Animal Aid Sunday Oct 10

Today was donkey portrait day...here's Claire, with one of the 10 donkey's that we photographed. They need some photos for nice folks that would like to sponsor a donkey...$500 for a year, I believe.
We picked up this cow today, it had been hit by a car. The guys hooked it up to IV's immediately, and put a needle into her abdomen to relieve the bloating.




Suraj and Erika. The other Erika. :)
Treatment for a cow...look in the upper left, do you see the squirrel? He was helping the whole time.
Jim caught a cobra today, it had hunkered down near the cattle and donkey paddock...a little too close for comfort. So, he caught it and then released it some distance away.




Micheline with a puppy. The puppy was well enough to get released today.

Animal Aid Saturday Oct 9

When we went to the vegetable market today (my 3rd time there) the guys got a little bolder. They followed us out to the truck and just...stared.
Saka giving special love and food to a dog in kennel A.
One of the calls today was for a "pig that needed to be rescued from a well". Although I wouldn't call this a well, it WAS a large, deep, water holding area. And it was full of trash and tree branches. The pig had fallen in somehow (or been thrown? As we rescued him, the local kids pelted him with rocks. I told them to stop) and Ram ji and Heera lal managed to loop a rope around it 3 times. The first 2, he wriggled free. The 3rd time was a charm, and up and over he went, with absolutely no appreciation for it whatsoever. He took off squealing his displeasure loudly. Pigs. Not exactly pets.

One of the stops was to the chicken factory. We needed to get eggs.
I love how nothing escapes the attention of the dogs roaming around in kennel A. Especially if food is involved.
Trudy doing paperwork. She has been reluctant to let me photograph her. This is pretty good, I think she's getting used to me!
Morning treatments.


They have 37 staff at Animal Aid. 37!!! Amazing.

Animal Aid Friday Oct 8

One of the pickup stops today...the dog has a hurt paw.
Suraj with a puppy. We were trying to capture the mother, but she wouldn't let anyone near her. She has mange, and needs to be treated. We took the puppy with us...he will need treatment, too.
Suraj, carrying a huge bag of old vegetables.
Another dog in need of help. Suraj is holding it, and is being watched by a curious neighbor.
I saw this cow in the dumpster yesterday...and today we drove by and she is still in there. Now, my question is...is she getting in and out, or is she basically stuck there? How nimble are cows, anyway? They don't strike me as the kind of creature that can jump into a dumpster.
One of the calls today was for a dog with a wound. It was hanging around this recycling place...and the guys were climbing all over these huge bags of plastic and glass. Couldn't catch the dog. Suraj (on the right) is barefoot. The ground is covered with broken glass and nasty things. He says he has to go for 9 days with no shoes, something to do with his Hindu religion.
The dump...we went there again with a few things today. It's messy yet beautiful all at the same time.
Breakfast at Animal Aid...kennel A. The dogs tend to jump right in, before we've had a chance to distribute all of the bowls to the kennels. They can get pretty defensive with food out in the open. They were snarling at each other here.
An interesting mix of color, movement, and shadows.
Mixing the giant vat of food. They make this up twice a day. It's a lot of food, and requires a small army to make and distribute it.

Animal Aid/Udaipur: October 7th

Udaipur looks good after the monsoon! There's water in the lake again...

Pramod. What a great smile he has.
Fateh Lal. Another great smiler!
Chai time.
Fergus scratching while everyone has chai.
Mixing up special food for the sicker dogs...milk, eggs, and lots of chapatis.
I cannot remember her name right now...but she loves the animals and gives them massages.
Minnie is getting a bath. Minnie only has 2 legs, but she gets around quite nicely and can pick up her entire hind end when she wants to get somewhere. (Not for long distances, but still...)
A dog that came in today was very scared, and the guys had to get it muzzled before it could be evaluated and treated.
When Suraj pulled out the sugar block, the cows went bonkers! (They give some sugar with the cows pills...it's a good incentive to eat the pills.)

Ram Ji and Pramod checking paperwork after the morning's pickups...3 dogs, 1 donkey, and a cow.
Unloading the cow was interesting. :)
This was right after we picked up the donkey. All of the other animals in the truck needed to be rearranged to accommodate the donkey.
The cow probably has a broken leg. It was hit by a car on the highway.

While running all around Udaipur picking up dogs and supplies, Ram Ji makes lots of phone calls to confirm the location for the next pickup.
We made a trip into the dump today. It reminded me of La Chureca in Managua. Except less people live there, thankfully.
Breakfast bowl abstract.