As part of ACGS’s commitment to animal welfare issues we are collaborating with other animal welfare organisations to close down circuses which cause unnecessary suffering for their animals. This has led to the closure of two circuses in 2017. After closing down one of these circuses, we inherited 4horses who now freely roam around their premises, not shackled or tied.
Canine distemper is a virus that affects a dog’s respiratory, gastrointestinal, respiratory system and central nervous systems, as well as the conjunctiva membrane of the eyes. We have had quite a few cases of dogs that had distemper and were wither dropped off or abandoned by their masters. One of them was Platty, found on the streets with a broken leg and a canine distemper. By the grace of God and the love and care ACGS had to offer him, he has recovered from his distemper but still bears the damage that it caused in the past. Platty loves a nice rub and play time with his gang.
This handsome German Shepherd was abandoned by a high-profile vet into the woods to fend for himself, after he was found to have a skin disease that could be spread to the other dogs at the clinic. Ever since Oreo has been under our care, he has shown massive improvement in his condition and has made new friends who love him and don’t think less of him because of his ailment. It is a travesty how the people who are blindly expected to unconditionally love animals, would conveniently let a dog alone to be killed in the wild.
Jai and Veeru are more than just a dynamic duo. It was an awful sight to watch two absolutely strong and gorgeous breed dogs being tied to a tree outside a house, in a posh colony in South Delhi. Jai Veeru cried for help and just wanted to go back home, until an animal lover reported this situation to us. Since then, they’ve been at the shelter and their love has grown on the shelter manager Jiwan. They’re now best friends forever and absolutely inseparable.
Rampant dog fighting in the outskirts of the city, for the entertainment of people has led to dogs being kept in poor conditions, in isolation and injected with steroids to make them more aggressive and muscular, to be able to compete with other dogs. One of the victims of such a scenario has been Max, who was found with clipped ears and a deep wound infected with maggots, a consequence of which he could barely see with one eye. Filled with grief and anger, Max entered our gates but with proper care that he deserves, he is now fully recovered and as handsome as ever. He is super friendly and loves a nice game of ‘catch me if you can’.
