Clara recently appealed for some much needed collars and leads so she could walk the puppies and dogs around more. Thanks to the generosity of her friends and family and a few UK supporters, we now have some spanking new collars and leads.
Here is Jack, Clara’s regular walking companion, proudly showing off his new attire.
Clara and pal Jack with a new collar and lead set, donated and brought over by Clara’s mum and sister in March 2008
Read about a typical April day at our animal shelter in India as experienced by Serena, one of our hospital managers.
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‘The scent of roses greets me as I emerge from my room, thoughtfully the neighbouring roof top is carpeted with drying petals to distill into the famous fragrance “Pushkar Rose”. I stop in the market square to fill my bag with a fresh crop of vegetables, from a wizened gypsy resplendent in emerald green bustier and bare midriff. She likes to throw in some extra chillies and garlic and I can’t explain they’re not in the doggies diet.
I weave down the bazaar out to the snaking road through the hilly valley. They are dynamiting in the quarry beside the road and I wait for the shower of rocks to descend, somewhat nervously.
The shelter dogs crowd round my scooter wagging and barking, munching on their morning biscuit ration. Ginger, the head boy with his stiff, straight back legs, gets lively and vocal.’
Dogs in the sand - keeping cool after a morning welcome
It is with great sadness that I have to write this news. Chitori, one of our resident dogs, sadly died last week. Just 18 months old, she had found a way into so many peoples hearts: staff, volunteers, visitors, not to mention the other pups and dogs we have on site.
Here are some words from 3 people who knew her the most: Rachel, Wendy and Serena.
Chitori
In memory of a beautiful friend
Enjoy a scrummy afternoon tea, and help our animal shelter at the same time.
Event: Afternoon Tea
Date: Sunday 20th April 2008
Time: 2.45pm until 4pm
Place: Catkins Tea Room, inside Coopers Cross Garden Centre, New Road, Herstmonceux, East Sussex, BN27 1PX
Tickets: £10 each and include tea, sandwiches, scones and cakes as well as entry into the prize draw.
Please email fundraising@tolfa.org.uk or call the tearooms on 01323 831857 to get your tickets.
TOLFA - helping dogs Like these; Ginger, Justine and Boris
On Sunday April 20th from 2.45pm to 4pm the Catkins Tea Room in Herstmonceux, East Sussex are hosting an Afternoon Tea to raise funds for TOLFA.
Tickets for the tea are £10 which includes a full tea of sandwiches, scones and jam, cakes, and tea of course.
Entry into a prize draw is also included too, but places are limited so hurry!
Email fundraising@tolfa.org.uk or call the tearooms on 01323 831857 to get your tickets.
Now we are a charity, we are privileged to be able to have joined www.JustGiving.com. A brilliant website that helps us raise money for our favourite cause - and you to get sponsors for whatever event you are doing on our behalf!
Erika Connor is an animal lover from Canada. She was one of our Project Raja volunteers and spent time at TOLFA from December 12th 2007 - February 20th, 2008.
Sitting here in the land of snow (a metre of it has fallen since my return), what do I remember of the 2½ months I spent at the animal shelter under the dusty Aravalli Hills?
Erika with one of her favourite dogs
Kim Clarke (Managing Trustee of TOLFA UK) and Pete Mason completed their first ever half marathon on Sunday 16th March in the hilly town of Hastings.
You are probably thinking why on earth would they ever contemplate doing this. Their main incentive (apart from getting fit) was to raise money for the Tree of Life for Animals. And they did a fabulous job of raising £172 from their generous sponsors.
Kim and Pete looking strong on the first leg of their epic adventure
Early one morning we were called to a rescue in a village just outside Pushkar – the complaint was that a calf had fallen down a well. Our rescue vehicle, on another rescue at the time, dropped off that complaint at the hospital before rushing off with all manner of ropes and equipment thought to be necessary for the rescue.
It wasn’t the first time that we had been called to such a rescue – in rural Rajasthan, wells are common place and with no walls or warning around them, stray animals quite frequently fall down them.
Clara is one of our Project Raja volunteers who is at our shelter at the moment. She has appealed for some dog collars and leads, as the few that we have remaining are deteriorating rapidly through wear and tear. Please read Clara’s appeal and see if you can help us.
If you can help us, please email fundraising@tolfa.org.uk
Clara and Jack enjoying a walk
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Kim visiting the TOLFA shelter in 2006
Kim, our Managing Trustee for TOLFA UK, and her boyfriend Pete, have just signed up for the Hastings Half Marathon.
It will be their first half marathon and they are busy training hard to get ready in time for the 13 mile run on 16th March 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
