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Local vets caring for animals far beyond their borders
An accident on Highway 97 alongside Wood Lake claimed the life of a 58-year-old woman from Salmon Arm Wednesday. ...............................
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Students donate so other children in the area can have some presents at Christmas. ...............................
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Christmas is a time for giving and two Lake Country veterinarians have gone trans-Atlantic in their gifting to help care for neglected street dogs in India. The Tri Lake Animal Hospital and Panorama Vets have donated medicine and other items to help support the CARE Project, along with Kelowna resident Lee Kaiser, who has been collecting medicine and other items to support CARE, which helps street dogs near Chennai, India. “Vets and pet stores across the Okanagan have contributed hundreds of dollars in medicine or dog collars, including Panorama Vet in Winfield,” said Kaiser. “But Tri Lake Animal Hospital’s contribution, valued at about $1,000, was by far the largest. I was totally blown away by their generosity. The vets there donated enough medicine and parvo vaccines to fill a whole suitcase.” Street dogs in India have a lifespan of just two years and up to three-quarters of the puppies born in India die. The CARE project was started by a veterinary nurse in the UK who has over 30 years of experience. “The street dogs have a very hard time in India; people throw stones, they often have to scavenge for food, but they are very loyal and brave dogs,” said CARE founder Elaine Philpott. “You only have to give a dog a treat, and a few kind words, and they will
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AS ADVOCATES OF ANIMAL WELFARE WE ARE PLEASED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTION TO AN EFFORT FOCUSED ON ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING. Jennifer Wales
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CARE PROJECT founder Elaine Philpott has received plenty of help from Lake Country veterinarians in her
efforts to protect dogs in India. be your friend forever.” Philpott first went to India to volunteer with Animal Aid before moving to southern India where she set up the CARE Project to give aid to stray dogs. The CARE Project works mainly with street dogs which have no one else to care for them. Philpott started a small clinic, run solely on donations and volunteer help, to treat dogs and cats and educate locals on dog ownership. In Lake Country, Philpott’s work struck a chord with the two animal hospitals. Dr. Eliot Kaplan at the Tri Lake Animal Hospital worked with
Tri Lake’s pharmacy team to donate the appropriate medicines to support the CARE project. “Supporting animals in need has been a fundamental part of Tri Lake’s philosophy for the past 22 years and we are glad that we can support Lee, Elaine and the Care Project in this way,” said Kaplan. At the Panorama Veterinary clinic, Dr. Jessica Wales was also pleased to be able to help the efforts. “As advocates of animal welfare we are pleased to be able to make a meaningful contribution to an effort focused on animal health
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DR. ELIOT KAPLAN and the rest of the Tri Lake
Animal Hospital helped the CARE project by donating medicine and other supplies.
and well being,” she said. Part of the mandate of the CARE Project is to try to limit the number of dogs getting pregnant. Philpott has worked with the Blue Cross in India and has neutered 158 dogs in the past three years. She has also vaccinated more than 600 village dogs for rabies. After receiving the donation from the Winfield vets, Philpott wrote to the two local animal caregivers. “I heard from Lee Kaiser of your magnificent donation to my project,” she wrote. “To say thank you does not seem adequate to express my gratitude. I think that the best way to say thank you is by saying that you will save many dogs’ lives through your donation.” Anyone wanting to donate new or used collars, medicine or funds to be taken to India can contact Lee Kaiser at 250-870-3881. For more information on the Care Project or to volunteer visit the web site online at www. thecareproject.org.
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