“Browny”
Date of Inquiry – 10/06/2008
Request Made – 10/06/2008
(Ms. Otara Gunawardene)
Treatment Period – 10/06/2008 to 05/08/2008
Treatment Veterinarian – Dr. Nandana Atapattu		   “Jimmy” (ODEL Car Park – Stray)
Date of Inquiry –
Request Made –
Treatment Period –
Treatment Veterinarian – Pet Vet Clinic		   “Kanthi” Union Place Stray
Date of Inquiry – 23/10/2008
Request Made – 23/10/2008
(Dilani Ranasinghe)
Treatment Period – 25/10/2008 to
Treatment Veterinarian – Pet Vet Clinic
         
“Black” Wellawatta Stray
Date of Inquiry – 04/11/2008
Request Made – 01/11/2008 (Dishna Werahera)
Treatment Period – 05/06/2008 to 06/06/2008)
Treatment Veterinarian – Pet Vet Clinic		   "Kotte Bridge Stray”
Date of Inquiry –
Request Made – 03/11/2008 (Mrs. Greca M Durant)
Treatment Period – 13/11/2008 Cont…
Treatment Veterinarian – Dr. Nandana Atapattu
Saving the Injured – Story link Page
Continued from Suddi – The three legged dog		    

 

According to latest counts, Sri Lanka is home to three million dogs, of which more or less 600,000 are street dwellers; this number is on the rise, thanks to irresponsible dog owners. The national government has earmarked millions of rupees for its ‘No Kill’ policy, and there are also a few organisations that are helping in their own big way. One of these is EMBARK, the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of Odel, the number one fashion store in Sri Lanka. Otara Gunawardene, CEO Odel, created this programme to help curb the stray dog population, to uplift their conditions, to keep them healthy by being rabies-free, and in such a way, these furry nomads won’t become a menace, and are able to co-exist happily with their human neighbours.

 

Otara Gunawardene commented, during one of EMBARK’s outdoor clinics, that they “will continue to care for injured and sick stray dogs and will continue to promote the adoption of these animals. Our sterilization campaigns have now covered a vast area in Colombo and benefited many community dogs.”

 

True to her words, EMBARK recently mounted a rescue operation to ‘give a paw’ to a helpless, injured stray dog that lived by Kotte bridge. Nothing’s too small or too big, for this organisation, as long as they can assist a dog in need. EMBARK team, who personally picked up the weakened animal, and brought it to Embark’s veterinarian, for immediate treatment. The dog has thankfully responded to treatment, and is now recuperating rapidly at the vet’s; his hair’s growing back, his wounds are healing, and he’s putting on weight.