Update from India - July 2007
Lots of good news to report this month.Despite it being extremely hot over here at the minute - about 45 degrees - things are ticking along nicely. The last few days we have begun to notice the start of the monsoon rains actually on time for a change! We are just getting ready to plant all the trees this year in time for the rain, so they will hopefully grow very quickly.We have just recently been awarded WSPA member society status which is fantastic news. Being a member of the society means that they approve the work that we are doing in the fields of animal welfare and we will have access to a lot of extra support and resources.More good news is that we now have our own running water via our water bore which saves us having to rely on tankered water.Many thanks to Kym, our long term volunteer, who had a whip round of all her friends in the UK and raised all the funds to enable us to connect the pipes to the main hospital. She unfortunately left last week after about 4 months in total and will be greatly missed as she was a fantastic help in so many ways. However I know that she will stay involved from wherever she is.Our small cattle shade was destroyed in February but has now been repaired. The new and improved version should hopefully withstand the monsoon and any other storms we may get.The first Project Raja volunteers have been here for 3 weeks now and they have settled in amazingly. They have been a great help and really got stuck and become part of the team. Read more about our Project Raja Volunteer Scheme.We are fairly quiet on rescues at the moment but next month will be the start of maggot season so we are getting prepared for an increase in our workload - we will need all hands on deck!Until next month…Rachel Wright