Blue Cross of 55th Annual Report st st 22 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019

REPORT OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2019

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HOSPITAL & SHELTERS :

Blue Cross Avenue, No: 72, Road, , - 600 032 Phone: 044-22354959

Kunnam Village, Sunkuvarchatram Kanchipuram Dist.

Thodukadu Village, -Tiruvellore Road, Tiruvellore District

Dr. S. Chinny Krishna

Chairman Emeritus

Members of the Governing Body of the Blue Cross of India

Shantilal M Pandya

Chairman

SaraswathiHaksan

Honorary Secretary

SathyaRadhakrishnan

Honorary Joint Secretary

P. Mohanakannan

Honorary Joint Secretary

Sridhar

Honorary Treasurer

Dr. NandithaKrishna , Malliga Ravinder, R. Shanker, Sugal Chand Jain, Kantilal Chandhak, G.Balasubramanian, Rudra Krishna, Prashanth Krishna, Marion Courtine, T.Shantilal, Nemichand Singhvi, Kamlesh Jain, Vinod Kumar Jain, Prabakar, Thyagarajan

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AWARDS BY GUIDESTAR

Blue Cross of India is happy to announce that we are thrilled to receive GuideStar India Platinum Award for the Highest level of Transparency in operations . Blue Cross of India is the only AWO in India to earn this certification.

Thank you for trusting us to be your preferred Organization in Chennai, India. We appreciate your support. We look

forward to your continued support and encouragement

GuideStar India has awarded the Platinum certificate for the Highest level of Transparency in operations once again which will be valid until march 2020.

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IMPORTANT EVENTS

SPECIAL ADOPTATHONS

APRIL 2018 AMERICAN EMBASSY ADOPTION CAMP

MAY 2018 @ ,

The adoptathon event was conducted in May 2018 at the Express Avenue in Royapettah and 77 pups and kittens were adopted. 55th Annual Report - Blue Cross of India

JULY 2018 @ FORUM MALL,

The Fourth Edition of the Adoptathon event was conducted in July 2018 at the Forum Mall in Vadapalani and 104 pups and kittens were adopted. 55th Annual Report - Blue Cross of India

GREAT INDIAN DOG SHOW IN AUGUST 2018 @ PHOENIX MALL, VELACHERY

The Great Indian Dog Show in Phoenix Mall – The Great Indian Dog Show, a celebration for Indian dogs, was conducted on 12th August 2018 at phoenix Mall. Hundreds of enthusiastic owners and their pet Indian dogs participated in the show and it was enjoyed by one and all. Ms Amala Akkineni, Founder of and ex-Member, AWBI was the Chief Guest.

In the adoption camp held at the event 36 puppies, 17 kittens and 2 abandoned pet dogs were adopted and found loving homes.

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WATER BOWL PROJECT-WATER BOWL FOR ANIMALS & BIRDS

Blue Cross of India's annual project was a huge success, once again. Free water bowl distribution has engaged a lot of volunteer participation and helped thousands of animals quench their thirst.

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Inaugration of Geriatric ward – The Geriatric ward has been constructed with the sponsorship of Chennai Wellingdon Corporate Foundation and is being used after its inauguration in January 2019. Over 60 dogs who are old, blind are sheltered and treated in the newly constructed geriatric ward.

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TACTICAL RESCUES

Animals are often found trapped in ways that they cannot get out by themselves. Poor urban landscaping, ignorance about the dangers of improper construction and lack of care for one's animals are just some of the reasons.

Some staff members and volunteers of Blue Cross of India are trained to rescue animals from such situations. They work as a team and save lives. This is apart from the thousands of routine rescues done by the BCI rescue teams in and around the city.

Over the past year, we've successfully executed many tactical rescues that includes rescuing buffalo hit by a train, multiple cats, dogs and cattle from wells and other accident cases. Here are a few such rescues:

1. Blue cross of India rescues a buffalo that was hit by a train near the Beach station

2. Our female volunteer rescuer gets down inside the well to rescue a cat

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3.Volunteer Rescuer gets inside a well to rescue a dog 4. A volunteer rescuer with a cat rescued from a well.

5.A pelican that got hit in the Mobile Phone tower rescued and being treated at the BCI

SPECIAL (TACTICAL) ANIMAL RESCUES DURING 2018-19

SPECIES No. of Animals Dogs 141 Cats 130 Cows 71 Others 35

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CATTLE CONSUMING PLASTICS – PLASTIC COW

Rumen Impaction is a condition which results from the accumulation of the indigestible materials like Plastic Bags, Jute Ropes, Leather piece etc in the rumen which interfered with flow of ingesta leading to distension of the rumen and passing of scanty or no faeces. The factors that are responsible for higher incidence of non-metallic foreign bodies is due to rapid industrialization, increase in the garbage disposal mostly in plastic bags and letting the animal loose for grazing, insufficient feeding of the animals by the owner. Moreover the other reason also non-availability of Pasteur and Grazing land due to urbanization and rearing of cattle in the Metropolitan cities like Chennai and Owners letting the animal loose in the Cities.

Ingestion of metallic foreign bodies in adult dairy cattle can result in a variety of affections and syndromes that may impair reticuloruminal motility, Traumatic Reticulo Peritonitis caused by penetration of a metallic foreign body through the reticular wall causing perireticular inflammation.

Emptying the rumen by Rumenotomy is considered as rapid and quick remedy for relieving the problem of Rumen Impaction with Foreign bodies like plastics, nylon ropes, metallic objects etc and restoring the normal ruminal function to save the animal.

SUMMARY OF RUMENOTOMY IN 2018-19

TOTAL NO. OF SURGERIES PERFORMED BETWEEN APRIL 2018 AND JUNE 2018 32 (Cows-7, Heifers-14, Heifer calves-6, Bulls-3, Bull calves-2) NO. OF ANIMALS SURVIVED AFTER SURGERY &REHABILITATED @ GOSHALALS 22 NO. Of ANIMALS DIED POST-OPERATIVELY 7 NO.OF ANIMALS EUTHANISED 3 SUCCESS RATE % 69% TOTAL QUANTITY OF PLASTIC REMOVED 530Kgs

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OUR VOLUNTEERS-PILLARS OF SUPPORT!!!

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Animal Welfare Organization can do a lot more with the support of volunteers. We are indeed lucky to have many volunteers who give their time, efforts and resources to help us help the animals. We regularly conduct volunteer induction sessions at our shelter to guide them to help us in our shelter. Trained and skilled volunteers often go for conducting special rescues with our General Manager (Rescues). We are thankful to all of our volunteers for offering us their services.

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NATURAL CALAMITY RELIEF WORK

Lombok Island Relief Work

The island of Lombok near Bali Indonesia was severely affected by the volcano eruption and the animals there had to be evacuated and subsequently rehabilitated.

Blue Cross of India with Vier Pfoten (Four Paws International) conducted the relief work there in August 2018.

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Kerala Floods Relief Work in August 2018 – The entire State of Kerala was affected by the floods in August 2018 and a lot of people and animals were affected. Blue Cross of India arranged for a truckload of relief materials viz. animal feed, medicines, human rations and materials and a team from BCI went to Idukki District

and distributed the relief materials to the deserving people through Idukki SPCA.

Gaja Cyclone Relief work - The districts of Nagapattinam, Vedaranyam were severely affected by the cyclone Gaja which struck with all its might. Many people and animals were affected and the Blue Cross of India rescue team went and helped the administration in rescuing the affected animals and provided animal feed and medicines and treatment.

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Humane Education program

As part of the humane education program, Mr Vinod Kumaar, GM (Admin) visited

Sankara Nethralaya Academy and Velammal Matriculation School in in

February 2019 and interacted with the teachers and students of the institutions to impart humane education and to bring about awareness about the Animal Welfare laws and prevention of cruelty to animals.

World Animal Day was celebrated on 4.10.18 by Blue Cross of India by organizing

Humeane education programs in two schools and a college in the city of Chennai.

SAN Academy in Velachery and Bala Vidya Mandir in Adyar were the two schools and Dr. Ambedkar Govt.Law College in . The importance of humane treatment to animals and about cruelty to animals were imparted to the students.

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WE THANK THE FOLLOWING RICE DONORS:

1.Dr.Nanditha Krishna 2. Mr.Vidyakar, Udavum Karangal 3. Mahavir Yoga Mandal, Korukkupettai 4. Mr. Ashokan, 5. Ms. Shanthi, 6. Chennai Food Corporation 7. Ms.Raji, Ayyappanthankal 8. Bala Vidya Mandir, Chennai

We thank our regular donors Mrs.Mini Krishnan, Ms.D.Poongodhai, Mrs.Mavis Johnson, Sri Abubaji Charitable Trust, Mr Kalyan Chakravarthy, M/s K M Pandia Charitable Trust, Mrs N.Expeditha, Mr Dilip Kumar, Mr.Chandrakanthan, Mr.Raychand C Jain, Mr.R.Gowthaman, Mr.Chandramouleeswaran, Mr.J.Balasubramaniyan, Mr.N.Shanmugasundaram, Mrs.V.Amritha, Mrs.Nirmala Ramanuja, Mrs.Shantha Devi, Mrs.Chatur Devi Lakshmi, Mrs.V.Seetha Mouly, Mr.Babu Thomas, Mr.N.K.Nataraja Sundaresan, Mr.N.C.Vijayachandran for helping us serve the animals..

We also thank all those donors who have donated feed, medicines and other materials through our Amazon Wish list and all those who have donated in kind for the welfare of animals.

Special mention is made about Ms.Caroline Ten Have from Switzerland for her timely help by donating several items through Amazon.

We also thank all those good people who donated in kind for the flood relief work during the Kerala Floods.

We also thank Mr.T.Ravindar who has donated to construct the kitchen Block for cooking food for the animals.

Blue Cross of India thanks Indian Oil Corporation for sponsorship of a large animal ambulance fitted with hydraulic lifting ramp to rescue the distressed large animals

We thank CAYA (Jain Automobile Dealers Group) for sponsoring for the erection of a 450 ft borewell inside the BCI campus which has really helped us to deal with the water crisis in the summer. 55th Annual Report - Blue Cross of India

Our Major Donors:

Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Vier Pfoten – Four Paws International Global Giving Foundation CHAL USA Help Animals India Chennai Willingdon Corporate Foundation UK Online Giving Foundation Express Infrastructure Private Limited Roshni Nadar Malhotra, HCL Angus Munro for Ms.Liz Harison Singhvi Charitable Trust Viji Sundaram Saratha Rajamani Bhargavi Devendra Thoyajakshi Devena Saraswathi Haksan Dr.Nanditha Krishna R.Indra Bai V.Seetha Mouly Lalit Raj Pandia C.V. Ravindranath Jayaram Kolinjuw Heat And Control Dr. Chinny Krishna Sundara Krishnan Marion Courtine Sathya Radhakrishnan Sridhar T Mrs Sundara HCL FOUNDATION Sumitra Robertson Drustvo Alion T.Ravindar Malliga Ravindar Bruno Memorial Trust

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CHAL USA Saving lives by eradicating rabies

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SHELTERS

At the end of the financial year, on 31st March 2019, the number of animal in the shelters were as follows:SHELTER AT VELACHERY ABC DOGS 95 TREATMENT DOGS 57 SHELTER DOGS -OLD PEDIGREE 77 SHELTER DOGS ABANDONED- PEDIGREE 65 ELECTIVE SURGERY – DOGS 50 INFECTIOUS WARD-DOGS 28 MANGE DOGS 182 ORTHOPAEDIC CASES –DOGS 33 PUPPIES 268 CAT - SHELTER 82 ABC CATS & TREATMENT CATS 24 KITTENS 93 CATTLE & BUFFALOES 118 HORSES 10 DONKEYS 3 PIGS 25 SHEEP 0 GOAT 0 RABBIT 71 GUINEA PIG 186 PARROTS 4 PIGEONS 100 CROWS 28 SQUIRRELS 22 WHITE RATS 29 BIRDS 20 Wild animals under treatment 10 TOTAL AT VELACHERY SHELTER 1680 KUNNAM

CATTLE 76 55th Annual Report - Blue Cross of India

BUFFALOES 34 CALVES 0 DOGS 21 TOTAL AT KUNNAM 131 THODUKADU – DOGS Dogs 162

TOTAL NO. OF ANIMALS - 1973

ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL - ANTI RABIES – FOR DOGS

MONTH AT GUINDY AT PONDY AT NEYVELI APRIL,2018 418 130 0 MAY,2018 301 111 0 JUNE,2018 457 102 0 JULY,2018 545 69 0 AUGUST,2018 524 67 0 SEPTEMBER,2018 489 57 0 OCTOBER,2018 546 43 0 NOVEMBER,2018 550 45 0 DECEMBER,2018 613 47 111 JANUARY,2019 615 25 54 FEBRUARY,2019 468 28 70 MARCH,2019 572 18 92 TOTAL ( *including 6098* 742 420 Corporation dogs 3862 Nos)

SUMMARY OF ABCs DONE (DOGS) ON RESCUED ANIMALS 949 FROM CORPORATION 3862 MUNICIPALITY & OTHERS 1287 PONDICHERRY 742 NEYVELI 420 TOTAL 7260

ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL –CATS

MONTH Nos. APRIL,2018 23 MAY,2018 46 JUNE,2018 52 JULY,2018 43 AUGUST,2018 27 SEPTEMBER,2018 40 55th Annual Report - Blue Cross of India

OCTOBER,2018 28 NOVEMBER,2018 42 DECEMBER,2018 31 JANUARY,2019 43 FEBRUARY,2019 47 MARCH,2019 41 TOTAL 463

NO.OF CALLS REGISTERED

APRIL,2018 1032 MAY,2018 1178 JUNE,2018 985 JULY,2018 1205 AUGUST,2018 1230 SEPTEMBER,2018 1170 OCTOBER,2018 1105 NOVEMBER,2018 1830 DECEMBER,2018 1559 JANUARY,2019 1590 FEBRUARY,2019 1700 MARCH,2019 2272 `TOTAL 16856

RESCUED ANIMALS

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PUPPIES 6876 CATS 486 KITTENS 2545 BIRDS 1171 CATTLE 399 GOAT 14 PIGS 11 HORSES 4 TOTAL 17923 TREATMENT/SURGERY

Out Elective Surgeries On Wild Vaccinations Patient Animals Administered MONTH Clinic Treated Nos. DOGS CATS CATTLE Dogs Cats Cattle APRIL,2018 1234 46 0 1445 20 1 15 21 MAY,2018 1296 28 3 11 15 1081 93 0 JUNE,2018 1266 14 2 6 13 1120 74 0 JULY,2018 1449 31 1 6 28 1215 79 0 AUGUST,2018 1055 29 3 3 33 1095 50 0 SEPTEMBER,2018 1063 45 3 5 23 1032 58 164 OCTOBER,2018 1396 34 1 7 40 1226 65 0 NOVEMBER,2018 1412 28 3 5 17 1254 75 DECEMBER,2018 1751 31 1 0 11 1595 66 JANUARY,2019 1546 29 1 8 7 1491 49 FEBRUARY,2019 1511 29 2 12 18 1075 53 MARCH,2019 1788 35 5 1 12 1477 58 120 TOTAL 16978 353 26 78 238 14895 766 284

MONTHLY ADOPTIONS

Special MONTH DOGS PUPPIES KITTENS CATS Adoptathons APRIL,2018 5 95 21 MAY,2018 77 9 150 51 JUNE,2018 10 154 30 JULY,2018 104 16 121 49 AUGUST,2018 55 7 165 53 SEPTEMBER,2018 12 156 42 OCTOBER,2018 10 118 38

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NOVEMBER,2018 10 102 38 DECEMBER,2018 14 181 43 JANUARY,2019 15 165 38 FEBRUARY,2019 9 162 35 MARCH,2019 12 152 57 TOTAL 129 1721 495 0 236

TRANSFER OF HEALTHY LARGE ANIMALS

Date Animals shifted Orgn to where shifted 18-Apr-18 Bull calf-10 SRI JAYAM GOSHALA 09-May-18 Bovine-8 GOMATHA GOSHALA TRUST SRI JAIN DIWAKAR SANSCKRATI AND KALA 08-Aug-18 Birds - 5, Goat- 3, Sheep – 1 KENDRA 19-Aug-18 8- Heifer SRI JAYAM GOSHALA 01-Sep-18 cow- 1, heifer-4, bull calf-2, heifer calf -2 GOMATHA GOSHALA TRUST SRI JAIN DIWAKAR SANSCKRATI AND KALA 23-Oct-18 Bird-16, Goat-10, Duck-2 KENDRA 02-Jan-19 Bullock -4 Blue Cross of India 20-Jan-19 Buffalo -4 Blue cross of India 22-Feb-19 Buffalo bull -7 Blue cross of India SRI JAIN DIWAKAR SANSCKRATI AND KALA 01-Mar-19 Birds -11, Goat-1, Duck-1, Sheep-1 KENDRA 08-Mar-19 Buffalo bulls-5 Blue Cross of India SRI JAIN DIWAKAR SANSCKRATI AND KALA 08-Mar-19 Cow JY XB + Bull Calf-2 KENDRA 09-Mar-19 Bull calf-2, Heifer Calf-8 SRI JAYAM GOSHALA 20-Mar-19 Bullock-1, Buffalo bull-1, Buffalo-3 Blue Cross of India 20-Mar-19 Bullock-1, Buffalo bull-1 Blue Cross of India 21-Mar-19 Heifer-8, Buffalo-2 GOMATHA GOSHALA TRUST

CONCLUSION

The work of the Blue Cross has increased tremendously in the last few years. Thousands of animals injured in rail or road accidents or young puppies and kittens separated from their mothers are rescued by us each year. Thousands of ABC/AR operations on dogs and several hundreds on cats are carried out every year. Close to over 1900 of injured and sick animals are in our shelters at any time. All our services, 55th Annual Report - Blue Cross of India

with the exception of requesting the cost of vaccines from guardians with pets, are provided totally free of charge. In spite of so much of our work being done by volunteers, the running of so massive an operation needs a lot of money. It is, therefore, with many thanks that we acknowledge the generous help of our supporters without whose help the above work would not have been possible.