Vaccination camps
Together against Rabies
Dr. Arjun’s team and our volunteers set out to vaccinate 71 dogs against rabies/distemper early Saturday morning at Thecho, a VDC 13 kms from Kathmandu. During the mobile vaccine camp, we encouraged the onlookers to treat dogs with more affection because they don't post pose a danger to the community.
Thank you, Manish, from M L Films, Ingrid and all our supporters for donating and purchasing the tote bags for a good cause.
Thank you, Manish, from M L Films, Ingrid and all our supporters for donating and purchasing the tote bags for a good cause.
"Project thecho" background
PROBLEM:
As soon as you get to Thecho, a village development committee, 13km from Kathmandu, you will see stray dogs (275+ street dogs) everywhere who are often ill-treated, afraid, and sick. The residents complain about barking dogs at night, dogs chasing kids and people on two-wheelers, attacks on children, and more. Residents see this large number of dogs as a nuisance and a threat to community safety; hence they often resort to inhumane killing of these dogs by poisoning or beating them. The community is uninformed and uneducated about animal health and behaviour; most are fearful to even approach these dogs or kindly treat them with the fear of getting rabies.
A SOLUTION:
(1) Mass dog sterilization and vaccination program,
(2) Humane education workshops in schools, and
(3) Community awareness campaigns will help to humanely reduce the stray dog population, contribute to public health and safety by reducing the incidence of rabies/ dog bite injuries and will raise community's empathy and kindness towards these street dogs.
Our goal is to create a safe, healthy, caring and rabies-free community for both humans and the homeless dogs.
OUR PLAN:
Acknowledging this issue, we are partnering and the local municipality, Thecho Newa English School, to launch this long-term project in Thecho. We plan to:
- Set up a spay/neuter camp to control the stray dog population and improve their health.
- Organize education/awareness programs in schools and community.
- Vaccinate stray dogs against rabies and distemper.
As soon as you get to Thecho, a village development committee, 13km from Kathmandu, you will see stray dogs (275+ street dogs) everywhere who are often ill-treated, afraid, and sick. The residents complain about barking dogs at night, dogs chasing kids and people on two-wheelers, attacks on children, and more. Residents see this large number of dogs as a nuisance and a threat to community safety; hence they often resort to inhumane killing of these dogs by poisoning or beating them. The community is uninformed and uneducated about animal health and behaviour; most are fearful to even approach these dogs or kindly treat them with the fear of getting rabies.
A SOLUTION:
(1) Mass dog sterilization and vaccination program,
(2) Humane education workshops in schools, and
(3) Community awareness campaigns will help to humanely reduce the stray dog population, contribute to public health and safety by reducing the incidence of rabies/ dog bite injuries and will raise community's empathy and kindness towards these street dogs.
Our goal is to create a safe, healthy, caring and rabies-free community for both humans and the homeless dogs.
OUR PLAN:
Acknowledging this issue, we are partnering and the local municipality, Thecho Newa English School, to launch this long-term project in Thecho. We plan to:
- Set up a spay/neuter camp to control the stray dog population and improve their health.
- Organize education/awareness programs in schools and community.
- Vaccinate stray dogs against rabies and distemper.