Blue Paw Trust

Colombo, Sri Lanka

An EMS experience of a lifetime

VISION

By 2020 Sri Lankan people and

animals will enjoy a mutually

beneficial association, and

shared environment. Blue Paw

Trust will have made a significant

contribution towards achieving

this vision as a benchmarked

animal welfare organization for

developing nations.

MISSION

Using effective, humane dog

population management and

animal welfare; to make Rabies

History in Sri Lanka!

Capturing stray female

dogs to be spayed.

This is used for

population control.

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Once the dogs were

captured, we placed

them in holding cages

just outside the

surgery van. We pre-

med them in the

holding cage prior to

surgery. They also

recovered in the cages

after surgery.

This is our sterile surgery van. I’m

preparing antibiotics and pre-med

drugs inside the van and performing

a spay. The table was a bit low for me,

but I managed.

Inside the surgery van

Finished a dog spay and waking

up patient from anaesthesia.

Getting ready to make my first cut!

The Vet checking to

make sure my

incision is adequate

and in the right

location. He was

happy with it.

Trying to find the ovary.

I think I found an ovary!

Closing up time. Again, the table

was quite low.

The locals with their dogs.

Big spaying day using both

vans.

Free rabies vaccine day for all

dogs.

Free spaying and vaccines

available to the locals.

Long day of spaying dogs. We did a total of

about 50 females. Anyone could come and have

there dog spayed and vaccinated. Got to meet a

lot of lovely people.

Putting a dog in the recovery cage after surgery. This woman

was this dog’s owner. These people really loved their pets.

The guys waiting to vaccinate some dogs.

I’m vaccinating some puppies against rabies.

We are out counting stray dogs in Hatton.

Some cute kids with their puppies to be

vaccinated.

Mother and her pups.

One night a

week we would

do rabies

awareness

night at local

villages. The

purpose of our

presentation

was to educate

the public

about dogs

carrying and

transmitting

rabies.

Blue Paw

Trust

(BPT)

Educating

the

communit

y on

rabies and

stray

dogs.

Blue Paw Trust Team

Colombo, Sri Lanka

2012