Sometimes we surprise even ourselves with the sheer numbers of animals that we are able to reach. We would not be able to do it all without our incredible staff and our supporters, like you.
Thank you for helping us have such an amazing impact on these animals, who all would have suffered terribly without TOLFA.
In our state of Rajasthan, there are limited resources available for animals and especially for street or ownerless animals. Our projects care for any sick or injured street animal that is in need of our help. We also have the longer terms goals of a stable and rabies free dog population and the next generations caring about animals and their welfare. We provide veterinary treatment for low income owner animals belonging to rural communities as well as pet animals on a donation basis.
Our most commonly seen animals are dogs, cows, cats, goats, donkeys, horses, buffalo and camels. We do not rescue wildlife as this is handled by the local government forestry department.
Over the years since 2005, when TOLFA began, our work has grown and grown. Below are some of the statistics from each of our projects for the previous year.
We attend an average of 49 emergency calls every day – that’s 348 call outs a week
Our Rescue & Care teams are out responding to calls 7 days a week. They are experts at dealing with injured and frightened animals and are always prepared for any situation – that includes removing cows from deeps wells or a cat stuck up a tree!
Every week we sterilise an average of 41 street dogs and vaccinate 46 of them against rabies.
Sterilisation or ABC (Animal Birth Control) as it is commonly known in India, is important not only in controlling the street dog population, but in keeping them healthy. We vaccinate the dogs against rabies at the same time to protect human health as well.
Over the last 5 years we’ve taught 8,252 children about animal welfare – that’s on average 32 kids learning to care every week!
Education is the most important factor in making long-term change for animal welfare. The prevalence of rabies in India creates a cycle of fear around the street dogs which unfortunately can make the situation worse. Kindness and understanding are key to improving health and welfare for everyone.
We treat 109 goats on average every week at our hospital dispensary as part of our Rural Animal Health project.
Although we are against intensive farming practices, the animals we treat are owned by subsistence farmers whose animals are very precious to them. We provide free treatments as well as animal husbandry and welfare advice.
We treat 19 owned animals a day, that’s 134 a week, at our clinics, and help their owners keep up to date with their care.
All pets that have been adopted from TOLFA receive free, life-long treatments. Owners of breed pets give a donation for their treatment which then subsidises the free care we give to other animals. We explain to pet owners the importance of sterilising and vaccinating their pets, and how to care for them properly.
