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VETERINARY INTERVENTIONS OVERSEAS
We are proud to work with talented and passionate animal welfare and veterinary staff in communities overseas where a dog’s quality of life would otherwise be at risk. We work in Kabul, Afghanistan and in Tbilisi and other Georgian regions to humanely manage dog populations, prevent potentially fatal zoonotic diseases and support the community to better understand and value the animals and live more harmoniously alongside them.
In Kabul, 2022 saw the fourth year of our vaccination programme, and third year of our neutering programmes, which together have resulted in zero positive cases of rabies in dogs recorded since April 2021, and – notably – no human deaths from dog-mediated rabies recorded since the end of 2020. In Tbilisi, we proudly opened the first solely not-for-profit vet clinic in Georgia and neutered more than 2,000 dogs.
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DOGS WERE NEUTERED IN ONE DAY TO MARK WORLD SPAY DAY AT OUR KABUL CLINIC
Thank you, in particular, to the incredible support of our funders Brigitte Bardot Foundation, Dogs Trust Worldwide and the Edgard & Cooper Foundation without whom our work for dogs and cats in Afghanistan and Georgia would not be possible.
In Georgia, nervous street dog Gogona had been neutered under Mayhew’s trap, neuter and return programme after having a litter of puppies. After her surgery, a local monastery agreed to care for her and her pups who were later rehomed, with Gogona staying at the complex. In the autumn of 2022, Gogona came back to the monastery with a significant injury to the back of her neck. She had jagged gashes through the skin which were starting to become infected. Without knowing whether the horrific wound was caused by someone, or by Gogona getting stuck somewhere, we recognised she needed urgent medical help. Teona, her volunteer carer, brought her into the University clinic, where Dr Ana, our Head Vet in Georgia, was able to cut away the dead tissue and put in drains. She was also given antibiotics, pain relief, and antiinflammatories. Thankfully, Gogona recovered well through a lengthy rehabilitation process and the happy dog is now back at the monastery under Teona’s watchful care.
