Help in Suffering, India

AAA partner group Help In Suffering (HIS) based in India do a lot of good work with Donkeys. Donkeys are among the oldest domesticated animals. Even today in many parts of the world they carry burdens and for numerous families they are the only means to earn a living. Unfortunately, the donkeys are often kept under bad conditions.

HIS is fortunate to have such great doctors and a hardworking team. One poor donkey that HIS came across had a severe maggot-infested wound on the top part of his tail. He was abandoned by his owner, which was likely due to not being able to afford treatment. Fortunately he was rescued by the Help in Suffering team and has almost recovered.

Donkeys are hardy animals, domesticated by communities around the world, which often exploit these hard working creatures. Many donkeys in India work long hours on building sites and in brick kilns, to help their owners earn a basic living. Despite soaring temperatures they often have to work long hours without food, water or rest. They suffer open wounds caused by badly made, ill-fitting harnesses. They are even beaten regularly with sticks to make them work harder due to the pressure on the owner to get the job done on time.

Another poor donkey was brought to HIS. He was abandoned by his owner and had a big open wound on his eye. The vets and the team at HIS treated him regularly and fortunately he has finally recovered.

It's not just donkeys that HIS treat. A worried horse owner travelled 150km to bring his wedding mare to us for treatment. She had developed a steadily growing discharging tumour on her hip. Initially we treated the tumour conservatively, but soon decided that surgical excision was the only treatment likely to be successful. HIS's Drs. Sanjay and Mayank anaesthetised the horse and surgically removed the tumour. Such operations on a large horse are not without risk, but everything went well and the horse is now recovering in the animal hospital.