A Lazy Monsoon Day

The ground is so wet during the monsoons that all the residents at Deonar like to stay away from the soggy surface - the higher the better! The two in the first picture are comfortably sitting on the Out Patients table. Not in use just now as it is raining and the 'inside' one is better at present for examining visiting patients.
On the bench, lies Keeno, the little brown dog who is very fond of that particular spot on this particular bench. It's just outside the office, on the porch, protected from the rain and Keeno quietly takes up position every day and watches the world go by, except for mealtimes, when she descends to earth! In the last picture, she has been pushed to the other end by one of our oldies. Bet she doesn't like it one bit!

Pixie Helping out in the Deonar Office

Preeti is busy at work on the computer in the Deonar Office, and sitting comfortably in the chair next to her is our sweet little Pixie. It's raining, so Pixie decided to help out in the office. How does she do it? Her very presence spreads good cheer around and makes all the humans present smile. Pixie also recommends the plastic chair she's sitting on - it's so comfortable that she is seldom found on the ground! As soon as the sun appears, she makes a bee-line for the warmest spot on the platform outside the office building and gets busy taking a nice sun bath. That's our Pixie for you!

Lalu Feeling Sorry for Himself

Our Mr. Smiley, Lalu, was a bit subdued and looking sad. He had scratched his ear, leading to a swelling which had to be operated. He had to be put in an enclosure for some time, so he was quite miserable. The good news is, the ear healed quickly and Lalu is almost back to normal now. Here he is standing with old Chango beside him. Lalu is a doggy with simple needs. All he requires now is for someone to pat him on the head and he'll soon be smiling again.

Saturdays Are Party Days at Deonar!

Every Saturday, a group of youngsters with the wonderful name "Animals Matter to Me", come to our Deonar Centre with all sorts of goodies for all the animals housed at IDA. Ganesh Nayak, the young man who started this organisation, AMTM, spends the week collecting various types of food and other items that are sorely needed at the Centre. For a couple of hours every Saturday, these young people spend their time helping with the large scale feeding, checking out all the animals, including the very young. They also help with adoptions, and two Saturdays running, a couple of kittens have been adopted by one or the other of those present.
It's a treat for our animals all round. They love the company, and the company loves to interact with them! In the first picture you can see what a variety of items they manage to bring in, and in the second, you can see the interaction itself.
And this happens every Saturday without fail, come rain or sunshine!

Adopt a Pet Day at IDA Deonar

27th June was "Adopt a Pet" day as we were hoping that some of our great little pups, kittens (and mature dogs) would find a good home. In spite of the heavy rain, quite a few people turned up and the little ones had a nice time being petted by all present. With all the attention, most of them got so exhausted that they fell into a deep sleep.

Even though none of them got adopted, they enjoyed meeting so many people and socializing, which is very good for both animals and humans.

Our IDA merchandise as usual was very eye- catching, and all those who managed to come, bought something too. That was just great, as every penny we make goes to helping our animals more comfortable and well looked after.

At Play Before the Function

Watch these escape artists at work! At our Adopt a Pet venue, these little ones crossed all barriers to go from one part of the room where we having our programme, to the other side of the 'fence', where all our IDA merchandise was displayed.

There were seven pups in all, waiting for our guests to arrive. Among the visitors, were five lovely kittens who stayed out of harm's way, perched up on our long table. One by one the pups and kittens were swooped up to be petted and cuddled as each person arrived. That's all our little ones expect and enjoy!

IDA India Goes to College !

Sophia College Mumbai is celebrating the year of bio-diversity and this week the focus was on Indian mongrels. IDA India was invited to put up the IDA stall and our dogs and pups were taken along to the function, to give a 'demo'. Students were allowed to take along their animal companions to college and in one picture you can see Selvi enjoying the company of a Cockatoo!

Lalu our popular Sponsor dog went along for fun. Also at the function was one of our sweet three legged dogs, a lovely half grown pup (she's full white with brown speckles, like raindrops down her front legs) and the little one you can see in the last picture. Yes, she's fast asleep! The girls were so overjoyed to see her and cuddle her, that she soon grew weary of their attentions and solved the problem by going fast asleep!!