Rescue,Love,Save-1000's of Suffering Animals.India

Dear People...Dear Animal Lovers...Dear Supporters,

Namaste'. I bow to your Innermost Selves.

From my Heart to your Heart.

• Difficult times continue for our beloved Planet. No matter what's being debated on the outside, even if it's unsettling, it's important to go inside and connect with Light. It's all there. In memories. In feelings. In hopes. We must go inside and uplift our own Inner State. And if we put that Higher energy out, it affects those we come in contact with. And they, in turn, pass it on to those they come in contact with. And on and on.        
               
• My Guru...my teacher...many, many years ago during his lifetime, would give a short teaching each night. And he'd always begin with, "I welcome you All with all my Heart. This is my most important Practice...Welcoming another Being with love."

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This is a Report that gives an overview of the energy our Work has generated to lift suffering from the Animal Realm, and how that impacts the Human Population through them being nicer to each other. Once the Heart opens for the animals, it opens in every direction.

OUR STATS SINCE OPENING - JANUARY 2007 THRU MARCH 31, 2022 (Please note that the year is 2022, not 2023...It is very, very time consuming to keep the stats...We will update in our next Report.)                                    

• Clinic Visits............................78,559
• In-Patient Treatments..........214,595
• Anti-Rabies Injections...........20,309
• Emergency Rescues...............8.094
• Dogs Sterilized ........................8,687
• Animal Adoptions....................1,447
• Non-dogs                                                                                              Treated....................9,058                                                                                                         (Included in "Non Dogs Treated" are 2,839 cows & calves, 2,438 goats & sheep, 1,769 cats, 236 monkeys, 1,230  birds, 319 rabbits///and 126 squirrels/donkeys/pigs/peacocks/parrots/eagles/horses/deer/bullocks/snakes/turkeys/owls/ducks/mongooses/turtles/chameleons/buffalo.)

SHELTER STATS FOR FIRST QUARTER OF 2022--JANUARY, FEBRUARY, MARCH.  (Again, please note that the year is 2022, not 2023. We have been too busy to update the stats, but will do so next Report.)

• Clinic Visits..............................2,957
• In-Patient Treatments..............6,750 
  
• Anti-Rabies Injections................367     
  
• Emergency Rescues..................141
• Dogs Sterilized ............................70
• Animal Adoptions........................42
• Non-dogs                                                                                       Treated.......................458                                                                                                            (Included in "Non Dogs Treated" are 133 cows & calves, 144 goats & sheep, 116 cats, 1 monkeys, 28 birds, 17 rabbits, 2 squirrels, 2 pigs, 1 peacock, 2 parrots, 5 horses, 4 turkeys. 2 ducks.) 
  

 MONTHLY (these figures are current!), we:

• Treat 800 to 1500 out-patients in the Clinic, most of whom are “owner dogs”.
• Give 1800 to 3000 treatments to in-patients, almost all of whom are “homeless dogs”.
  
• Go out on 40 to 70 emergency rescues.
• Perform 20 to 40 sterilizations.
  
• Give 80 to 200 anti-rabies injections.
  
• Place 8 to 20 puppies in good homes.
• Treat 100 to 200 animals other than dogs.

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The stats are stunning - especially if you haven't before seen the level at which we are operating. But the important thing is HEART...HEART...HEART...It suffuses all of our Work.

It is so uplifting to experience the happiness of the animals in the Shelter. And as you walk around the Municipality, it feels so good to see the transformed relationship between the animals and the people.

We are amongst the very few shelters in the country, perhaps the only one, that runs 24/7 rescue. Any time of the day or night, within 125 kms, we will be there in a short time to rescue ANY precious one in need. AND we are the only ones who go out up to 100 kms to find good homes for puppies and dogs. Vishwa has trained several college students to search for these homes. (The students are so deeply moved by their Work, that they will only accept reimbursement for expenses.) At this point in time, we have placed over 1600 puppies and dogs, mostly puppies, in good homes. Om Namah Shivaya.

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We've had a surge in street puppy births. It's significant. It's the result of fewer sterilizations over several years. For more than a year during the Covid intensity, we weren't allowed to catch dogs for sterilization...and then for several other reasons, the number we caught was low. We were doing about 40 sterilizations a month. Now we've increased that number to 100. And we're putting more  energy into adoptions. It's a heavy additional load.

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A really big factor is my decreased activity. I think I told you that Dr. Raja and Vishwa are running the Shelter, and it's stronger than its ever been. But we need help if we're going to survive long term.  It's not a crisis. But I'm 86 now - in good health and not planning on "kicking off" soon. But 86 even looks old when I type it. Clearly this is the home stretch, and I'm the main person raising money.

A goodly portion of our operating funds are met by regular ongoing donations. However, it's beyond important that we build our donation base to take up the slack created by my imminent retirement. I feel we have 6 months to a year to do it. I am not talking about you increasing your donations, rather about the potential blessing it would be to us if you could bring in new solid supporters. This is what I am sincerely and respectfully asking of you. You truly understand the difference we make. Our total operating expenses are conservative, but they amount to around $12,500 each month....Om Namah Shivaya.

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Here are some recent rescue stories from our beloved Vishwa (your favorite part, I believe):

A young hen. (This is a simple story, but something in it really moved me.)

• The Shelter got a noon call from a distressed woman in a nearby village. She had a hen that was in a lot of pain trying to lay an egg that was too big to come out. Pandi went, and brought the hen to Dr. Raja, who gave her an injection and operated, making the hole a little larger. He took the egg out intact and finished with a few stitches. The lady took her hen home and called the next day to thank us. She donated all the eggs from her six hens over the next three weeks. She really, really loved her hen! Om Namah Shivaya.

A young dog in pain.

• A foreigner called the Shelter at 8;30pm. There was a dog near the large Shiva Temple with a badly infected wound around his entire neck. It was infested with hundreds of maggots. The wound was dripping pus and smelled awful! Vishwa and Jayakumar went in the car. The dog was a male, 4 years old, and in a lot of pain. (He had probably been in a big fight weeks before.)  It was dark and he was fast. It took them 45 minutes to catch him. Dr. Raja gave him a painkiller and poured ivermectine over the entire wound to kill the maggots. Next morning, he removed the dead maggots, and again poured ivermectine to kill the remaining ones. Later in the day he thoroughly cleaned and dressed the wound. We kept him on the veranda for three weeks, where he bonded with PureHeart Sekar. The foreigner who had called came to visit him regularly. But he was very, very happy when we released him back into his territory. Om Namah Shivaya.

An abandoned pup in distress.

• Vishwa got a 10pm call at his house that woke him. Someone had thrown a small puppy onto the side of the road about 50 kms out. The little sweetie was just lying there when Vishwa arrived. He was 1 1/2 to 2 weeks old. Starving. Very weak. Couldn't walk. Vishwa had taken puppy milk and a small bowl with him. The little one drank 100 ml of milk until his tummy was full. Vishwa took him home. Sundari, Vishwa's wife, cared for him. He was covered with ticks and she removed all of them. And put on tick powder. He slept on a small cushion next to her. We had him for two months. Then he was adopted into a good home, with two children--a boy and a girl, 3 or 4 years old. He was very happy. Om Namah Shivaya.            

 A two year old dog.

• Vishwa got an 11am call from one of our "adoption boys''. He was 25 kms out. There was a 2 year old male dog with a wire from a trap wrapped around his right front leg. He was in a lot of pain, but he was very fast. It took them three hours to catch him. Vishwa took the wire off. It was a new wound and not yet infected. He put ointment on it and let him go. He was very, very, very, very happy...Om Namah Shivaya.          

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This brings us to the end of the Report.

Hoping that each of you is doing excellently...that you're unfolding beautifully and strongly inside.

As in previous Reports, I've included a collection of photos. Hope you enjoy them. Remember the dominant theme is simply LOVE.                                                                                                                                                                     

PLEASE...REMEMBER...DONATIONS.

THE PRECIOUS ONES NEED US...AND WE NEED YOU.

RECURRING DONATIONS, EVEN QUITE MODEST ONES, ARE BEST FOR US.

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With love, blessings, and wishes for all things good. May we All, each of us, act in a way that emits uplifting, healing energy.

Leslie, the Ageing Expatriate Warrior.

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Links:

• Really, really good video-Hridayam-8 1/2 minutes.
• Interview of Leslie-3 1/2 minutes.
• Henri Jolicoeur-Interview of Leslie-15 minutes.