The Blue Cross of India 52nd Annual Report 1st April 2015 to 31st March 2016 Blue Cross of India 1 Report of the Governing Body for year ended March 31, 2015 The Members of the Governing Body are delighted to present the Annual Report and the accounts for the year ended March 31, 2016. The year has been truly exciting and fruitful with some amazing wins for the animals we are here to serve. We also suffered some major losses during the floods of December 2015 where thousands of animals died and suffered. We were fortunate in being able to save several thousand animals with the amazing help of our volunteers under the leadership of Dawn William. Needless to mention that well overa thousand people were helped by us with our volunteers taking them in our boat and inflatables and distributing water and food to them. Chennai came together during the floods like never before and it is sad that it took a disaster of this magnitude to show up what the people of Chennai could do if we all work together. The damage suffered to the infrastructure at our Guindy center is being slowly set right but it will take another six months at least to finish the work. The Platinum rating from GuideStar India - the highest rating for transparency for an NGO – was renewed this year by Guide Star India. The great help from the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust, VierPfoten, Bruno Memorial Trust, CHAL-USA and the Rukmini Devi Arundale Trust has helped us rise to the next level and we are deeply indebted to them. In addition to the major donors mentioned above, the support in cash and kind from tens of thousands of donors is what has made possible the expansion of our work. We know you will be encouraged by our achievements listed in the body of this report and thank all our supporters for your tireless commitment to the cause of animal welfare. Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 2 Regd. Office 1, Eldams Road, Chennai - 600 018 Phone:044-24341778 Hospital & Shelters : Blue Cross Avenue No: 72, Velachery Road, Guindy, Chennai - 600 032 Phone: 044-22354959 Kunnam Village, Sunkuvarchatram Kanchipuram Dist. Toducadu Village, Sriperumbudur-Tiruvellore Road, Tiruvellore District Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 3 Members of the Governing Body of the Blue Cross of India Dr. S. Chinny Krishna Chairman Emeritus Shantilal M Pandya Chairman Saraswathi Haksan Honorary Secretary Sathya Radhakrishnan R. Shanker Honorary Joint Secretaries Dr. Nanditha Krishna Malliga Ravinder P. Mohanakannan Sugal Chand Jain Kantilal Chandhak G.Balasubramanian Rudra Krishna Marion Courtine Nemichand Singhvi Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 4 Award by Guidestar Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 5 IMPORTANT EVENTS: July 26, 2015 Seminar at Nettukuppam Thiruvallur District BCI participated in the seminar held at Nettukuppam Thiruvallur District. This was arranged by TANUVAS, AWBI, WAP (World Animal Protection) and NDRF. A detailed discussion on how to rescue animals during disasters like Tsunami, flood and other natural calamities was held and a training programme was also conducted. August 09, 2015 Special Adoption Drive at Forum Vijaya Mall. This Sunday was an ecstatic day for us at BCI. An adoption drive took place at Forum Vijaya Mall, Vadapalani, Chennai, and it was an extremely successful event! 20 puppies were adopted. Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 6 August 16, 2016 A Medical camp organized by Chettinadu Hospital The Chettinad Hospital had organized a Medical Camp for our employees at our premises in Velacherry. A group of 6 Doctors and 4 Assistants had conducted the camp. October 03, 2015 Special Campaign was held at Shree Niketan Patasala Our C.E.O Mr. Shanker Rajhan, our Residential General Manager Mr. Dawn Williams and our Chief Vet Dr. Siva participated in the special campaign held at Shree Niketan Patasala, Thiruvallur. October 4, 2015 World Animal Day On the occasion of World Animal Day (WAD), October 4 each year, special programmes are held all over the world. While the reason behind WAD is to remind everyone to be kind to animals, we must be kind all the time. The Blue Cross of India has been observing WAD since 2009, among other things, special blessings at various houses of worship for the animals we are obliged to care for. This year, we had special prayers at two Ganesha temples; one mosque and one Catholic Church. Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 7 These 24 hours are the chance to give back and celebrate animal life in all its shapes and sizes, from mice to elephants, and recognize the positive influence they have on our lives. World Animal Day is a time to celebrate and appreciate our relationship with the animals that share our planet and the ways in which they enrich our lives. A Big Thanks to all who participated and supported us extensively and special thanks to the pet owners who brought their pets and it was amazing to see all the animals (Cattle, Calf, Goat, Donkey, Dogs, Cat and Cock) together under one roof. Justice prevails! Supreme Court upholds Jallikattu Ban All of us at the Blue Cross could not be more proud of our founder, Dr. Chinny Krishna, and would like him to know that we're with him every step of the way! Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 8 Water Bowl Project 2016 We have distributed nearly 2000 water bowls this year, _________was the key sponsor and A BIG THANKS to them!! November 13, 2015 Students of American International School visited BCI Students from the American International School spent the day in our shelter cuddling with puppies and kittens and helping us with few activities in our Aviary. A Humane Education Program was also conducted to the students, educating them about various aspects of animal welfare. Sincere thanks to the American International School and all the students who spent their time with us. Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 9 ………………………………………. A group of doctors led by Dr. Anca have camped at BCI from 06.05.15 to 04.06.15 & 27.02.16 to 09.04.16 during their stay they have sterilized several dogs and cats and also treated sick animals and their figures are mentioned below, Sterilized : Dog - 202 Cat - 4 Treatment : Dog - 375 Cat - 10 Cows - 7 Horse - 3 Donkey – 1 Training Program Volunteers for Rescue Volunteers train for animal handling, rope accession, descending, Rope Knots, Rope rigging animal First aid and animal welfare training programmes. The training is put into practice daily in rescuing different species of animals from wells and buildings. Training in animal laws and filing police cases are also imparted. Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 10 November 10th - December 5th Special Rescue during the floods: During the floods in Chennai City, BCI volunteers headed by Mr. Dawn Williams, Residential General Manager went to all the flood affected areas in a boat and rescued animals in big numbers. Also three Doctors from Romaniya and two doctors from the United Kingdom helped us during the rescue. Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 11 Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 12 Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 13 Shelters At the end of the financial year, On March 31,2016 the number of animal in the shelters were as follows: Animal in the shelters Abc Cats 21 Treatment Dogs 326 Abc Dogs 293 Pedigre Dogs 46 Puppies 152 Cats 69 Kittens 65 Cattle 94 Horse 6 Donkey 5 Goat 1 Ginny Pigs 54 White Mice 39 Rabbits 88 Birds 201 Pigs 36 Squirrels 37 Hamster 1 Total 1534 THODUKADU 65 DOGS ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL - ANTI RABIES MALE FEMALE TOTAL Dogs Dogs April,2015 421 379 800 May,2015 338 325 663 June,2015 369 413 782 July,2015 455 412 867 August,2015 520 445 965 September,2015 385 357 742 October,2015 461 372 833 Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 14 November,2015 249 202 451 December,2015 244 225 469 January,2016 326 314 640 February,2016 406 393 799 March,2016 410 345 755 Total 4584 4182 8766 This includes Corporation Dogs 5917 ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL - ANTI RABIES (Cats) MALE FEMALE TOTAL April,2015 9 22 31 May,2015 8 35 43 June,2015 2 28 30 July,2015 6 37 43 August,2015 19 44 63 September,2015 9 48 57 October,2015 22 62 84 November,2015 4 21 25 December,2015 14 32 46 January,2016 15 39 54 February,2016 10 26 36 March,2016 9 25 34 Total 127 419 546 NO.OF CALLS RECEIVED April,2015 1293 May,2015 1138 June,2015 1057 July,2015 1030 August,2015 1386 September,2015 1190 October,2015 1582 November,2015 1411 December,2015 1332 January,2016 1470 February,2016 1624 March,2016 1536 Total 16049 Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 15 RESCUED ANIMALS Dogs 4963 Puppies 2635 Cats 442 Kittens 643 Birds 263 Cattle 212 Squirils 24 Goat 31 Baby Pig 3 Total 9216 IN PATIENTS Rescued Animals 9216 From Corporation 6018 Municipality & Others 2236 Total 17470 Shri Vijay Shanti Surishwarji Jain Bhakta Mandal Out-Patient Clinic A Fee Of (Rs.50/-) is requested from those who can afford to pay. April,2015 1059 May,2015 1121 June,2015 1010 July,2015 957 August,2015 975 September,2015 1024 October,2015 960 November,2015 750 December,2015 914 JANUARY,2016 1205 February,2016 1142 March,2016 1101 Total 12218 Annual Report, 2015-16 Blue Cross of India 16 BLUE CROSS OF INDIA HAS BEEN ORGANISING A MONTHLY ADOPTATHON DOGS PUPPIES KITTENS April,2015 3 100 30 May,2015 118 18 June,2015 2 112 18 July,2015 4 94 18 August,2015 1 85 20 September,2015 2 88 23 October,2015 11 97 35 November,2015 74 33 December,2015 5 70 26 January,2016 3 111 26 February,2016 7 97 31 March,2016 7 99 31 Total 45 1145 309 ADOPT-A-THON CONDUCTED AT BCI IN 2015-16 PUPPY KITTEN