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Our Pledge to Animals

Here is an open letter from the Chair of Animal Welfare Network Nepal and the Co-Director of Animal Nepal, PRAMADA SHAH:

There seems to be no limit to the everyday crimes committed against animals in Nepal. The level of cruelty against every kind of species is so high and so commonplace that most of us simply close our eyes and ears and get on with our lives.  Stray dogs are regarded as pests, and left to die in the streets. Household pets are tied on short chains or locked up in tiny, dirty cages, 24 hours a day. Exercise, grooming, balanced diets and most of all love is something these poor creatures never see in their lives. Exotic breeds find their way to the market through unscrupulous breeders and dog dealers. They are mostly bought to show off by clueless owners who don’t know the ABCs of pet care. |more...

Beasts of Burden

Here is an open letter from Co-Director of Animal Nepal, LUCIA DE VRIES:

Lulu, a malnourished working donkey, died last week night at our shelter. She died from colic, a disease that is mostly caused by eating plastic, often fatal in equines. Today, on World Animal Day, I wonder what Lulu’s life must have looked like. What is it like being a common Nepali donkey, employed in one of the country’s countless brick kilns? The first thing Lulu must have experienced on this earth is dust. Dust marks the lives of working equines in Asia, home of half of the world’s 50 million working donkeys. Nepal’s working equines (horses, donkeys and mules) have never been counted, but 100,000 is a fair guess.   If Lulu was born in Nepalgunj, the largest equine bazaar of the country, Lulu was probably delivered on the street. |more...

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