Report on PAWS's Pony / Horse Vaccination Drive on 8th June

June 10, 2008

Dear All,

On 8th June, PAWS Team organized the Pony / Horse vaccination & health check-up

camp in Kalyan city. The horses / ponies that are employed on 'Tonga' (Horse

driven cart) were checked for Health and also vaccinated against 'Serra' disease

& Tetanus vaccinations were given on Sunday evening.

PAWS team visited the 2 places in kalyan also in Chakki Naka area wherein the

most horse owners' lives. Dr. Datta Raje along with other LSS vaccinated the

horses. Volunteers Kunal Chheda gave first aid to the ponies & Crystal filled

the cart owners' data and treatment records. Anushree & Aashim helped the vet in

preparing vaccinations. New volunteers Avinash Bhagat from Thane & Shahank

Pillai from Kalyan also experienced PAWS event. Sangam Khandare & Prathmesh

Desai assisted vets in camp. Crystal & Prasad spoke to the 'Horse Cart Owners

Association' & vets to organize this event a week ago.

Ponies & Horses that are vaccinated are given the treat of 'Jagarry'. We also

supposed to announce the best maintained pony & best maintained horse but heavy

rains did not permitted us. Over 25 ponies were checked and treated as well as

vaccinated. Every year PAWS organize such drive in city of Kalyan where Horse

cart still exists.

We teach the horse-owners that they are not the masters of ponies but they are

the partners of these animals. If pony don't work then the owners cannot run his

business. So they should treat the owners as partners & more humanely.

Below is the link of few photos of the camp uploaded in Orkut network:

This is a 5th year when PAWS organized camp for working horses.

More photos will be uploaded very soon!

Regards,

Nilesh Bhanage

Tel : 0251 - 2625059

Cell : 09820161114

" Hand that help is more holier than lips that pray! "

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