India’s first ambulance for street animals launched in Tamil Nadu

Highlights:

• India’s first ambulance for street animals has been launched in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. 
• It has been started by the Blue Cross of India in collaboration with the international animal welfare organization “Four Paw”.
• Madras High Court Justice Dr Anitha Sumanth launched the ambulance.
• The Stray Animal Care programme will be a “hospital on wheels” with an onboard veterinarian to provide on-site treatment to injured and sick street animals.
• Apart from the veterinarian, the animal ambulance will also include a para veterinary-worker-cum-driver. The ambulance will include a treatment table, two fans, an inverter, a fridge, and drawers for sterile products and bandages.
• It will also come with a washbasin, an anti-skid shock-absorbing mat, a stretcher trolley, a retractable doctor’s seat, a retractable tarpaulin, dog-catching equipment, two movable cages to hold dogs, and overhead cupboards.
• There will also be a provision to administer intravenous fluids and oxygen on board.