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O<\/span>ne day, back in 2017, Kuldeep Khatri decided to go for a spin in his car. Seconds after Kuldeep switched on his engine, he heard a yelp. The sound\u2019s source was a pup with an injured<\/a> leg, who had been resting under his car to escape the summer heat.<\/p>\n

Kuldeep ran from pillar to post across Jodhpur for two days to get the animal some help. The experience opened his eyes to a little-considered reality \u2013 few people knew how to help a stray. \u201cI could not find a good government shelter where the pup could get the medical assistance,\u201d says the 30-year-old.<\/p>\n

And so began an idea \u2013 to build an institution for strays.<\/p>\n

And though he could not raise the funds needed for an animal hospital, he did have another option \u2013 the land he had purchased for a farmhouse.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realised I could always get comforts in my own home,\u201d Kuldeep says, but voiceless strays had no way of getting help unless someone went out of their way to help them.<\/p>\n

The land, where a farmhouse would have come up, cost him Rs 80 lakh. But he turned a blind eye to that and began his shelter home and hospital for animals.<\/p>\n

Helping Jodhpur\u2019s stray animals get a new lease on life<\/h2>\n

With Dr Kalu Ram, a vet, and Pramod Sankhla, a businessman he met when looking for help for the injured dog, Kuldeep began the \u2018Dog Home Foundation\u2019 in 2020.<\/p>\n

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Kuldeep Khatri with the stray dogs at the hospital<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The three continue to work in their professional capacities (Kuldeep works in the IT sector) while tending to the functioning of the hospital.<\/p>\n

And it is an approved and legal foundation rather than an informal affair. Kuldeep went to great lengths to even get Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 approvals so that the foundation would continue for many years \u2013 with or without Kuldeep.<\/p>\n

Today, the hospital has over 40 people working for it. The hospital has managed to help more than 48,300 stray animals in various capacities, such as through rescues, medical assistance<\/a>, food, etc.<\/p>\n

The hospital runs 24\/7 for free for any animal. The foundation can take X-ray and ultrasonography images, run blood tests, and conduct various therapies like physiotherapy and hydrotherapy.<\/p>\n

Critically, they also run a free ambulance service for quick medical aid.<\/p>\n

The animals are thoroughly looked after regarding their food and water needs. A tube well at the farmhouse satisfies the drinking needs of the animals. However, due to near-drought conditions, Kuldeep says they are trying to source water from other places.<\/p>\n

Pramod Sankhla, who was also involved in setting up the hospital with Kuldeep, says they go the extra mile \u2013 literally.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany shelters and NGOs only operate within a 10 km radius for animal rescues. However, when we get a call for a rescue, we do not dismiss it on account of distance,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

A glimpse of the farmhouse turned animal hospital<\/h2>\n

The shelter, Kuldeep explains, has ten rooms. These include the food room where chapatis are made for the animals, and dry dog food bags are stored. \u201cFood is put out for the animals at 8 am, then at 2 pm they have Pedigree, followed by biscuits at 5 pm and chapatis and milk at 8 pm,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

The other rooms include a kitchen, an x-ray room, an operation theatre, a hydrotherapy room, a room for storing medicines, a room to store fodder for large animals like cows and a vacant room which Kuldeep is planning on turning into a space where animals can be cremated in a dignified way.<\/p>\n

At any part of the day, medical assistance is available for animals brought in. Six \u2018Live Stock Assistances\u2019 (LSAs) and two vets provide this. Nothing is voluntary, as every person at the shelter is paid a salary.<\/p>\n

The vets operate in shifts, and there are rooms at the back of the farmhouse where they can stay during their shift.<\/p>\n

Housing so many different animals under one roof could be a challenge. But, when questioned about this, Kuldeep says, \u201cnot really.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople who rescue stray animals<\/a> usually come to us with a warning that the animal may behave aggressively,\u201d he says. \u201cBut when the animal settles down, they get along very well with the others at the shelter. Animals that are critical or badly injured are kept in cages by themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dog Home Foundation serves as a hospital for stray animals that are injured<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cOnce the animal recovers, we take them back to where we rescued them from,\u201d he says.
If the animal is disabled, it continues to remain at this hospital.<\/p>\n

Every day, the team sees an inflow of about 40 dogs at the shelter and tends to approximately 90 stray dogs on the streets of Jodhpur.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen someone sees a stray dog, they call us, and we send an LSA to the area for treatment,\u201d he explains. \u201cIf the animal is badly hurt, the LSA calls for an ambulance from the Dog Home Foundation. The \u2018Eco Van\u2019 that arrives on site is a compartmentalised one that can carry four dogs at once.\u201d<\/p>\n

A hydraulic ambulance for the larger animals can load the animal onto the van through a lever.<\/p>\n

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Dog Home Foundation houses large animals such as cows too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Dr Yashank, a vet at the hospital, says that they tend to many kinds of injuries. \u201cThese range from hit-and-run cases to dog bites to spinal injuries that these animals sometimes experience. We treat with injections, dressing, and painkillers when it is a wound. Whereas, when the animal requires internal intervention, it is done in the operation theatre,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

While the hospital claims it has a \u2018success rate\u2019 of 98 per cent, Kuldeep says they face a significant funds crunch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe number of strays exponentially increases. And naturally, we try to treat and house all the strays who come to us. But as the number of casualties increases, the funds needed rise.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople do not believe in donations. Hence if you are planning on starting something in this capacity for strays, ensure you have funds in your pocket to do so,\u201d he says, adding that while 30 per cent of the donations have come from crowdfunding, 70 per cent are his contribution.<\/p>\n

If you wish to help, donate or report any injured strays (in Jodhpur), you can contact the team through their Instagram<\/a> or Facebook<\/a> pages or call their helpline: 9352727457<\/p>\n

(Edited by Vinayak Hegde)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n