Update 28/11
Its still very wet here in Tamil Nadu.The roads in Chennai have been flooded for weeks now. As soon as we get dry weather we will be carrying out our ABC program again.I have many dogs
still to be operated on.AS i said before the ambulance comes from Chennai 60kms away. Its not a good idea to operate on street dogs when its so wet as the wounds dont heal so well. As soon as its dry we will be starting again. Elaine Update 2/10
i hope to carry out another neutering program in the next couple of weeks.
I have just returned from a meeting in Delhi organised by Federation Indian Animal Protection (FIAPO} This was very useful,Animal Welfare and the Law. I also spent 2 weeks at Animal Aid in Udaipur helping to train new members of the team there. I will contact the Blue Cross and let you know when the next operations are carried out. I think there is funding for another 20 dogs. Thank You Elaine Update 15/7
Dear Betty,Sylvie.On Wed 13th we had another ABC program.(animal Birth Control)
We caught 23 dogs to be operated on.!4 Female,9 male.It was more difficult to catch them this time.I think they know the ambulance now. Thanks again Elaine Update 18/6
Good morning,here are some pictures of the dogs getting their distemper/parvo injections .
Hope to get more operated on next week Elaine Dear Chinny,over the last 9 mths over 70 dogs have been neutered in Mahaballipuram,and nearby villages.The difference it has made to the dogs is unbelievable.I am in a lucky position,as i can keep a check on most of the dogs daily. AS you know this has been made possible with the help of AMCF in Holland,they have funded the program for me,as well as paying for over 70 dog vaccines. The Blue Cross ,of course have carried out the operations,and with the cheery help of driver and dog catcher,our job has been made a lot easier. We still have funding for another 50 dogs,so will continue over the next couple of months. Thank you all for your support Elaine Update 7/6/2011yesterday we visited a new village and caught 14 dogs for neutering.We then returned to mahaballipuram and caught another 8 making a total of 22 dogs.
I have sent some more photos .Some are taken of the dogs after their op and as you can see are very happy. Thank you Elaine Update 3/6/2011Good morning,just to let you know we have another neutering program planned for monday.
I have spent the last week checking on dogs just operated on and they are all fine. Can you tell me how much money is left from the money raised. I will get some photos sent to you this week.Thank you again for your support. This has been a very busy 6 mths for me,but the difference this campaign has made to the street dogs is incredible. I visit the dogs each day,and am rewarded by wagging tails,licks and the sight of happy healthy dogs. Best wishes Elaine Update 1/6/2011Good morning,we operated on 22 dogs 13 female,9 male.I will contact Blue Cross again re invoice.
Elaine Update 17/5/2011Yesterday we took 22 more dogs to be operated on to the Blue Cross.
For Once we didnt have any rain!!.The ambulance came at 7.30 am and the 2 drivers wasted no time in catching the dogs. It is getting a bit more difficult to catch the dogs ,as a lot are very timid. We allways have plenty of biscuits to distract them,and the boys from the Blue Cross skillfully catch them. We took 13 females and 9 males. I will ask the Blue Cross to invoice you,and i will get a friend to help me send some more photos. Thank You Elaine | Financieel: Totaal ingezameld voor Elaine 2.252 euro; betaald tm eind mei 705 euro voor sterlisatie en vaccinatie projecten, rest 1.547 euro. |
Update 25/4/2011
Good morning,just to let you know ,at the weekend we started vaccinating the dogs on the beach.
We injected 5 that were operated on last november,all looking very fit,healthy.
( I feel so happy for these dogs,its diff to believe that having them neutered can make such a fast,and such an obvious difference to their lives)
The other 15 were dogs that will be operated on in the next couple of weeks.
Some were a bit wary,they seem to know when i have a syringe ,but a few biscuits and a cuddle,and a quick injection,they were fine.It fills me with such relief to know these dogs will be protected against distemper/parvo.
Even local people notice an improvement in the dogs.
Best wishes Elaine
We injected 5 that were operated on last november,all looking very fit,healthy.
( I feel so happy for these dogs,its diff to believe that having them neutered can make such a fast,and such an obvious difference to their lives)
The other 15 were dogs that will be operated on in the next couple of weeks.
Some were a bit wary,they seem to know when i have a syringe ,but a few biscuits and a cuddle,and a quick injection,they were fine.It fills me with such relief to know these dogs will be protected against distemper/parvo.
Even local people notice an improvement in the dogs.
Best wishes Elaine
Update 20/4/2011
Good morning,i have at last got 70 distemper/parvo vaccine from the Blue Cross.
SO i will be busy vaccinating my stray dogs during the next week.
I know i have said thank you before,but i cant explain how much this means to me to know that all these dogs will now be safe from these diseases.
As soon as they are safe (in about 2 weeks ) we will restart our ABC program again.
I will take lots of photos and of course make sure you get them.
Thank You Elaine
SO i will be busy vaccinating my stray dogs during the next week.
I know i have said thank you before,but i cant explain how much this means to me to know that all these dogs will now be safe from these diseases.
As soon as they are safe (in about 2 weeks ) we will restart our ABC program again.
I will take lots of photos and of course make sure you get them.
Thank You Elaine
Update 24/3/2011
Hello,just wanted to give you an update on dogs operated on in
November.
Since my return 3 weeks ago i have been checking the street dogs.They look great.Most of them have put on weight,and look really healthy.
Some of the females were very thin,and had produced many puppies over the years
Please let every one know that the money raised has made a real difference to their lives.
I am going to vaccinate as many as possible for distemper/parvo this month.
Then will restart the neutering program.
Without your help this would not be possible
Elaine
Since my return 3 weeks ago i have been checking the street dogs.They look great.Most of them have put on weight,and look really healthy.
Some of the females were very thin,and had produced many puppies over the years
Please let every one know that the money raised has made a real difference to their lives.
I am going to vaccinate as many as possible for distemper/parvo this month.
Then will restart the neutering program.
Without your help this would not be possible
Elaine
Update 16/3/2011
Dear Betty,as i mentioned before there is an out break of both distemper and
parvo virus at the moment.Both in my village and in Chennai.After much thought i
think it is too risky to send doga to the Blue Cross at the moment.
I usually only give the rabies vaccine to dogs,but because i have been concerned i have been giving the other vaccines as well.
It would be a big help if i could use some of the funds for vaccination.
However i hope that in the next month we can start the neutering program again,and i fully understand and appreciate if you prefer the money to be used for that.
Thank you again for your help and concern
Elaine
Note: we have discussed this with Adrie and Ger and they agreed that part of the money will be used for vaccinations.
I usually only give the rabies vaccine to dogs,but because i have been concerned i have been giving the other vaccines as well.
It would be a big help if i could use some of the funds for vaccination.
However i hope that in the next month we can start the neutering program again,and i fully understand and appreciate if you prefer the money to be used for that.
Thank you again for your help and concern
Elaine
Note: we have discussed this with Adrie and Ger and they agreed that part of the money will be used for vaccinations.
Update 21/11/2010Dear AMCF here are some upto date pictures.These are the dogs that were operated on last week.I check them each day.Thats no problem when its not raining,but when its wet,they go into hiding !!
Update 17/11/2010 Dear all,my 14 dogs returned yesterday from the Blue Cross,They were all fine and have been released.I have checked on them this morning and will continue to do so for the next week. All week we have been talking to villagers re the importance of neutering street dogs,and of course rabies vaccinations. The ambulance came from Chennai in pouring rain,and battled with flooded streets. We had another 20 dogs to send back to be operated on.Which was amazing given the awful weather. They will be returned to the village in a weeks time. Again thanks to every one who donated to this project.It will be continued over the next couple of mths,and i will keep you updated .Elaine |
Update 10/11/2010
At last some good news.Yesterday in the pouring rain we started our neutering program.
Its been a busy week.We had leaflets made to give to the villagers telling them about the neutering and rabies vacc program.We had an advertisement on the local TV. I talked to the Blue Cross,and local Panchyat,and spoke to the local people. The Blue cross sent an ambulance at 8.00am and 1 hour later we had 14 dogs to be neutered.The weather was so bad that a lot of dogs were sheltering from the rain,and proved difficult to find.The dogs will be kept at the Blue Cross for 1 week,then returned to the village.When we hope to sent the next lot of dogs. I would like to thank all the people that have made this possible. Every one at AMCF for your support,every one that donated money to make this project work,and the Blue cross Chennai for their help.( The ambulance driver and dog catcher need a special mention as there kindness with the dogs made my job a lot easier) Thank you all on behalf of the dogs in Mahaballipuram Elaine |
Update 1/9/2010 + 19/10/2010
19/10/2010
There is a swiss lady who is going to help me with the project ,she returns on 23/10 to the village,so then we will start the neutering program.Will keep you informed Elaine
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1/9/2010
Dear Elaine, We have been trying to get the Mahabalipuram panchayat to give an undertaking that dogs spayed by us will not be removed from there after we return them. The answer we got is that there are no complaints about excess dogs since we did a programme about three years ago!! Could you ask the local people who are there to tell the Executive Officer to start the ABC programme again because of the large number of unspayed dogs. On the other hand, if you can co-ordinate this, we will pick up as many as we can and go ahead. We may have to take them to Kunnam and not bring them to Guindy since Kunnam is closer/ Thanks and regards Chinny (Blue Cross)
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:48 AM, elaine philpott <elaindiap@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Dear Chinny,thank you for taking time to speak to me today re neutering of dogs. The charity that has raised the funding is the Animal Medical Care Foundation in the Netherlands.It is run by a lady called Betty Mercer.The Address is info@amcf.nl or animalmedicalcarefoundation.com.I would prefer it if they made the donation directly to you at the Blue Cross. My phone nos is 9940686477 Thank you Elaine Philpott
There is a swiss lady who is going to help me with the project ,she returns on 23/10 to the village,so then we will start the neutering program.Will keep you informed Elaine
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1/9/2010
Dear Elaine, We have been trying to get the Mahabalipuram panchayat to give an undertaking that dogs spayed by us will not be removed from there after we return them. The answer we got is that there are no complaints about excess dogs since we did a programme about three years ago!! Could you ask the local people who are there to tell the Executive Officer to start the ABC programme again because of the large number of unspayed dogs. On the other hand, if you can co-ordinate this, we will pick up as many as we can and go ahead. We may have to take them to Kunnam and not bring them to Guindy since Kunnam is closer/ Thanks and regards Chinny (Blue Cross)
On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 11:48 AM, elaine philpott <elaindiap@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Dear Chinny,thank you for taking time to speak to me today re neutering of dogs. The charity that has raised the funding is the Animal Medical Care Foundation in the Netherlands.It is run by a lady called Betty Mercer.The Address is info@amcf.nl or animalmedicalcarefoundation.com.I would prefer it if they made the donation directly to you at the Blue Cross. My phone nos is 9940686477 Thank you Elaine Philpott
Update 22/8/2010
Van Elaine ontvingen we het volgende bericht:
"i am still waiting for the Blue cross to help me with the neutering program.As you can imagine over here things are very slow.I will get back in touch with them ,I obv want to start the project as soon as possible.I know they are very very busy.
I will keep you informed,and very much appreciate your help.
Elaine "
Het is dus nog even afwachten tot er begonnen kan worden.
"i am still waiting for the Blue cross to help me with the neutering program.As you can imagine over here things are very slow.I will get back in touch with them ,I obv want to start the project as soon as possible.I know they are very very busy.
I will keep you informed,and very much appreciate your help.
Elaine "
Het is dus nog even afwachten tot er begonnen kan worden.
Sterilisatie project Elaine Philpott - Sterilisation project Elaine Philpott
Eilaine Philpot is een engelse dierenarts assistent die in India woont. In het dorp en de wijde omgeving is geen dierenarts aanwezig en zij probeert met de weinige middelen die zij heeft om de dieren te helpen. Inmiddels weten de mensen haar te vinden en komen van overal met brommertjes en lopend om hulp vragen. Inmiddels ondersteunt de AMCF haar en het eerste pakket met hulpgoederen is gearriveerd.
Voor grote behandelingen moet zij met de taxi 2 uur rijden naar het Blue cross. Elaine haar grote wens is om een sterilisatie programma op te zetten. Zij heeft Blue Cross zo ver gekregen dat ze met een mobiele ambulance naar haar dorp willen komen om ter plekke de sterilisaties te doen. Elke sterilisatie kost haar prive 35 euro!
Daarom heeft de AMCF besloten om Elain te helpen en roept daarom donateurs op om een sterilisatie te sponsoren.
Wilt u deze fantastische vrouw laten zien dat ze er niet alleen voor staat?
Stort dan nú uw bijdrage op 68 09 31 198 tnv Stichting Animal Medical Care Foundation onder vermelding van “Elaine India” en natuurlijk houden wij u weer op de hoogte hoeveel geld er binnen komt.
Voor grote behandelingen moet zij met de taxi 2 uur rijden naar het Blue cross. Elaine haar grote wens is om een sterilisatie programma op te zetten. Zij heeft Blue Cross zo ver gekregen dat ze met een mobiele ambulance naar haar dorp willen komen om ter plekke de sterilisaties te doen. Elke sterilisatie kost haar prive 35 euro!
Daarom heeft de AMCF besloten om Elain te helpen en roept daarom donateurs op om een sterilisatie te sponsoren.
Wilt u deze fantastische vrouw laten zien dat ze er niet alleen voor staat?
Stort dan nú uw bijdrage op 68 09 31 198 tnv Stichting Animal Medical Care Foundation onder vermelding van “Elaine India” en natuurlijk houden wij u weer op de hoogte hoeveel geld er binnen komt.
Update 17/5/2010
Twee geweldige mensen Adrie en Ger gaan de vierdaagse van Nijmegen lopen speciaal voor Elaine. Iedereen die hen wil sponsoren kan contact met ons opnemen. Het geld wat zij ophalen zal volledig worden besteed aan het sterilisatie project van Elaine.
Dit was Elaine haar reactie toen we het haar vertelden:
Dear Betty,i dont know how to find the words to thank you,and every one at AMCF..
AS you know up until now this project has been funded by my self,and i must admit it has been a worry to me sometimes as to how i keep going.Getting a parcel from you,and being featured on your web pages has meant such a lot to me and all the dogs.Getting news like this is so amazing,because it will make such a difference to so many dogs here.
I will be back in England from the 21 may to renew my visa,and will get in touch with you then.
Please say a big thank you to the lady who is taking part in the walk.Can you let me have her details i would like to thank her,on behalf of the dogs here.
Having your support is a boost for me,i can look at your work, and stories from the other shelters and feel so moved and touched that so many people care for the animals that desperately need help.
I hope to be back in India in July,and then will start the neutering project with the help of the Blue Cross in Chennai,i obv want to be here to keep a watch on the dogs after their operations.
Thank you all so much
Elaine
20/5 Op dit moment is er bij de AMCF 135 euro gestort voor het sterilisatie project.
Dit was Elaine haar reactie toen we het haar vertelden:
Dear Betty,i dont know how to find the words to thank you,and every one at AMCF..
AS you know up until now this project has been funded by my self,and i must admit it has been a worry to me sometimes as to how i keep going.Getting a parcel from you,and being featured on your web pages has meant such a lot to me and all the dogs.Getting news like this is so amazing,because it will make such a difference to so many dogs here.
I will be back in England from the 21 may to renew my visa,and will get in touch with you then.
Please say a big thank you to the lady who is taking part in the walk.Can you let me have her details i would like to thank her,on behalf of the dogs here.
Having your support is a boost for me,i can look at your work, and stories from the other shelters and feel so moved and touched that so many people care for the animals that desperately need help.
I hope to be back in India in July,and then will start the neutering project with the help of the Blue Cross in Chennai,i obv want to be here to keep a watch on the dogs after their operations.
Thank you all so much
Elaine
20/5 Op dit moment is er bij de AMCF 135 euro gestort voor het sterilisatie project.
