help in suffering India

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Arpan Sharma

 

The people that run Help in Suffering in Durgapura, Rajastan are very close

friends of mine and I ran the Help in Suffering office in Australia for many

years and only resigned when other work got to be too much. The people that run

it are Christine and Jeremy Townend. They are Australians and do spend time back

in Australia a couple of times a year.

 

Besides the Animal Birth Control (abc) program they also run an equine

sanctuary and have mobile animal ambulances. The ambulances go out to villages

to treat sick animals. They also put in watering troughs thoughout various parts

of India for animals to drink from. They do much else including a rabies

vaccination progran. They get help from other groups sometimes (including some

of the largest groups) but the largest percentage of money is money they raise

themselves. Having your own supporters is most importart. The success to the ABC

program is the length of time it has been running. I have heard that other such

programs have started up in India but seem to fold up in a year or two. Some

have been run on a very ad hoc basis so they are not really effective. Any such

program must be run for years and done very methodically. You will start seeing

a difference in 5 years but will notice a big difference in 10 years. It is not

a problem with a quick solution. You must be in it for the long haul but it is

worthwhile work. It really makes a difference. However it is the same with any

animal welfare issues. Most of them you have to be working on that issue for

years to make a difference.

 

Good luck - I hope you are successful

 

Lynette Shanley

Primates for Primates

Wildcats Plus

Animal Defenders.