Tree Of Life For Animals

Our Puppy House has now been built, inaugurated and is fully operational. It has been difficult at the shelter having to cope with lots of puppies and very limited places to put them as Wendy, one of TOLFA’s hospital managers explains.

Staff, trustees and shelter dogs posing at the Puppy House opening ceremony, March 2008

‘Last [...]

TOLFA is now the proud owner of a new kennel block. This wonderful addition brings the number of dog kennels to 100 which means we can take in and treat many more animals that need our attention.

“Working together to Make Rabies History!” – shouted the slogan and T.O.L.F.A. tucked away in a small corner of the planet, marked the day with it’s own charming programme. It indeed felt good to be part of a global push, with hundreds of other charities and NGO’s marking the day, in their own [...]

The building work on our new kennel block is rapidly coming to an end. Here is a picture sent by Serena, our current volunteer. It also shows how lovely the hospital looks with a coat of white paint.

**Our new kennel block being built**
The kennels must be completed in time for World Rabies Day on [...]

We are close to signing an agreement with the Rajasthan government who have agreed to pay for 50% of a new 60 dog kennel block. This will enable us to continue and extend our [Animal Birth Control programme](http://tolfa.org.uk/pages/neutering-rabies-vaccination).
Serena, our current [Project Raja volunteer](http://tolfa.org.uk/pages/project-raja-volunteer-scheme) has taken it upon herself to find the other 50% of [...]

**Dr Irschad and the new water bore**
Since we officially opened our doors in October 2005 we have been relying on water being delivered on a weekly basis. Not so much of an issue during Monsoon season, but for the remaining 10 months of the year we would have the water truck arrive to pump [...]

Large Animal Operation Theatre
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Constructed in October 2005, the Large Animal theatre is used for operations and procedures on all our large animals such as calves, cows, goats and donkeys. By February 2007 the Large Animal theatre area was fully completed with a raised platform to help with disinfection and drainage.

**October 2005**

**February 2007**

Small Animal Operation Theatre and Prep Room
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Started in September 2005 it was fully completed by December 2005 and is used everyday for operations and treatments on all the dogs and cats that we see.
The construction of the small animal theatre was made possible with a very kind donation from Mr Peter Maloney, in memory of [...]

Kennels and Large Animal Theatre
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The construction work on our land began in April 2005 to develop the space into a hospital and shelter that would be the centre of operations for all our work. It is hoped that the shelter will be completed within a period of 3 years.
The building of the 40 kennel [...]

Our hospital is based in nearly 2 acres of unspoilt agricultural land in a village called Kharekhari. Situated in a valley, the ancient Aravali mountain range surrounds us on every side and gives the shelter an idyllic setting which changes from desert in the height of summer to a lush green oasis after the [...]