Latest News - January 18 The tsunami crisis has left many dogs, cats, and farm animals diseased, homeless and without food and water. Working with our member societies on the ground, WSPA sent initial aid to provide food and veterinary supplies for starving and sick animals in the region. Field teams comprised of disaster relief experts and veterinarians have arrived in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia, where they are conducting formal assessments of the situation on the ground. WSPA is particular concerned that an onslaught of disease may follow the initial crisis. We are therefore carefully monitoring the need for animal vaccination programmes, in liaison with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), including actions to help deal with disease outbreaks should they arise. In the countries badly hit by this disaster, livestock and working animals can be vital to the lives of rural communities. Supplies of vital veterinary medicines, food and water, can make the difference between life and death for animals in the aftermath of the disaster. WSPA's relief team will be paying particular attention to providing this support.

The tsunami crisis has left many dogs, cats, and farm animals diseased, homeless and without food and water. Working with our member societies on the ground, WSPA sent initial aid to provide food and veterinary supplies for starving and sick animals in the region. Field teams comprised of disaster relief experts and veterinarians have arrived in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Indonesia, where they are conducting formal assessments of the situation on the ground. WSPA is particular concerned that an onslaught of disease may follow the initial crisis. We are therefore carefully monitoring the need for animal vaccination programmes, in liaison with the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), including actions to help deal with disease outbreaks should they arise.

In the countries badly hit by this disaster, livestock and working animals can be vital to the lives of rural communities. Supplies of vital veterinary medicines, food and water, can make the difference between life and death for animals in the aftermath of the disaster. WSPA's relief team will be paying particular attention to providing this support.

Operational update

January 12, 2005

WSPA field teams continue to gather information on the affected areas. In Aceh, Indonesia, the WSPA team have met with officials of the provincial Ministry of Agriculture, who have suffered severe loss of facilities, infrastructure and manpower. The team will be meeting ministers in Jakarta on Friday. In Sri Lanka, the WSPA team continues to actively coordinate with other stakeholders, and assist with dog vaccinations. In Thailand, the WSPA team held a productive meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister, and are now visiting the Phang Nha area to assess the dog situation there. They continue to meet with other animal welfare stakeholders to draw up short & long term recommendations. A WSPA representative is now on route to India, due to arrive on Friday.

Please make a donation to help.   All January gifts can be deduction claims on your 2004 taxes.