Blue Cross of India is an NGO

Please note that the Blue Cross of India is an NGO run mainly by donations we receive. No animal - whether from the street or with an “owner” - brought to us for treatment is turned away whether you are willing to give a donation or not. However, please note that the Blue Cross is not a dumping ground for animals. Please do not abandon your pet which you no longer want. Not only
is it against the law, but he/she will also pine away in many cases. Young puppies and kittens need their mother’s milk for at least six weeks. Separated by well-meaning humans, not only are the chances of survival bleak, the mother left on the street also suffers since she is still lactating

PLEASE DO NOT SEPARATE THE MOTHER FROM HER CHILDREN. ONLY IF YOU KNOW FOR CERTAIN THAT THE MOTHER IS DEAD, SHOULD YOU BRING YOUNG
BABIES TO OUR SHELTER WHERE WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO SAVE THEM

If you truly care, spay or neuter the animals you care for so that unnecessary births are prevented

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Impact of our work on welfare of humans

Bradley Miller:
“Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar.”

At Blue Cross of India, we firmly believe in striking a balance between the welfare of animals and humans. We thus have three dedicated programmes to directly impact and benefit people:

• ABC-AR programme - Stray dogs from across the city are identified, brought to Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres, operated on — ovario-hysterectomy for females, castration for males — and kept five days post-op for recovery. They are then vaccinated and released where they are picked up from. This initiative has virtually eliminated rabies among stray dogs in Chennai. First proposed by Blue Cross of India in 1966, it has since been endorsed by World Health Organization (WHO), OIE World Organisation for Animal Health, and more recently by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations under the One-Health concept. The Chennai Corporation has not paid us over Rs1 crore due from 2014 - yet we continue the programme so that all the work we have done does not get wasted.

• Dr Dog programme - An animal assisted therapy programme that is especially effective for children with autism and other developmental challenges.

• Ambulance services - Injured or unwell animals are transported from the streets for free medical treatment. While the Chennai Corporation has a huge amount to be paid to us, some dating back to 2014-15, we continue to work using our own funds to ensure all our years of work to virtually eliminate rabies is not wasted.

Blue Cross of India was registered in 1964 with the following guiding principles:

• It is moral obligation that all animals, whether domesticated or wild, be protected from cruelty by human beings
• Claims and interests of science, sport, entertainment and the food production do not exempt human beings from their obligation to eliminate animal cruelty and suffering
• Humane education is essential if the conditions of animals are to be improved

Goals to be reached before 2020:

• Training centre for vets, para-vets, animal handlers and animal welfare workers
• Corpus Fund to ensure a guaranteed source of income to feed and look after the animals
• Professionalization of the administration and monitoring of activities

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