Just recently, funding by Help Animals India enabled the Sarvodaya vets to conduct the first ever ABC project in Sarnath, the birthplace of the Buddha. But we're determined to keep expanding these vital programs across the country. Here's one of their delightful educational videos, co-produced with Help Animals India:Īnd here's a whimsical look at the ABC team in action:ĭeveloping new ABC operations isn't an easy task. Help Animals India funds ABC programs across India and have funded the sterilization of hundreds of thousands of street dogs from partner organizations including, Varanasi for Animals, Karuna Society for Animals and Nature, HOPE and Animal Trust, Just Be Friendly, Sarnath Animal Welfare, Raahat, CUPA, and more.Īnother partner, Sarvodaya Sevabhavi Samstha, is a traveling veterinary team that conducts ABC operations across India and educates communities about how to live safely and peacefully with street dogs and other animals. The result: dog breeding stops and their population declines. Through ABC programs, all the dogs within a community or region are sterilized and then released back to their territories. The only scientific method to humanely reduce street dog populations is mass spay and neuters, commonly known as animal birth control (ABC). But for every dog killed, another typically comes in to take over that dog's territory. Unfortunately, fear and ignorance have led many Indian citizens and officials to see street dogs as nothing but a nuisance and to seek eradication using inhumane methods such as poisoning and beating. And their presence around garbage keeps away other potentially dangerous scavengers, such as rats and mice. ![]() By scavenging garbage, they reduce perishable waste that could otherwise be a source of contamination for people. Ironically, this actually makes the dogs a boon to public sanitation. Because these homeless dogs often survive by scavenging rubbish, exposed garbage means more healthy dogs – and more puppies. India's street dog population is closely associated with municipal sanitation practices – or neglect thereof. Indeed, many are fearful of humans and sadly, the dogs' fears are well founded. With the recent increase in popularity among Indians of full breed dogs, more and more street dogs are abandoned pets or have bred with pet breeds.Īlthough they are widely feared because some carry rabies, for the most part India's street dogs are not aggressive and will only bite if provoked. ![]() ![]() Most are direct descendants of their feral canine ancestors, a "breed" much older than any AKC (American Kennel Club) breed. Millions of stray dogs live on the streets of India.
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