Christian was born on the 12th August 1969 in an unprepossessing and long closed down zoo in Ilfracombe, Devon, UK....
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Ban on Greyhound Racing in NSW
In a surprise and welcome move, the NSW government in Australia has recently declared greyhound racing will be banned in NSW from July 1 next year. This followed expositions of extreme cruelty in the seemingly endemic use of “live baiting and the “wastage’ of up to 68,000 underperforming dogs killed over the last 12 years.
Goodwill Story
THANK YOU KALIMPONG AND DARJEELiNG ANIMAL SHELTERS By Rennie Mas, Bussinessperson, Port Blair I was staying in Kurseong, visiting friends...
Wonderful Success
When Christine Townend first arrived in Darjeeling, she saw a dog, dying slowly in the gutter, frothing at the mouth,...
The love of street dogs
In March and April Christine and Jeremy Townend, who founded Kalimpong Animal Shelter and Darjeeling Aimal Shelter visited both, and...
The Camel Nose Peg
The use of the camel nose peg to control the camels in Rajasthan has always been of deep concern to...
Our Amazing Stay at Kalimpong Animal Shelter
Last October 2015 we spent 17 wonderful days at Kalimpong animal shelter as volunteer veterinarians, contributing to the animal birth control, vaccination programs and medical consultations with Dr. Deo Pandey and his team.
Muslims and Meat
Muslims across the universe believe in the Book and going through it is one of the most important non-negotiables for...
Immuno-contraception
Letter From Dr Jay Kirkpatrick In 1988 Professor Jay Kirkpatrick visited Australia at the invitation of Animal Liberation, in order...
The Difficulties We Face
At the best of times, running an animal shelter in a remote region like Darjeeling presents challenges. Daily power outages,...
Ace Bourke’s Blog
I have had a long love affair with India, and had many adventures there. However, I had not been back...
A Day in the Life of The Shelter
By 9:30 or so, the staff are back from catching and are busy preparing for the day. After we eat...