Dear animal lovers,

As promised, we introduced 'Click to Rescue' service in Chennai recently.

To use this facility, just click on the link given below or send a WhatsApp message to 9962998886.

Click to rescue: https://wa.me/919962998886

This helpline is only to report / request rescue for ill and injured animals. While sending us a message, kindly include your name, contact number, photo of the animal and current location of the animal.

Note: For other information, please call our landline

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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.”

Three of our programmes have a direct impact on the welfare of people:
The ABC-AR programme for street dogs has virtually eliminated rabies in Chennai. Proposed by the Blue Cross as far back as 1966, it has been endorsed by WHO, OIE and, more recently by FAO 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.

Dogs are caught, kept overnight, then operated (ovario-hysterectomy for females, castration for males) and kept five days post-op for recovery they are them released at the same place that they were picked up from. Dogs being territorial in nature, the influx of fresh dogs is prevented in these areas. Sterilised dogs are less aggressive. The majority of dog bites by street dogs is due to children venturing too close to puppies. All species are aggressively protective of their young.

The other two are the Dr Dog Programme - a pet therapy programme especially effective for children with autism. The other is our ambulance service where injured animals are removed from the streets where they cause accidents, especially to two-wheeler riders.

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:

• That it is moral obligation that all animals, whether domesticated or wild, be protected from cruelty on the part of the man
• That the claims and interests of science, sport, entertainment and the production of food do not exempt man from the obligation to eliminate cruelty and avoid suffering.
• That 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
• Professionalisation of the administration and monitoring of activities

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