Editor’s note:
Jan Salter, a legend in Himalayan humane work, below offers a second perspective on the Nepal earthquake relief effort; see also “No karmic bridge links the Nepal earthquake to Gadhi Mai” and Animal Nepal’s post-earthquake report.
I am extremely proud of the way every member of the KAT team worked tirelessly, rescuing and treating the many animals that were affected by this tragedy. Many dogs and cats were injured, and others were abandoned when people fled their destroyed or damaged homes. Help from abroadWithin hours of the news of the first quake, animal disaster relief organizations were on their way to Nepal from all over the globe. The situation with street dogs and abandoned pets in Kathmandu was horrifying, but the circumstance of livestock among the hill village communities was clearly dire.
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