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for a donation towards the treatment
of their animal. Pet ownership is on
the rise in India but unfortunately
there are an increasing number of
breed dogs abandoned on the streets
if they become sick or too expensive
to care for. Street dogs have wonderful
temperaments - they are strong, easy
to look after and very affectionate
and loving. TOLFA encourages the
adoption of street dogs and it’s a
very happy ending when a puppy is
adopted by someone and becomes
part of their family.
The animal shelter also has a
cathouse for the sanctuary cats
and earlier this year a successful
crowdfunder was run to build an
outside garden for them. Any dog or
cat who is too vulnerable to go back
out onto the streets ends up becoming
a permanent shelter animal at
TOLFA. Apart from our feline family,
we have over sixty shelter dogs at
TOLFA, who know they have their
‘fur-ever’ homes with us.
Kindness is at the heart of what
TOLFA does and TOLFA’s philosophy
is ‘Healing From The Heart’.
Alongside the dedicated medical
teams, rescue team, treatment,
maintenance and offi ce teams, we
2018: TOLFA’S WORK IN
NUMBERS:
• 6,392 ANIMALS TREATED THROUGH RESCUE PROJECT
• 848 ANIMALS TREATED ON THE STREET
• 1,07,492 INDIVIDUAL TREATMENTS GIVEN TO ANIMALS
IN RESCUE PROJECT
• 9,801 EMERGENCY CALLS RESPONDED TO
• 1,917 STREET DOGS STERILISED
• 827 DOGS VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES
have an in-house nurturing team
who are there to give love and care to
the vulnerable animals.
TOLFA employs over 30 staff,
including
qualifi ed
Indian
veterinarians and local people who
would struggle to fi nd permanent
employment. We have fostered a real
family culture at TOLFA, with several
generations working for us now, and
everyone is part of the same team
(shelter animals included!)
Many wonderful animals pass
through TOLFA’s gates - ones that
have a short stay and those who end
up staying for longer. Street dogs
and cats are no different to our own
domestic animals; it’s just the lottery
of life if they end up on the street
or in a loving home. We have seen
amazing recoveries at TOLFA: just the
smallest kindness to a cat or dog who
had never known love or affection
can make the biggest difference to
them, and make them feel that they
are worth something.
During the recent monsoon season
TOLFA suffered devastating fl oods,
which left large parts of the hospital
under water and our services at
risk. TOLFA’s dedicated staff worked
around the clock during this crisis
and services are now back to normal,
but it has been a very diffi cult time
and the aftermath is still being felt.
TOLFA relies on funding and the
generosity of supporters to keep
its life-saving work going. We are
always striving to improve our
facilities and our next big project is to
build a quarantine block specifi cally
for puppies, so we can provide the
highest possible level of care to
puppies with infectious diseases.
* Jo Carnegie is an ambassador for the Tree of
Life For Animals charity in Rajasthan. For more
information or to donate visit https://tolfa.org.uk/
. You can also fi nd the animal welfare organisation
on Facebook and Instagram @tolfaindia and on
Youtube @tolfacharity.
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