"Be the change that you wish to see in this world." - Mahatma Gandhi
Why is our prOJECT NEEDED?
Majority of Nepalese have misconceptions concerning stray dogs. Residents and municipalities often resort to killing street dogs inhumanely by poisoning or beating them to death for fear of spreading rabies. PHN strives on breaking such stereotypical thoughts about strays. Through our classes, we not only reinforce character development skills such as compassion and empathy, but students also learn how to safely interact with dogs, care for family pets to prevent animal suffering and take an active role in providing hope to animals in our community.
The community isn't educated on animal welfare, so people fear to approach or kindly treat stray dogs with the fear of getting rabies. Daily life for Nepal’s homeless dogs is frightening and challenging; neglect and abuse are not uncommon. To end such suffering for dogs and to reduce potential rabies risk for both humans and animals, we were inspired to initiate this venture.
We are first of its kind organisation in Nepal to take an educational approach, believing in targeting the younger generation and installing sympathetic stance on stray dogs.
The community isn't educated on animal welfare, so people fear to approach or kindly treat stray dogs with the fear of getting rabies. Daily life for Nepal’s homeless dogs is frightening and challenging; neglect and abuse are not uncommon. To end such suffering for dogs and to reduce potential rabies risk for both humans and animals, we were inspired to initiate this venture.
We are first of its kind organisation in Nepal to take an educational approach, believing in targeting the younger generation and installing sympathetic stance on stray dogs.
Our Story
Angeela Shrestha, a communications graduate student, passionate about helping these homeless and helpless animals, after watching a shocking video of a street dog being brutally killed by a group of Nepalese policemen in view of the public, made up her mind to work towards ending this suffering.
In May 2015, Angeela headed home to Kathmandu, Nepal from Omaha, Nebraska, to initiate humane education program for school children. She met a wonderful group of youngsters there who now work together with different schools and orphanages to educate the kids about street dogs and pet guardianship. Our activities focus on safety, both for animals as well as humans, as well as caring connections to be made with street dogs.
In May 2015, Angeela headed home to Kathmandu, Nepal from Omaha, Nebraska, to initiate humane education program for school children. She met a wonderful group of youngsters there who now work together with different schools and orphanages to educate the kids about street dogs and pet guardianship. Our activities focus on safety, both for animals as well as humans, as well as caring connections to be made with street dogs.