Animal welfare education

A small white donkey is buckled down by carrying a huge load of broken bricks that is on his back. There is a red cloth saddle under the bricks.

Teaching children today for a better future for animals tomorrow

On every street, the pain and cruelty that animals are suffering can be witnessed.  A street dog having stones thrown at her because she has dared to come too close.  A donkey carrying a saddle full of rubble that is making his legs buckle under the weight of the load.  A male calf, so thin and pitiful trying to search for any tiny scrap of food, after being thrown out on the streets, a useless excess of the dairy industry.

It’s time to change and make animal suffering, cruelty and injustice a thing of the past.  Following India’s ancient concept of Ahimsa, we hope to instead to create an environment where animals are loved, cherished and treated fairly.

Ahimsa

A respect for all living things and avoidance of violence towards others.

 

A TOLFA staff is sitting amongst lots of donkeys but one donkey has his head resting in the staff’s arms

TOLFA’s Animal welfare education project

connects with children from both government and private schools in the city and villages.  Our specially designed animal welfare curriculum is based around teaching 3 main topics:

  • The Five Freedoms of animal welfare
  • Dog bite and rabies prevention
  • TOLFA and the work we do

Our hope for future generations is that through understanding what an animal needs and how those needs can be fulfilled, we deepen their connection to them. By learning how to stay safe around animals, we remove their fear that creates a barrier to forming loving relationships with them.  Knowing what to do if an animal is in need of medical help, empowers them to create a change.