Tree Of Life For Animals

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 [...]

The Tree of Life for Animals has supporters all over world. Belle Moran, an Australian Veterinary Nurse, tells the story of her latest charity fundraising event.
“On a wintery August morning 70,000 people began the annual ‘Sydney City 2 Surf’. It’s a 14km run from Hyde Park to Bondi Beach.
It’s not an easy 14 kilometres due [...]

At the start of the year one of our volunteers, Clara held an appeal for people to donate dog collars and leads to our shelter. This would enable our staff and Project Raja Volunteers to take all our canine patients out for their much needed daily walks.
It was a great success and now we have [...]

Gill came to volunteer at our shelter and during her 4 weeks with us she enjoyed a sojourn to Jaipur, attended Serena’s leaving party where they were entertained by a local musician, experienced the local cuisine, learned the art of scooter riding and of course had the obligatory hennaed hand treatment.

Gill and her favourite [...]

Inspired by her volunteer experience with us last November, Pauhla was determined to raise enough money for us to buy a cattle hoist which we needed to lift our more cumbersome patients.
Pauhla was so driven on her return to the UK she managed to fulfill her mission and raise the whole £500 needed to [...]