(IN) VSPCA year end report

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Dear busy activists, Hoping you will have time to view our year end report now

up online with photos at: www.visakhaspca.com/updates/2006-12-16

 

Here is part of the report:

This has been a year of tremendous challenge and remarkable effort for Visakha

SPCA.

 

During the past year, droughts and harsh rains compounded the urgency and

difficulty of undertaking our rescue missions throughout several districts in

Andhra Pradesh. All this as we continued to rebuild our shelter, decimated by

last year’s cyclone which caused Rs. 32,000,000 (or $71,112 USD) in damages.

Despite all these difficulties, we continued to attend to animals affected by

the weather disasters in neighbouring districts. With the financial assistance

of WSPA and individual donors, we were able to provide medical facilities for 32

surrounding villages in six districts. In the process, we rescued, treated and

vaccinated more than 52,000 farm animals.

 

This year, Visakha SPCA also began an ABC (animal birth control) programme for

cats. This will augment our ABC and SOS rescue programmes for dogs which have

helped over 27,500 animals these past ten years.

 

So what has your money helped us build for our 630 cattle, 78 shelter dogs, 37

shelter cats, 170 ABC dogs, 10 ABC cats, 43 birds (pigeons, crows, love birds,

parrots, mynah), 13 star tortoises, 11 monkeys (Rhesus, Bonnet and Macaque) and

1 mongoose in our care – and for our blossoming humane education campaigns? We

are very proud to share this itemized list:

 

1.. Cat surgery room.

2.. Cattle office and research room.

3.. Dry hay storage facility.

4.. Green grass cutting facility.

5.. Monkey enclosures.

6.. Three vermicompost sheds. These produce a tonne per day of natural

fertilizers to feed our plants and for sale from cow dung, urine and plant waste

materials.

7.. Enclosure for star tortoises.

8.. Mongoose enclosure.

9.. Pigeon house.

10.. Aviary

11.. 13 cattle sheds.

12.. Puppies’ pound in a natural environment.

13.. New cattle supply storage room for special high protein feed.

14.. Workers' rest room.

15.. Improved electricity facilities.

16.. 400 feet of new boundary wall around the shelter on the West and North

end which was damaged by last year's storm.

17.. Entire road and drainage facilities.

18.. Interpretation room.

19.. Two 20,000 litre (each) water storage tanks .

Ironically, our successes have added to our challenges. The improved protocols

we've provided for dogs and cats being rescued has resulted in more animals

surviving which we are grateful but our humane awareness programming – i.e.,

encouraging people to spay and neuter their pets and adopt strays - is slow in

catching up due to the idea of pets still just catching on in our area. For now,

“success” means more animals coming to us in need of care and adoption.

 

As you might expect, our biggest problem presently is that we are overcrowded

and need more land. This is a must, because once again our “success” - our good

reputation all over Andhra Pradesh – is drawing requests for help from as far as

700 kms away! We cannot watch a dog lying bruised on the road or look the other

way when we see abandoned puppies roaming the streets or abused animals left to

fend for themselves. If we do nothing, we will be responsible. If we refuse to

take in new animals we will get a bad reputation and no one will listen to our

ethics. Help us help the needy animals of Andhra Pradesh.

 

Our efforts to consolidate and spread our mission would not be possible without

your unstinted generosity, your advice and guidance and your true compassion.

On behalf of all the grateful animals and all of us at Visakha SPCA, I extend my

heartfelt gratitude for your timely help, our warm greetings and countless

thanks

 

Pradeep Kumar Nath

VSPCA Founder and President

 

We are sorry to say but Visakha SPCA will be out of funds by February. We know

your resources are limited and that the world’s needs are great. But please

remember your hard working animal shelter in Andhra Pradesh and join us with

your prayers, advice and kind support. Help us continue our important programmes

by donating whatever you can.

 

Thanks and best to all on behalf of all at Visakha SPCA,