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  "Each and every one of us has the ability to look at an animal and see if that animal is in pain. And if an animal is in pain, surely if we are human – if we are caring, thinking people – surely it is our responsibility to try to do whatever we can to stop that suffering." John Hicks, IAR Founder  |
India: Tamil NaduThe IAR shelter in Trichy, Tamil Nadu opened its doors in April 2005.
Once they had settled in, Deike began to investigate the veterinary work that was being done in the area to help local populations of stray dogs. She found out about IAR from the internet, paid visits to the Goa and Kerala centres and even spent time helping out in Kerala on several occasions. However, it was impractical for Deike to work so far away and she finally resolved to set up her own centre closer to home, in Trichy, a town of some 800,000 people. Much research and investigation followed to find suitable premises and then to get kennels and the other necessary buildings in place. At this stage in her preparations, Deike met John Hicks and Alan Knight in Goa and, after discussing her plans with them, they were happy to give Deike their backing for the shelter: IAR Trichy was born! Deike and her team are working hard to make her project a success. They have a well-equipped clinic, including consultation, pre-and post op’ facilities, and a small but good surgical theatre. The clinic is in a fairly remote spot in the south of Trichy where barking dogs don’t disturb any neighbours! The centre has 14 regular, two puppy and two quarantine kennels which are all large, airy and easy to clean. They can cope with at least 16 dogs at a time, but it is possible to put two dogs in one kennel, so numbers can easily be doubled. Deike’s ’catching-nursing-driving-allrounder team’ catches the dogs and she performs all the surgery. Fast recovery times mean the dogs can leave the kennel after three to five days and thankfully complications and infections are very rare. The clinic may switch to chemical castration for male dogs in the near future, so the shelter only has to take in bitches. This will mean more than 100 animals per month can be treated - a significant number for a small, new clinic. Local people are proving very supportive of the shelter, but as yet the Trichy authorities haven’t changed their policy on the killing of strays. Deike is very hopeful however that they will alter their position before too long when they see the benefits of the great work her clinic is doing. Help us spread the wordPlease consider adding a banner to your website. Simply copy and paste the codes below into your page. > More web banners
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It owes its existence to Deike Schacht from Germany who moved there in 2002 with her two small children. They were joining her husband who had gone there six months earlier to manage an IT outsourcing project.
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