By Sophie Birkett | Head of Operations, Charitable Trust
Dear Supporter,
Following on from our last report, we are excited to announce that this project is coming to a close. Over the previous years, we have successfully been able to look after the dogs in the village through vet visits, vaccinations and sterilisation projects. It is important to keep our dogs healthy and safe and over the coming years, we will have to keep vaccinating against rabies and other local pests for the animals. The dogs in the village in 2013 all successfully went through a neutering and sterlisation project, however this element of the project has not been sustainable due to villagers constantly bringing in new dogs to the village. This has presented the team with a cultural difficulty. It sounds simple, but first there are local cultural prejudices which must be overcome. The animals, although living on the streets, are often considered pets by the community and are usually fed to some degree by the locals. Many buddists also do not believe in Spaying/neutering animals, which is why they are bringing mor puppies into the village.
As such, we have decided to use the funds to focus on the quality of life for these dogs. Recent donations from you, our supporters, have been used to buy a First Aid emergency kit for the dogs as expanded on in our last report. We are planning to put current donations into a scheme to fund vaccinations over the coming years!
Our field team is compiling a report to summarise this projects achievements thanks to your support and I look forward to bringing this to you soon.
All the best
Sophie Birkett
Head of Operations, GVI Charitable Trust
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