Animal Nepal's August Highlights

Newsletter, August 2019

"With your help, we made Nepal a kinder place for animals."

August highlights

Our newest rescue Jackie is loving life!

Our recently rescued mule Jackie is doing really well! He had an untreated broken leg which led to improper healing but was still being used as a carrier at a brick kiln in Lalitpur. Jackie is quite young but he gets on best with our older residents BB and Menuka and it's so sweet to see the three of them together. Thank you to Animal Aid Abroad for supporting in the upkeep of our sanctuary and for sponsoring our rescued residents.

Nepalgunj is running out of green space for its animals

As with most large cities in Nepal, stray animals are a common sight in Nepalgunj, especially more equines can be seen during the months of May - November (off season for brick production), when they are brought back to Nepalgunj from the various brick kilns across the country where they are used as carriers. One of the biggest issues facing the equine owners in Nepalgunj is the lack of space for their animals. Most equine owners don't have their own land and increasing urbanization in Nepalgunj in recent years has meant that there are fewer open spaces. As a result, during the day a large number of the equines are left on the roads where they are at risk of accidents and some are left to foraging for food among the piles of garbage. The municipality acknowledges that this is a growing issue and they are in the process of building an animal shelter in the outskirts of the city which mostly houses cattle but also some equines. Animal Nepal has met with the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and other officials to discuss this issue and has offered advise on a long-term and sustainable solution.

Animal birth control camp in Lumbini

Our Humane Dog Population Management team are currently in Lumbini as part of the animal birth control camp in partnership with Dogs Trust Worldwide. So far 86 dogs have been neutered and the work is being carried out in all 13 wards of Lumbini Cultural Municipality. This is the second year of the annual camp and this year we have the mandate to catch, neuter and vaccinate 700 dogs. The neighborhood children are particularly intrigued by our dog catchers! Follow our social media pages for regular updates.

World Elephant Day

While the world marked World Elephant Day on 12 August, thousands of captive elephants continue to be abused and the wild elephant population is at threat due to loss of habitat and poaching. Animal Nepal used this day to spread awareness about the inhumane treatment of captive elephants and here are five reasons for you to stop supporting the cruel elephant tourism immediately:

1. If you can touch, bathe, ride or take a selfie with an elephant, then they have been cruelly trained into submission by 'crushing their spirit'.
2. Elephant's spines cannot support the weight of people and doing so can lead to permanent spinal injuries.
3. Elephants are social animals. They have families and friends. They feel pain, sorrow and joy. Captive elephants are torn away from their families and are mostly forced to live in solitude with no control over their lives.
4.Most captive elephants die decades short of the life expectancy of their species due to inadequate care and stress.
5. Elephants deserve to be treated with respect, not shackled and ridden to death.

Find out more about why elephant tourism must be boycotted in this article by AN's Vice President.

Teaching the future generation about animal welfare

As part of our Humane Dog Population Management Program, we also deliver humane education classes in our working areas as this plays a crucial role in creating a compassionate and caring society. Few days ago our Community Educator and Senior Vet delivered a session on Introduction to Animal Welfare to class 10 students of Buddha Secondary School in Lele. By talking about animal welfare and its importance, we hope to inform the future generation about their responsibility in ensuring the welfare of all animals.

Animal Nepal in the media

For 2019, Animal Nepal aims to make animal welfare a part of the mainstream conversation. To achieve this, with the help of The Donkey Sanctuary UK, we have produced a nine-part docu-series called A voice for the voiceless, which is aired on channel AP1 on the third Tuesday of the month at 6 pm. The series talks about animal welfare in Nepal and looks at the suffering experienced by working and other animals. The program is also available to watch online through our YouTube channel.
Animal Nepal also has a weekly radio show called Conversations About Animal Welfare, which airs on 97.5 Image FM, every Friday at 9.05 pm.
Animal welfare is everyone's business - Animal Nepal's President, Pramada Shah talks about the status of animal welfare in Nepal, the need for animal advocacy and how the treatment of its animals becomes a reflection of the society. Watch the video here.

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