Village camp plays a very crucial role in the life of animals in the hill stations of West Bengal. V illage camp basically is an outreach programme for the community animals living far off. It is through VILLAGE CAMP Kas extends its programme of Animal Birth Control in far-flung or the remotest areas of Kalimpong. Therefore, Village camp acts as a medium to connect KAS with more animals that are in need of vaccinations, animal birth control and treatment.
Animal Birth Control Programme in such distant places is regulated by a makeshift camp. The Kas team sets out for such an event early morning from town to reach the camp site for carrying out the programme , and with the mission to vaccinate and sterilise cats and dogs in the community that were not spayed previously.
Furthermore, the camp takes place with the support of a village co-ordinator and at times, even the Govt. Veterinary team works alongside KAS and helps in distributing medicine to the local owners for their farmed animals.
As some of the locals living in those hamlets remain occupied with their farming activities and also travelling along with their pet animals all the way to the main town is very tiresome. So, in such a context, Village camp is of paramount importance to our beneficiaries.
Additionally, village camps help in creating mass awareness to the general public and children on ‘vaccination and sterilisation’ as the only effective and scientific measure in combating dog menace. And for the last many years, Kas has been running such a life-saving programme for the animals and community supported by Animal Protection Network. Every year, the kas team conducts the ABC programme for the small animals in these rural areas of Kalimpong and Darjeeling and continues with the yearly follow-up. Thus, Village camp is a way to render service to the community animals and encourage locals to make the connection between humans and animals.
Lastly, as years have gone by we see more people loving animals and being kind to them than ever before only because of the Animal Shelter and the selfless work it has been carrying through.
Despite the Covid-19 pandemic this year in 2020 the KAS team continued to traverse along with its various programmes including village camps.
A very few of the camps conducted by Kas in 2020 are listed below:
Anti-rabies vaccination camp by the KAS team in 2020
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Paravet Lil vaccinating a cat .
Paravet Mahesh maintaining records of vaccinated animals
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Fig. showing the no. of ABC by KAS in Cats and Dogs
Photos showing village camps held in numerous villages
Owners queue up for getting their pet animals spayed at Village camp
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Cats and dogs being prepared for spaying at Village camp
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Owners queue up for getting their pet animals spayed at Village camp
Cats and dogs being prepared for spaying at Village camp
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Cats and dogs being prepared for spaying at Village camp
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Vet Dr. Deo is being assisted by Paravet Lil for spaying dogs at Village camp
