{"id":3285,"date":"2022-03-21T10:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T10:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/?page_id=3285"},"modified":"2023-05-21T03:39:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T03:39:36","slug":"q12023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/q12023\/","title":{"rendered":"Q1-2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3285\" class=\"elementor elementor-3285\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a512e1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a512e1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35a5a8e\" data-id=\"35a5a8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9086816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9086816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Newsletter  Jan-Feb-Mar 2023<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-688e375 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"688e375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p align=\"right\">edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tyagkrishnamurthy\/\">Tyag Krishnamurthy<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff9eba9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"ff9eba9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.8 - 02-10-2022 *\/\nbody.elementor-page .elementor-widget-menu-anchor{margin-bottom:0}<\/style>\t\t<div id=\"top\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a9162b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a9162b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b82199\" data-id=\"5b82199\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039ae6b elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"039ae6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/css\/widget-icon-list.min.css\">\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#editor\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">From The Editors Ken(nel)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#stats\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The Last 90 Days In Numbers<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ba\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Great Comeback Stories<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tactical\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Drama In Real Life<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#moho\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mobile Hospital .. A Paradigm Shift<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#acgom\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Employees Of The Month<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#vom\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Volunteers Of The Month<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tnt\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">This, That and Other Animal Matters<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#wac\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">The World Animal Calendar<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#appeals\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Can You Help !<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144bba4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"144bba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - 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The Blue Cross Mascot\" width=\"109\" height=\"300\" \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">As we step into our 60th year I would like to reflect on our legacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">The last six decades has seen the Blue Cross of India go from strength to strength forging new paths where animals can feel safe and walk free. Today we are arguably the among the best animal welfare organisations in the country that takes pride in caring for animals of all kinds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Starting from being the first in the world to conceive a street dog population control program which in itself can stand as a singular achievement many can only dream of (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/environmentalhistory.org\/20th-century\/cold-war-1950-59\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">see the BCI recognised in the annals of world environmental history by Radford University here in the timeline of 1959<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">), to launching in 2022 the country&#8217;s first mobile hospital exclusively for street animal care, the Blue Cross of India has always been a template for others to follow.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">The animal birth control program (called ABC to show how simple it is) alone has seen the stopping of the barbaric\u00a0killing of street dogs by electrocution, strangulation, beating, overdose of magnesium sulphate and strychnine poisoning \u2013 a fate suffered by untold millions of dogs in India until it was made illegal in\u00a02001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Our sustained dedication to the cause is exemplified by many actions and results over the last six decades &#8211; stopping the export of monkeys in 1977; stopping of export frog legs in the early seventies; stopping the introduction of Karakul lamb farming in India in 1989 by supporting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bwcindia.org\">Beauty Without Cruelty<\/a> and other NGOs (the lambs were released to BWC and lived out their lives); developing the first interactive computer programmes to replace animal dissection in schools in 1997 changing forever generations of impressionable young minds into showing compassion for life no matter how small; being a big part of groups that helped in legislating laws on performing animals, public slaughter of camels etc &#8211; the list is long.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Few organisations, leave alone volunteer and donor driven non-profits can speak of such achievements and leave such an\u00a0<\/span><\/span>indelible<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0mark on the landscape of animals in any country.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Today as\u00a0Blue Cross of India enters her\u00a0<span data-block-type=\"\">Sixtieth<\/span>\u00a0Year of service to the voiceless she stands tall amongst the most active animal welfare groups in India with hospitals, shelters, ambulance services and a humane education programme.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">A toast to BCI for what she has done for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>animal kind<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0over the last six decades.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">A toast to the people who\u00a0<\/span><\/span>started<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0this sixty five years ago &#8211; the visionaries &#8211; our founding mothers and fathers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Founders_Expanded.png\" alt=\"The BCI Founders\" width=\"960\" height=\"248\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">All this began on a rainy day in 1959 when Captain Sundaram couldn&#8217;t bear to walk away from the two pups struggling to stay afloat on a flooded road near his home in Madras. He took them home. In short order, his residence in T-Nagar became an animal shelter hosting 60 cats, dogs, goats, bandicoots and even a pair of baby mongooses rescued from a snake charmer.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">An informal group &#8211; Animal Aid Association (AAA) was formed. The Captain, his wife Usha and his three children Suresh, Chinny Krishna and Vijayalakshmi, were soon joined by Daivasigamony, the then Secretary of the Indian Football Association.\u00a0The activities of the group slowly increased and the name of the group was formalised as Blue Cross of India, Madras and formally registered in April 1964 with nine founding members.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">One of BCI&#8217;s goals is to make animal welfare organisations like herself\u00a0redundant when the world reaches a place where all life is treated equal and the voiceless will need no defenders. I hope we will see that day in the next sixty.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" align=\"left\">\n<p>Happy reading!&#8230; and don&#8217;t forget to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/bcinlsign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up<\/a>\u00a0to receive this in your email inbox every quarter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a6ee9c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a6ee9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82e831d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82e831d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f098c2\" data-id=\"9f098c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5e199 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"5b5e199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"stats\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a44e8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a44e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">AROUND THE (ANIMAL) WORLD IN 90 DAYS<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be5670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be5670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5>Making a difference &#8211; One street animal at a time<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p>The rescues, birth control surgeries and re-homing by the Blue Cross Of India during the quarter (Jan-Feb-Mar 2023)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1654 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q1_2023_Stats1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"385\" \/>Arguably the largest positive impact any single AWO has on the health and well-being of street animals in any city in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcba599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"dcba599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bubble\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bf2ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7bf2ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"float: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Q1_2023_GPSRescues.html\" width=\"450px\" height=\"700px\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div style=\"float: left; width: 10px; height: 700px;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><b>Street animals in distress &#8211; Greater Chennai Area.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This interactive bubble map shows the number of rescue-requests received\/accepted and rescued by the Blue Cross of India from the areas that are in the Greater Chennai Corporation limits in the last 3 months.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Jan, Feb, March 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rescue Requests Received : <b>6579<\/b><br \/>Rescue Requests Accepted : <b>5661<\/b><br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Actual Rescues : <b>2502<\/b>\u00a0(44 % of accepted)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Due to veterinary skill shortage this quarter BCI was able to only address about 44 % of the rescue requests that were accepted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Cross of India is committed to helping more, but we need your support. If you wish to help us as a volunteer or as a donor please use the links below:<\/p>\n<p>In March we have picked up the pace, added several new veterinary personnel (both veterinarians and para-veterinarians) and gone-live with our third <a href=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/#moho\"><b>Mobile Hospital<\/b><\/a> (MoHo).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">But there is a much bigger question to be asked. Is the injury, sickness and abuse these hapless street animals suffer not a symptom of a bigger more systemic cause? &#8211; The unviable population of street animals. The solution &#8211; an effective ABC (animal birth control) program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The BCI works closely with major sponsors like HCL Foundation and the City Corporation to make this happen, but the journey is long and the road rough.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rzp.io\/l\/bcidallnl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>CLICK HERE TO DONATE<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; If you would like to help more of them<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecca407 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ecca407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71c3538 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"71c3538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-261bbb5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"261bbb5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f99c10\" data-id=\"1f99c10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7642f elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"8a7642f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ba\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c4ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2c4ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">BACK FROM THE BRINK<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7578d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7578d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5>Great Comeback Stories<\/h5>\n<p>I dedicate this section to our<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0untiring vets, para-vets, animal caregivers and <\/span><\/span>volunteers<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0whose above-and-beyond efforts give such animals a new lease, \u00a0pulled them from the edge and gave them another chance for a paw-hold.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing ); text-align: left;\"><b>Pepper<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing ); text-align: left;\">Have you ever seen an extreme case of mange in dogs? Take a look at this tiny Spitz a few weeks ago. His appearance seemed beyond hope &#8211; he was hairless, with skin covered in sores, and thickened, hard, and crusty patches. Mange is a frighteningly common skin disease in stray, neglected, and abused dogs and puppies. This tiny Spitz, whom we named Pepper, was a victim of mange and appeared with skin that seemed to have turned to stone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BA_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pepper came to Blue Cross as an emaciated Spitz with missing patches of fur and scabs covering his body due to a severe case of mange. He was scared and alone, but his spirit was unbroken. With the help of the vets, caregivers, and volunteers, Pepper forged his way to recovery. He was treated with medicated baths, topical ointments, and antibiotics. As Pepper\u2019s fur began to grow back after days of diligent treatment, his skin healed, and his personality began to shine. Despite the challenges, Pepper&#8217;s transformation was remarkable! He is now playful, curious, and loves to cuddle with anyone who takes the time to pet him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pepper&#8217;s transformation story may seem like just one of the dozens of cases each day, but it is a testament to the resilience and strength of dogs aided by immediate care and love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing ); text-align: left;\"><b>Jude<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Introducing Jude, a beautiful partially-piebald cat who was found in a residential area of Chennai with a nasty abrasion wound around his neck. The wound was so deep that it had become infected, and Jude was in excruciating pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/BA_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few good samaritans contacted the Blue Cross of India, and our mobile hospital, sponsored by Four Paws, reached the location immediately. After a preliminary examination by our vets, it was found that Jude was severely dehydrated and needed to be brought to our hospital for long term medical treatment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jude was scared and confused of his new surroundings but still allowed the veterinarians to treat him. Over the next few weeks, Jude began to heal. His wound closed up, and his fur started to grow back. He became the darling of the caregivers &#8211; purring loudly whenever someone patted him and nuzzling against their hand contentedly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jude&#8217;s transformation from an injured and scared stray to a beloved member of the shelter is heartwarming. While we provided the necessary treatment and plenty of love, he repaid us with endless affection in his own way. Jude&#8217;s story is a testament to the fact that every animal, no matter what adversity they face, can get a chance at a happy and fulfilling life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">\u00a0&#8211; stories by Keerthana (volunteer)\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc6cb3 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ccc6cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719021e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"719021e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3961153 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3961153\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-be699e4\" data-id=\"be699e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df010c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3df010c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tactical\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9304f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9304f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">DRAMA IN REAL LIFE<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f446f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f446f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5>Great Rescues<\/h5>\n<p>The BCI team often helps train folks from other animal welfare organisations and even train the Tamilnadu Fire Service on animal rescues. But it all comes from our own discipline. I have seen first hand how hard the team practices to make sure they can pull off the most complex rescues like it was a walk in the park. For want of time and space we can only feature a couple here and it\u2019s always hard to choose which ones.<\/p>\n<p>I dedicate this section to our\u00a0intrepid\u00a0team of volunteer rescuers led by none other than the legendary Dawn Willams &#8211; himself an ex-black cat commando. A man who has been the force behind our tactical rescue teams for many years. Literally\u00a0extracting animals off\u00a0precarious\u00a0edges, ledges, pits, sewers and wells to give them another shot at being\u00a0adventurous all over again \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><b>The Stranded Kitten<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"float: centre; border-right: 150px solid white; border-left: 150px solid white;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/FmJzIGQo-Kw\" width=\"360\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"10\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<p><b>Calf in stormwater drain<\/b><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: centre; border-right: 150px solid white; border-left: 150px solid white;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1S7qsY4FM-U\" width=\"360\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"10\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54cc7dc elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"54cc7dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b3398 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e7b3398\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c487c1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c487c1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-afdb9dd\" data-id=\"afdb9dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7b4b3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e7b4b3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"moho\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2ae4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f2ae4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">HOSPITAL-ON-WHEELS<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4423e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4423e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #030303; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">The 3rd MoHo (Mobile Hospital) sponsored by Ranka Steels Flagged Off<\/span><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1007 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MoHo_Ranka_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>5th Mar 2023:<\/b>\u00a0The third fully equipped mobile hospital was flagged off by the deputy mayor of Chennai &#8211; Shri M. Mahesh Kumar from the Blue Cross of India Guindy animal hospital and sanctuary. Shri Ashok Ranka of Ranka Steels was kind enough to grace the occasion.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1007 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MoHo_Ranka_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"219\" \/><\/b><\/p>\n<p>With the launch of the Ranka BCI Mobile Hospital (Ranka &#8211; MoHo) and the soon to go-live Dahnay &#8211; MoHo, we hope to achieve greater heights in the timely, efficient and more effective treatment of street animals in their own neighbourhoods, reducing distress and suffering and improving the outcome for them.<\/p>\n<p>With imminent plans to add several paravet teams on 2 wheelers (PoW : paravet-on-wheels) to support the three MoHo&#8217;s this program would finally realise its full potential &#8211; a unique first of its kind healthcare model in the country.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8816dbc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8816dbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be3452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2be3452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n<h5>The BCI MoHo (Mobile Hospital) &#8211; 13 months in the making<\/h5>\n<h5>Halfway around the Earth to deliver healthcare on the Chennai streets.<\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Since early March we have had two MoHo&#8217;s (Four Paws and Ranka Steels) running nearly everyday, breaking new records, bit it all started 13 months ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since its kick-off on 2nd March 2022, the Four Paws BCI Mobile Hospital (FP-MoHo) has single-handedly treated over\u00a0<b>930 unique cases<\/b>\u00a0making\u00a0<b>1736 visits<\/b>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">During the month of March she was joined by the Ranka-MoHo who treated\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">over\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">55 unique cases<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0making\u00a0<b>92<\/b><\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0visits\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">in just 3 weeks of operations.This quarter the two MoHo&#8217;s also started to provide vaccination services, vaccinating 114 dogs in March.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MoHo Since Inception.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MoHo_FP_Onsite_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"150\" \/>A toast to the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/#moho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>flying angel<\/b><\/a>, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.four-paws.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Four Paws<\/b><\/a>\u00a0(Flagship MoHo), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dahnay.com\"><b>DahNay Logistics<\/b><\/a> (MoHo 2) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rankasteels.com\"><b>Ranka Steels<\/b><\/a> (MoHo3) who made this possible with their generous donations, <b>to BCI<\/b> who flawlessly executed this eternal dream of taking healthcare to the doorstep.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rzp.io\/l\/mohorunningnewsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>DONATE HERE\u00a0<\/b>-Fund the running costs of our next Mobile Hospital<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa0002e elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"aa0002e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-83231eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"83231eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0d14695\" data-id=\"0d14695\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-655d1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"655d1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"acgom\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7994b9e elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7994b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">EMPLOYEES OF THE QUARTER<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70bffb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70bffb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-365 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/EOM_2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f6cb3b elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"8f6cb3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb8912 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ffb8912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95b94a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95b94a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d5c38f\" data-id=\"4d5c38f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3411c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"d3411c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"vom\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d5b63c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d5b63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">VOLUNTEERS OF THE QUARTER<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f28ec2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f28ec2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p align=\"justify\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-365 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/VoM.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing ); text-align: left; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">And if you would like to come hang with at the shelter and\u00a0help us out with all the &#8216;human&#8217; things needed to get done please <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing ); text-align: left; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\" href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/bluecross\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up here<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing ); text-align: left; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">. We have a whole lot of onsite (Chennai) and remote volunteering opportunities and would be thrilled to have you in our next induction.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7805b1 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e7805b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4019ee2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4019ee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e79ca8b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e79ca8b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fdedf1\" data-id=\"9fdedf1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90eb146 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"90eb146\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tnt\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25d0ea4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25d0ea4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">THIS, THAT AND OTHER ANIMAL MATTERS<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c364099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c364099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5>It is summer and &#8216;Project Quench&#8217; &#8211; the Street Animal Water Bowl project is back<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-968 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WaterBowl_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"250\" \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">The Blue Cross Of India Water Bowl Project has been an annual initiative for several decades.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quenching the thirst of street animals in the unforgiving heat of the Chennai summer prevents death from dehydration of hundreds of street animals and birds.<\/p>\n<p>Putting out a wa<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">ter bowl in your\u00a0<\/span><\/span>neighbourhood<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0(either picked from BCI or your own) for these furred and feathered friends is your chance to hel<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">p them get through the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The bowls from BCI are made of cement using local potters and can hold up to four\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">litres of water. They are painted using lead-free colours within our campus by volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Be a responsible citizen and ensure the bowls always have fresh water and do not breed mosquitoes<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>clean and refresh the water daily\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>put the bowls in the shade (so moss formation is reduced)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>when not in use turn them upside down so they do not collect rain water and become a breeding pot for mosquitoes<\/li>\n<li>keep your community safe and the neighbourhoods clean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The bowls can be picked up from our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/bcilocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guindy Shelter<\/a>\u00a0for a small donation that covers the cost.<\/p>\n<p><u>Ho<\/u><u style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">w can you help:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>If you are in Chennai:<br \/>&#8211;<b><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.razorpay.com\/pl_GqP5MmOg6Zh3tV\/view\">Donate Rs.130<\/a><\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/bcilocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pick<\/a>\u00a0a water bowl for free to place near your home or office.<br \/>-Donate paints, brushes to make more bowls<br \/>-Volunteer at our shelter to paint them<\/p>\n<p>If you are not in Chennai:<br \/>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/pages.razorpay.com\/pl_GqP5MmOg6Zh3tV\/view\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donate for bowls<\/a>\u00a0and we will place them on your behalf in locations without water sources and have a local volunteer keep them filled and well maintained.<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word and join us on &#8216;Project Quench&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f24a443 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f24a443\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc72e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"bc72e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"virtual\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c548672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c548672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5>The Pawga founders virtual adoption of Beauty\u00a0<\/h5>\n<p>Remember Subhashree, Swathi and Sinduja &#8211; the trio who founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pawga_\/?hl=en\"><b>Pawga<\/b><\/a> &#8211; the innovative yoga program with puppies. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/q32022\/#pawga\">we featured them on these pages in Q3-2022<\/a>). They did us a solid on 10th March by adopting one of our horses Beauty. But hold your reigns before you ask to be on their horseback yoga program. This adoption is virtual where the animal continues to stay at the Blue Cross but its nutrition and care is sponsored. The trio has made a large donation that covers the food and maintenance costs of Beauty for a full six months.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HorseVirtualAdoption.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">At BCI we have spacious stables and a huge area fenced off as paddocks for our rescued horses. Rescuing them is one thing but keeping them well fed, exercised and well cared for medically is\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">altogether<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0another &#8211; those costs quite a bit and just the food and\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">maintenance<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0costs\u00a0Rs 300 a day &#8211; then there is healthcare which for these abused horses can\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">rack up to quite a bit more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">The virtual adopter may choose from donating to feed and maintain one of them for a day (Rs 300), a week (Rs.2100) or a month (Rs.9000) or more.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">For adoption periods exceeding 6 months we will even arrange a special photoshoot and send you a framed picture and a Virtual Adopter Certificate from the Blue Cross with quarterly updates on their well being.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Any donation &#8211; small or big, we shall always be grateful. Watch them romping with such freedom and happiness &#8211; we have given them hope and a life worth living. Can you help us keep going?<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: centre; border-right: 150px solid white; border-left: 150px solid white;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DEYVBRKlCc4\" width=\"360\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"10\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><u style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">Ho<\/u><u style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">w can you help:<\/u><\/p>\n<p>-To adopt a virtual pet (other than horses) p<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">lease contact Vinod (<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\" href=\"mailto:vinod@bluecrossofindia.org\">vinod@bluecrossofindia.org<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">) or Velu (<\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\" href=\"mailto:velu@bluecrossofindia.org\">velu@bluecrossofindia.org<\/a><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">-To adopt another one of our\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Guindy<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">\u00a0sanctuary horses that run free\u00a0<\/span><\/span>in the spacious paddocks &#8211;\u00a0<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.razorpay.com\/horsevirtualadoption\">click here to see the &#8216;horses <\/a><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.razorpay.com\/horsevirtualadoption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">virtual<\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.razorpay.com\/horsevirtualadoption\">\u00a0adoption page of\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\" href=\"https:\/\/pages.razorpay.com\/horsevirtualadoption\">Blue Cross of India<\/a>\u00a0and make a suitable donation<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CpzYdWrPMSi\/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=\">Spread the word<\/a>\u00a0(forward this instagram post) about our sanctuary animals that are up for virtual adoption.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80afd92 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"80afd92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d28ed2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d28ed2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5><strong>From my diary\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>13th January 2023 &#8211; Modular\u00a0<\/strong>Kennels Go-Live at BCI Guindy.\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Donation by our long term supporters Mrs. and Mr. Ravindar T, supported by work from Aspick Engineering.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/ModularKennels.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>16th January 2023 &#8211;\u00a0Mattu Pongal Celebration at BCI<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MattuPongal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>26th January 2023 &#8211; Republic Day &#8211; the tricolour hoisted at BCI<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/RDay.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>10th Feb 2023 &#8211;\u00a0Guardian Pharmacy inside BCI now has a Pet-Spa<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Swing by with your pet and get a hair-trim, pedicure or a nice shampoo.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PetSpa.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>8th March 2023 &#8211; International Women&#8217;s Day celebrations in BCI.<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">BCI is a happy workplace for women &#8211; Did you\u00a0know that nearly 35% of BCI employees are women.<\/span><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/WomensDay.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<h5><strong>12th March 2023 &#8211; HCL Foundation Animal Vaccination Camp\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">1005 animals vaccinated with the help of our experienced vets, ably supported by volunteers at Kannagi Nagar, Thoraipakkam. Chennai.<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/HCLF_VaxCamp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ff2012 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1ff2012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3efcffe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3efcffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8ad501 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8ad501\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-353a921\" data-id=\"353a921\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6fb1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"3b6fb1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cal\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fdd41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7fdd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">THE ANIMAL CALENDAR<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d6078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8d6078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<h5>Celebrating life &#8211; Preserving the endangered &#8211; Bringing Awareness<\/h5>\n<p>We animals lead such a busy life, our calendars are full. Go ahead and get yourself an appointment on our calendars to know and learn more about us.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table border=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h5>January 2023<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h5>February 2023<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<h5>March 2023<\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Zebra-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>31st Jan\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Int ZEBRA Day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bonobo-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">14th Feb\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World BONOBO day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/World-Wildlife-Day-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>3rd Mar\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World Wildlife day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Hippo-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>15th Feb\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World HIPPO day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Sparrow-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>20th Mar\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World SPARROW day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Pangolin-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>3rd Sat of Feb<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World PANGOLIN day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Frog-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>20th Mar\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World FROG day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Whale-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>3rd Sun of Feb<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World WHALE day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Seal-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>22nd Mar\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Int SEAL day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>\u00a0<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Polar-Bear-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>27th Feb\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>Int\u00a0POLAR BEAR day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Bear-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h6>23rd Mar\u00a0<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6>World BEAR day<\/h6>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92789f8 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"92789f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0270a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1c0270a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a1cb1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a1cb1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c6ef1f\" data-id=\"9c6ef1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcf579 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"7bcf579\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"appeals\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea0d2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dea0d2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">DONATION APPEAL<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28e629a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28e629a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1085\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/GuidestarJan24.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"263\" \/>The Blue Cross Of India has been serving the voiceless for the last six decades mainly through donations from generous individuals like you. BCI is the first animal welfare organisation in India to be awarded the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/bcigstar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Guidestar Platinum Rating<\/b><\/a> for transparency in 2013-14 and every year since &#8211; a stamp of assurance.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your donations are used in the most transparent and frugal manner for animal welfare, with minimal administrative expenses. The guidestar rating helps potential donors make a well informed decision based on an objective assessment of how donations are put to work by BCI. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/bcigstar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">We thank you for your kindness and generous contributions that help the BCI take good care of us year after year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">(Donations are eligible for 80G tax exemption &#8211; Make sure you mention your PAN No)<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deac77e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"deac77e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67580ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67580ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Make Memories with Blue Cross Of India<\/h5>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1557\" src=\"https:\/\/bluecrossofindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Making Memories.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><br \/>Maybe it is it your <b>Birthday<\/b><br \/>A <b>Memory<\/b> of someone close &#8211; a pet, a person<br \/>Perhaps your <b>Anniversarry<\/b> needs a celebration<br \/>Or you want to <b>Honour<\/b> your departed<br \/>You care about someone special and want to give a\u00a0<b>Surprise<\/b><br \/>Maybe you reached a personal or work <b>Milestone<\/b><br \/>Or would like to <b>Dedicate<\/b> to someone you love\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whatever it be, make it a memory that 2000 animals will be grateful for and bless you with their stomach&#8217;s full.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">The selfless gratitude of an animal &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">priceless&#8230;&#8230;<\/span><\/b><br \/><b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0&#8230;&#8230;..for everything else &#8211; there is Mastercard\u00a0<\/b><br \/><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-font-size ); letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-letter-spacing ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-text-transform ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-c4ecf1b-word-spacing );\">(or Visa or whatever other plastic floats your boat)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/rzp.io\/l\/mmnewsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PLEASE FEED US ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY &#8211; MAKE IT EXTRA SPECIAL<\/a><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef99b71 elementor-list-item-link-inline elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ef99b71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#top\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">back to top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2d1f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a2d1f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"signup\" class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b92d06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b92d06\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37f124f\" data-id=\"37f124f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104eddc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"104eddc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><iframe style=\"height: 1100px; 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I can&#8217;t believe I have actually done it. <\/p>\n<p>Hello, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to an all new revival edition of the Blue Cross Of India newsletter. First &#8211; allow me to thank you \u2018bigly\u2019 for being a huge part of all the work that we do. Putting together a newsletter is a daunting affair, even for the experienced human, yet here I am &#8211; an ex street dog &#8211; a foolhardy but determined one. 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