Rescue and Managing Street Animals in Nepal

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Remember Ratey? Three legs, zero self pity, back home in Manang like he owns the place. That is where we left you in February and honestly that energy has not let up for a single day since.

What has happened in Nepal over the last few months is nothing short of remarkable. So grab a cup of tea because we have got a lot of good news to share.

The satellite camps have gone into overdrive. Since February our team has packed up surgical kits and driven deep into some of the most remote corners of Nepal, places that have never had a vet visit before. In Ramgram Municipality we targeted 125 dogs and neutered 126. The team treated two cases of pyometra, two cases of TVT, dealt with heat that would make you wilt, and still hit every single target. In Laljhadi Rural Municipality in Kanchanpur district, 103 dogs were sterilised and vaccinated. In Belauri, 116 more. In Beldandi, the team pushed through rain and difficult roads to wrap up a brilliant partnership with Bird Conservation Nepal covering 323 dogs across Kanchanpur district in total. And then, just to finish things off properly, the team drove to Arghakhanchi and sterilised another 119 dogs across Panini Rural Municipality. They were away from home for 16 days on that last stretch. Sixteen days sleeping in the field, driving 4x4s into remote hillside villages, stopping at a temple on the way to say a prayer for a safe journey. These are the people your donations fund and they are absolutely extraordinary.

Oh and one moment that stopped everyone in their tracks. On the final day of the Rukum East camp, a woman arrived after a five hour walk from her village. She had left home at 6am to make sure her dog could be sterilised and vaccinated. The team arranged transport home for her and the dog after the procedure. When people make that kind of effort, you know this work means something.

Then there are the individual rescues and every single one of them is a story worth telling.

Mannu arrived with what looked like a ruptured tumour. It turned out to be a severe maggot wound. Three weeks of daily treatment later, she was spayed, vaccinated, and back in her community looking like a completely different dog.

Kale was found by a tourist in Sauraha with a deep infected wound on his shoulder. Twenty days of care. Fully healed. Back home.

Gajalu, who many of you will know from our program, was rushed in by a local animal lover who arrived in tears after finding him with deep wounds to his neck and face. He had been with us before for mange treatment. He clearly trusts us, and that trust goes both ways. He went home on June 9th, stitches out, tail wagging.

Lurey had a wound on his head so deep it exposed part of his skull. He had been left untreated for two to three days. Our team removed the maggots, cleaned the wound, sutured it, and six weeks later he was back with the person who rescued him.

Kali came in after a hit and run in Pokhara Lakeside, brought by a visitor from Kazakhstan who could not just walk past. Fractured jaw. Deep head wound. She had already lost an eye in a previous incident. A month of intensive care and jaw wiring later, Kali went home to the local animal lover who feeds her every day.

And then there is Puntu. A tiny puppy rescued from the street with a maggot wound so severe it had nearly reached the bone of his skull. The little guy became an instant favourite in the clinic, playing with everyone despite everything he was going through. After a month of treatment and two weeks of searching for the right home, Puntu went to live with Sunita didi from Bharatpur. He is going to be absolutely spoiled and he deserves every second of it.

We have also been thinking about the long game. Our team ran rabies and animal welfare awareness sessions for 130 students across two schools, teaching children how to read dog body language, why neutering matters, and how to be kind and responsible around animals. These kids are the future of their communities and every session we run plants a seed that will grow for decades.

Since our last report, across all camps and clinic days combined, your donations have helped our team reach and treat well over 1,000 animals, with hundreds more sterilised, vaccinated and returned safely to their communities. Every single one of them is alive, healthy and protected because you chose to give.

SAVE THE DATE: July 15 and 16 is GlobalGiving Bonus Day. Every donation of $100 or more will be proportionally matched with bonus funds. Transport alone to reach a remote village camp costs $150. Surgical supplies for a four day camp cover over 100 animals. Your donation on Bonus Day goes further than at any other point in the year.

Put it in your diary. Share this with one person who loves animals. And know that somewhere in Nepal right now, a team is loading up a 4x4 and heading into the mountains because of you.

With muddy boots and full hearts,