How to help an injured animal in India?

steven_ber · Nov 26th, 2008, 12:40

Everywhere I travel in India I see animals (mostly dogs) with terrible injuries, or horrendous skin problems, what can be done to help these creatures?

Are there any national groups who'll come to look at an animal?

Are there any national groups where we can take an animal?

Most of the time tourists won't have time to take an animal to any place, it's not that we don't want to help, it's more that we see animals in need on almost every corner, what can we realistically do to help?

Is supporting a charity the only realistic way of helping for a tourist?

What charity?

What do we do when we see an animal being mistreated?

Can we report this to anyone?

Some of the worst cases of mistreatment I've seen involve bullocks pulling carts, these bullocks sometimes have massive open wounds on the back of their neck, and this is caused by the weight and rubbing of the cart, but the owners are extremely poor people (who are obviously too stupid to realize the cost this mistreatment may lead to), personally, I'm reluctant to report such a person as I feel that if the bullock was taken away, an entire family could struggle to earn enough money to live, I know this is the wrong way to think, but I also know that I'll not be alone with these thoughts, it's a real difficult choice and one that as outsiders, we're maybe not best placed to make a decision.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

We could do with a good 'sticky' thread listing all organisations that help animals, so any detailed replies could be very useful to many people.
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(I know, an animal thread by steven_ber, the one who asked "What have these threads got to do with travel", maybe I'm mellowing in my old age, so watch out for new threads from me about 'wonderful 27 hour bus rides' and 'Dalits finally get a fair deal'.)

steven_ber · Nov 26th, 2008, 13:03

Sorry, shitty connection here that won't get as far as to let you know your post got through, please delete any repeat threads

Mod Note: Have done! These things happen from time to time!

haydn · Nov 26th, 2008, 13:19

yep, its hard. case by case too. but cruelty is cruelty anywhere. (and so is poverty and lack of education etc.). i know there's a dog/animal shelter in Jaipur set up by an Australian woman, and there must be more. i know a woman who is always raising money to help the street dogs...it used to piss me off, considering all the human suffering on Indian streets. but i guess there are lots of ways of looking at this.
poverty and desparation can lead to a certain hardness in attitudes. but don't preclude compassion either.
any chance of mass sterilisation of street dogs (much like was attempted on people in previous times!)? they can be a real menace.
shantih

judecg · Nov 26th, 2008, 13:24

Yay for you Steven. Nice to see this... I share your concerns absolutely. I was heartened the other day when a van drove past me here in Bandra (Bombay). It was a mobile animal care group that gives medical care to street animals. It went by too fast for me to catch the name or details but I was mighty glad to see there are such group around. I imagine that they are most likely only in the big cities though.

As far as the poor bullocks go... I just don't know. It would need to be creating a shift in thinking I think, getting the owners to look at their beasts of burden as creatures that feel pain, and that the consequences of this can impact their business. That education needs to start when they're kids I think.

navinkurian2002 · Nov 26th, 2008, 13:25

Here is a list of animal welfare orgs all over india

brishti · Nov 26th, 2008, 14:16

do two wrongs make one right ?
of course not.
this is not a tit for tat post

rather a FYI...

before all and sundry takes off on cruelty and morbidity of how animals are treated in india... [ which of course they are ]
and god-forbid, takes a holier-than-thou-attitude regarding the same...

here's news from just ONE 1st world country...

why do the seas turn red in denmark?

reiteration

go the whole hog i say...

you were saying...

:brishti

judecg · Nov 26th, 2008, 14:35

I know Brishti... and Japan and Norway too with their whaling. It is beyond humane... it is disgusting and there is no defending it. And anyone who has seen a food market in China

As a world we have a long way to go. The state of our wild creatures and ecology is a reflection of the health of our own survival, we can't just take and take and take forever.

As long as there are good people on the ground, slowly educating the people around them, and most importantly, the next generation, about the value of all life, however it fits into our world... there is hope for a better future.

brishti · Nov 26th, 2008, 15:00

i thought the 1st world was the educated lot?

[just pulling your leg!]

:brishti

judecg · Nov 26th, 2008, 15:11

Did you watch the american elections?

that should dispel any ideas you had about the first world and education... teehee (sorry to all the americans out there! Hey... if you're travelers, then you're NOT the ones I'm talking about!) all in jest... move along move along... nothing to see here

judecg · Nov 26th, 2008, 16:24

http://petrelocation.blogspot.com/20...0000-wild.html

a feel good story for a change!

plus it'll be open to the public too...

Nov 26th, 2008, 12:40	#1
steven_ber Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: South of England. Posts: 11,573	How to help an injured animal in India? Everywhere I travel in India I see animals (mostly dogs) with terrible injuries, or horrendous skin problems, what can be done to help these creatures? Are there any national groups who'll come to look at an animal? Are there any national groups where we can take an animal? Most of the time tourists won't have time to take an animal to any place, it's not that we don't want to help, it's more that we see animals in need on almost every corner, what can we realistically do to help? Is supporting a charity the only realistic way of helping for a tourist? What charity? What do we do when we see an animal being mistreated? Can we report this to anyone? Some of the worst cases of mistreatment I've seen involve bullocks pulling carts, these bullocks sometimes have massive open wounds on the back of their neck, and this is caused by the weight and rubbing of the cart, but the owners are extremely poor people (who are obviously too stupid to realize the cost this mistreatment may lead to), personally, I'm reluctant to report such a person as I feel that if the bullock was taken away, an entire family could struggle to earn enough money to live, I know this is the wrong way to think, but I also know that I'll not be alone with these thoughts, it's a real difficult choice and one that as outsiders, we're maybe not best placed to make a decision. Any thoughts or suggestions? We could do with a good 'sticky' thread listing all organisations that help animals, so any detailed replies could be very useful to many people. ---------------------------- (I know, an animal thread by steven_ber, the one who asked "What have these threads got to do with travel", maybe I'm mellowing in my old age, so watch out for new threads from me about 'wonderful 27 hour bus rides' and 'Dalits finally get a fair deal'.) __________________ . How to get helpful replies to your transport/Itinerary questions. Train information. RAC & Waitlists explained.

Nov 26th, 2008, 13:03	#2
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Nov 26th, 2008, 13:19	#3
haydn yumm! Join Date: May 2007 Location: blue mountains Posts: 170	yep, its hard. case by case too. but cruelty is cruelty anywhere. (and so is poverty and lack of education etc.). i know there's a dog/animal shelter in Jaipur set up by an Australian woman, and there must be more. i know a woman who is always raising money to help the street dogs...it used to piss me off, considering all the human suffering on Indian streets. but i guess there are lots of ways of looking at this. poverty and desparation can lead to a certain hardness in attitudes. but don't preclude compassion either. any chance of mass sterilisation of street dogs (much like was attempted on people in previous times!)? they can be a real menace. shantih

Nov 26th, 2008, 13:24	#4
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	Yay for you Steven. Nice to see this... I share your concerns absolutely. I was heartened the other day when a van drove past me here in Bandra (Bombay). It was a mobile animal care group that gives medical care to street animals. It went by too fast for me to catch the name or details but I was mighty glad to see there are such group around. I imagine that they are most likely only in the big cities though. As far as the poor bullocks go... I just don't know. It would need to be creating a shift in thinking I think, getting the owners to look at their beasts of burden as creatures that feel pain, and that the consequences of this can impact their business. That education needs to start when they're kids I think.

Nov 26th, 2008, 14:16	#6
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,690	do two wrongs make one right ? of course not. this is not a tit for tat post rather a FYI... before all and sundry takes off on cruelty and morbidity of how animals are treated in india... [ which of course they are ] and god-forbid, takes a holier-than-thou-attitude regarding the same... here's news from just ONE 1st world country... why do the seas turn red in denmark? reiteration go the whole hog i say... you were saying... :brishti

Nov 26th, 2008, 14:35	#7
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	I know Brishti... and Japan and Norway too with their whaling. It is beyond humane... it is disgusting and there is no defending it. And anyone who has seen a food market in China As a world we have a long way to go. The state of our wild creatures and ecology is a reflection of the health of our own survival, we can't just take and take and take forever. As long as there are good people on the ground, slowly educating the people around them, and most importantly, the next generation, about the value of all life, however it fits into our world... there is hope for a better future.

Nov 26th, 2008, 15:00	#8
brishti disMember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: india Posts: 3,690	i thought the 1st world was the educated lot? [just pulling your leg!] :brishti

Nov 26th, 2008, 15:11	#9
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	Did you watch the american elections? that should dispel any ideas you had about the first world and education... teehee (sorry to all the americans out there! Hey... if you're travelers, then you're NOT the ones I'm talking about!) all in jest... move along move along... nothing to see here

Nov 26th, 2008, 16:24	#10
judecg Visa hunting Insomniac Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: India Posts: 723	http://petrelocation.blogspot.com/20...0000-wild.html a feel good story for a change! plus it'll be open to the public too...