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City Ngo That Takes Care Of Dogs, Birds Starts Looking After Camels | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: After developing programmes for managing street dog problems in the city along with rescuing birds and animals, city-based NGO Help in Suffering is now shifting to taking care of camels.
The team has established a mobile veterinary clinic for camels and built a dedicated clinic for camels at Bassi. At this clinic, around 800 camels are treated every month and camel owners are encouraged to adopt more humane practices.
“Around 20 years ago, we realised that camels in the region were not getting the required treatment and care as more and more people switched to mechanised systems. We started a mobile clinic first and then with demand, we now have two mobile camel clinics, one based in Jaipur and one based in Bassi at the Camel Rescue Centre where we have built a permanent base with housing and other facilities for camels,” said a senior veterinary doctor from the NGO.
For better reach of awareness programs, under the Camel Welfare Project illustrated leaflets in local languages are also given in different communities to explain common welfare problems.
“Road accidents at night are a cause of serious injury to draught camels and their owners, so our teams fit reflectors to camel carts. Similarly wooden nose pegs, used to control camels, are a common cause of injury; to replace that plastic ones have been developed and distributed.
We also discuss with camel owners how to make saddle which will make the animal’s life more comfortable. Camel is the pride of Rajasthan, and they need to be protected. With lack of facilities and switch to motor vehicles, many people are not able to afford facilities for camels,” said Teemie Kumar, from Help In Suffering.
The NGO also sends teams at the Pushkar Camel Fair where camps are organised for treatment and education, annually a team also visits Jaisalmer for treatment of camels.
Meanwhile, in Jaipur city, the organisation has been working since past 43 years, on managing the dog population by assisting the central government departments and the Animal Welfare Board of India.
The organisation at present is undertaking a street dog survey to measure the effectiveness of animal birth control programme run by them since past four decades. The findings of the survey will help understand details like status of vaccination, sterilisation, rabies transmission among other issues.
The team has established a mobile veterinary clinic for camels and built a dedicated clinic for camels at Bassi. At this clinic, around 800 camels are treated every month and camel owners are encouraged to adopt more humane practices.
“Around 20 years ago, we realised that camels in the region were not getting the required treatment and care as more and more people switched to mechanised systems. We started a mobile clinic first and then with demand, we now have two mobile camel clinics, one based in Jaipur and one based in Bassi at the Camel Rescue Centre where we have built a permanent base with housing and other facilities for camels,” said a senior veterinary doctor from the NGO.
For better reach of awareness programs, under the Camel Welfare Project illustrated leaflets in local languages are also given in different communities to explain common welfare problems.
“Road accidents at night are a cause of serious injury to draught camels and their owners, so our teams fit reflectors to camel carts. Similarly wooden nose pegs, used to control camels, are a common cause of injury; to replace that plastic ones have been developed and distributed.
We also discuss with camel owners how to make saddle which will make the animal’s life more comfortable. Camel is the pride of Rajasthan, and they need to be protected. With lack of facilities and switch to motor vehicles, many people are not able to afford facilities for camels,” said Teemie Kumar, from Help In Suffering.
The NGO also sends teams at the Pushkar Camel Fair where camps are organised for treatment and education, annually a team also visits Jaisalmer for treatment of camels.
Meanwhile, in Jaipur city, the organisation has been working since past 43 years, on managing the dog population by assisting the central government departments and the Animal Welfare Board of India.
The organisation at present is undertaking a street dog survey to measure the effectiveness of animal birth control programme run by them since past four decades. The findings of the survey will help understand details like status of vaccination, sterilisation, rabies transmission among other issues.
