Sadly the little calf become an orphan. The staff were on a round-the-clock rota to bottle feed her. She even got her own ‘designer’ coat to keep her warm!

Great news though because not long after our little orphaned lady calf was found suckling from a cow that had come into the hospital after losing her own calf - they look like they were made for each other.

Just one of the many happy endings we see at the hospital - and all thanks to the time, compassion, devotion and money from every single one of you!

Please keep donating to TOLFA so we can make sure more of these stories become a reality.

Help us help the animals of India every day of the year!

Set up a standing order and make a small monthly donation throughout 2012. Every penny counts.

Give the Gift of Sanctuary this Christmas by helping us turn our one magnificent tree into a forest!

Help us fulfill our Land Appeal target by sponsoring a plot of land for just £25.

Help keep our cows and other large animals happily chewing.

Donating £10 will let us feed over 30 of these animals for an entire day.

We get hundreds of really sick puppies in who are in need of treatment for fleas and worms.

£15 could be all it takes to help us treat 50 puppies - Donate today!

It’ll only cost £135 to repair the water pipe and pump. Help us ensure we have clean, running water on tap everyday.

Please donate to our Water Fund- every £1 will count!

Every year Help in Suffering (Jaipur) and The Brooke Hospital (Delhi) run free treatment stands at the camel fair and TOLFA send staff along to assist them.

On Monday 7th November at the height of the fair a Canadian lady called Julie who was helping on behalf of Animal Aid (Udaipur) at the treatment stands spotted a white horse behaving in a strange manner about 100 feet from the treatment stand. He was constantly swaying and weaving back and forth and was horribly thin and obviously distressed. Julie went to speak to the owners who (though a translator) told her the horse was ‘wild’ and then beat him in front of Julie to prove their point.

Julie knew in an instant that she had to do something to rescue this poor animal.

After a few phone calls she managed to get hold of Jemma’s (temporary welfare manager at TOLFA) phone number. Jemma was in Pushkar at the time and having heard the story of this horse and Julie’s request for assistance didn’t think twice about agreeing that TOLFA would offer help, treatment and refuge for this sorry animal.

Julie & Jemma met at the Camel fair and after some negotiation, the horse was brought back to the treatment stands where he was quickly named Patrick and given as much food and water as he could eat and drink. Brooke Hospital staff checked out his physical well-being and apart from an obvious problem with his penis and his emaciated state they gave him the ‘ok’ to travel.

HIS kindly offered their ‘camel rescue vehicle’ to transport him to TOLFA and Patrick was ready to go to his new home. Just before he was loaded the team was alerted to another horse that was believed to have been abandoned. Julie, Jemma & some of the other staff went in search of the horse. Penny (as she was later named) had been tied behind the stands out of sight, again she was emaciated and dehydrated. In addition she also had a huge maggot infested wound (about the size of a dinner plate) to the left of and under her tail. There was some discussions regarding where the owner was, but after some time Penny was also brought to the treatment stand, checked out physically and was loaded onto the vehicle along with Patrick ready for the journey to TOLFA.

Both Patrick & Penny are now full time residents of TOLFA and after just a few weeks are already looking so much better. Patrick has had an operation on his penis which appears to be a success. Penny is still receiving treatment for her maggot wound and it is thought she will also make a full recovery. Most importantly the despairing, resigned and desperate look has disappeared from their faces. Patrick no longer ‘weaves’ in distress and Penny has begun to trust humans again.

Patrick and Penny will now live out the rest of their days in the peace and sanctuary of the TOLFA hospital where they never need to feel fear or despair again.

Four Charities,

Two Horses,

And One Decision to Make a Difference…..

For you to make a difference to the lives of Patrick, Penny and many other animals in desperate situations, all it takes is one decision …. As you will read in this newsletter, we want to buy a further plot of land to allow us to offer more animals the gift of sanctuary, safety and refuge where they can finally be at peace and be treated with the kindness and respect every living creature deserves…..

Read more about Patrick and Penny

Our autoclave is close to sterilising it’s last scalpel handle after many days of trustworthy service. Help us replace it so we can operate everyday.

It’ll cost £170 to get a new one so all we need is 17 people to donate £10 to our fund. What a unique Christmas gift!

Your chance to sponsor Penny & Patrick - the 2 horses we rescued in November.

Donating £100 will provide their food, shelter and treatment costs for a whole month