Tree Of Life For Animals

It certainly was an experience travelling to India and working with TOLFA. Just as the guidebooks will tell you: India is a land of vibrant colour, smells and sights, who am I to disagree? My classmate, Nicole, and I stayed at TOLFA for 1 month in October as part of our vet course at Uni, [...]

Ziva from Slovenia heard about TOLFA for the first time at the International Veterinary Students’ Association (IVSA) Symposium in Glasgow in January 2009. Here’s her story:
I stopped at TOLFA’s stand and found out who they were and what they did in the animal welfare world. I became interested at once and decided to apply for [...]

When Jo came over to volunteer with us in October 2009, she took heed of our Wish List and arranged to bring over some heatpads.
Our sick pups always need some extra heat - especially in winter time - and an electric heatpad is just the thing for them to snuggle up on. It keeps them [...]

Jo spent her extra holiday time volunteering for TOLFA this year. Not only did she donate time and money but she also donated 3 much needed heatpads from our Wish List. Here’s her story:
I was a volunteer at the TOLFA animal hospital for three weeks in October 2009 and helped mostly with the [...]

Another Project Raja Volunteer has just returned home and wants to share her experiences with TOLFA supporters.
I thoroughly enjoyed my 2 months at TOLFA. The staff were wonderful and when not helping treat the animals with outstanding care and devotion or translating random words into Hindi, made me laugh and kept a constant smile on [...]

We have such fond memories of India and there’s no doubt that this experience will help us, firstly to find a job and secondly to start it confidently.
There’s so much to be gained from doing a project like this, whether you are from a veterinary or non-veterinary background, and it is amazing to [...]

Chris Felstead recalls his epic adventure to fundraise for the Tree Of Life For Animals.
Cycling Lands End to John O’Groats
Three good friends accompanied me on a 1041 mile cycle from Lands End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland to raise money for TOLFA.

Nearing the finish line!

In October 2009, Abi Collinson, a recently qualified vet from the Royal Veterinary College and previous Project Raja volunteer will embark on a 3 month study of Rajasthani villages to find out how TOLFAs long awaited community animal health care worker (CAHW) system could or would fit into the existing veterinary system in the area.
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There’s exciting news for one of our Trustees, Eloise Leyden. After being a volunteer at TOLFA and travelling around India, she became fascinated by the dogs of India and proceeded to take hundreds of photographs whilst on her travels.
Her photographs have now been compiled into one beautiful book that’s guaranteed to pull at [...]

I was initially leading a team of classmates to TOLFA as part of our practical experience within our veterinary curriculum, but the trip to TOLFA was initially fraught with difficulties. This was due to the fact that 2 weeks prior to our team departure, tragedy struck. Mumbai was hit by the now infamous terrorist attack [...]