Your support was instrumental this month in helping many working animals abandoned by their owners in India.

Two particular cases include a malnourished pony abandoned in South Delhi. Still, we are so pleased to inform you that he is now settling into his new home at the Friendicoes Gurgaon shelter.

Another rescue, was a camel from Badshahpur, Gurgaon. The owner abandoned her, most likely due to old age and inability to look after her. The Friendicoes team found her suffering from severe mange, so she was rescued and brought to the Gurgaon shelter. She is docile, quite the opposite of resident male camel, Magroor.

Thanks to our AAA donors the field paravets did an excellent job this month, providing medical assistance for 530 working animals, including follow-up treatment and wound dressing.

Below is a summary of their work.

Field Paravet, Zaheer covering the Jewar area

Zaheer provided medical assistance to 120 working animals, including follow-up treatment and wound dressing.

Field Paravet, Sakir covering the Agra area

Sakir provided medical assistance to 115 working animals, including follow-up treatment and wound dressing.

Sakir has organised and provided more shade and water availability, and his major challenge is making equine owners listen to him.

Field Paravet, Salman covering the Bharatpur area

Salman provided medical assistance to 90 working animals, including follow-up treatment and wound dressing.

Bharatpur is still a locality of many equines as it is mainly rural and has less industrialisation.

Field Paravet, Nabab covering the Mathur area

Nabab provided medical assistance to 80 working animals, including follow-up treatment and wound dressing.

Field Paravet, Om covering the Gurgaon area

Om provided medical assistance to 125 working animals, including follow-up treatment and wound dressing.

Om is available 24/7 in this area because there are many colic cases, accidents on the highway at night, and abandonments.

In April, the Friendicoes mobile vet clinic team were very busy assisting many working horses in Delhi and surrounding areas of Delhi. Cases included treatment for colic, rectal prolapse, lacerations, recto-vaginal tear, wounds from poor harnessing and lack of back padding, treatment for worms, vaccination for tetanus and finally a case where a two-week-old foal was overdosed with ivermectin ( worming treatment). The foal lost vision and had nervous incoordination so fluid therapy and vitamin supplements were given to restore nervous symptoms.

Friendicoes are very humbled by the generosity of our AAA community which aids their essential work in saving these working equines from suffering.