of the effected people and their admirable

contribution towards saving lives shows their integration into the overall

society. Our hard working team took this opportunity to bring humane awareness

on the frontline beaches to care for the animals giving treatment and feed.

Providing confidence that apart from their livestock of chickens, goats, and

cattle - the dogs and cats are also useful to them as their presence in their

midst was crucial.

 

 

 

Awareness Camps

 

The success of this awareness camp made us decide that long term

measures/projects need to be implemented for the entire coast of Andhra Pradesh.

We will coordinate with local animal welfare organizations for beter efficiency.

We need continuing donations for the immediate acquiring of mobile techniques

and top quality veterinary procedures. An exclusive mobile vehicle would be a

very major boost to render such camps and to attend to natural disaster quickly.

 

 

 

With modes of transport varying from four, three and two wheels and even on foot

as the roads are inaccessible on many areas, we have visited where there are

hardly ten families indicating how remote and secluded they are. Heartening to

observe the dog companions are maintained.

 

Our efforts included rescuing animals to safer places like the dogs and cattle

especially. Special cattle feed, tonics, vitamins and other continuing

medicines were distributed with the villagers. Where the animals like dogs have

been strays help has been rendered by means of abundant food and water with

identification of sympathetic families that will continue to feed them. With our

good relationship maintained in place as we provided help to their livestocks

the inspiration to come back and continue to help them has made the stray

animals a part of their lives. Counselling was made to those villages more

affected in terms of immediate rescue measures.

 

Most of the villages (listed below) are in danger of the Buckingham canal that

runs through. Some have been inundated badly trapping the village as they were

surrounded with the sea and the rising canal water. It was a very lucky escape

for many that water receded immediately after it came in but not before

destroying the valuable bridges, fishermen huts, their nets and covering their

fields with the salt water leaving the surviving grazing animals with not much

to feed in. There were some villages which escaped as the high sand dunes

protected them and also a village that had sufficient trees to save them. The

uprooted shrubs and trees have borne the attack of the waves saving precious

lives.

 

Too many pictures and stories to insert all here so kindly have patience with us

as we will send another two emails later with additional photos. Thanks very

much for your interest and support! Please click on our web site

www.ahimsatx.org/vspca to donate via Paypal. Or mail check directly to India at

below address. Or reply to this email (the editor) or any email address below,

for U.S. mailing address, thanks!

 

 

 

Visakha SPCA

 

26-15-200 Main Road, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh 530001, India

 

Phone: 0891-2564759 emails: India vspcadeep USA

vspcaindia

 

 

 

Sweet cow getting needed medical attention -- deworming and foot and mouth

vaccination and special feed. As a reminder it was not long ago that so many

millions of cows were killed in Europe for this disease but in India it is

treated and the animal is often saved.

 

 

 

 

 

Iskapalli village dog was on the other side of the bridge destroyed by the

tsunami. Immediate relief measures were provided as he eagerly came into our

arms for rescue.

 

 

 

 

 

Ramayapatnam village at one of the remaining huts at the coast being used for

the camp. A cow getting medical checkup complete with foot and mouth

vaccination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ramayapatnam village with mamalnourished cows and progenies. Needed immediate

good food and medical treatment. Scenes like these are deplorable and the

animals are further vulnerable being tied up by their owners. They were

provided special and extra feed for many days and vaccinations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At our popular camps male sheep getting vaccinations with children showing

genuine interest in their livestock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thumalapenta village the canal that divides the sea is a constant threat with

rising sea water. Here is our volunteer reaching the village by wading through

the deep canal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional information:

 

Camp Relief Team attendance

 

J. Rajasekhar - Joint Secretary and Deputy Shelter Manager, VSPCA

 

Ramulu - Animal Helper from Goshala section, VSPCA

 

Dr.Madavilatha - Veterianarian from Animal Husbandry Dept, Nellore

 

Dr.P.DevRaj - Veterinarian from Animal Husbandry, Kodavalur

 

SK K Shyab - Paramedic

 

 

 

Villages covered (mostly on the front coastline within 500 metres of the ocean):

 

Gangapatnam, Pallepalem, Maipadu, Thurpupattapalem, Padamal Pattapalem,

Kollumtapalem, Krishnapatnam, Koduru,

 

Muthulathopu Patapallem, Beason (Krishnapatnam LightHouse), Nelaturupalem,

Pedapatapalem, Venkatanarayanpurm,

 

Laximpuram, Venkatareddipalem, Gouripuri, Alganipadu, Iskapalli,

Thatichetakapalem, Pothibangarpalepalam, Angaripalems,

 

PedaRamudupallem, Kareduvaripalem, Shrirampuram, ChinnaRamudupallem, Ottaru,

Pedanattu, Chinnanath,

 

Thumalapenta Pattapalem, Chennayapallem, Ravunpalapallem, Ramayapatnam,

Ulavapadu, Palapallem, Chakichardapalem,

 

Chinnachakicharlu, Reddypallem, Alagyapalem, BottiSangyapalem, Karedu,

Singarayakonda, Pallalapalipalem, Ulapalem,

 

Madnupeddapalem, Ethamukala, Rajupalem, Kothapatnam, Pattepalem,

Chinthayaparipalem, Mekalasomayapallem,

 

Ankammachelapalem, and Chinnammagaripathpalem.

 

 

 

Kind regards from Pradeep Nath, President and Founder

 

On behalf of the entire Visakha SPCA team