APOWA - Action for Protection of Wild Animals
Daily Flood Reports:
Daily Flood Report: 9th October, 2011
One month have passed since the devastating flood in two rounds in Orissa. Two-thirds of state stumbled under high floods. Nearly 90 human lives were lost and over two thousand animals dead in the catastrophe. The flood has receded, leaving behind the terrible story of devastation. The distressed people in the flood affected villages are slowly reconciling to their fate and beginning to restart their life.
Although almost a month has passed since flood and a path of destruction in Orissa, APOWA is still helping the animals affected by this tragedy. The disaster rescue teams, which include veterinarians, volunteers have been conducting emergency feeding, providing drinking water, repairing animal shelters and treatment of surviving animals. Today, our team remains at Amrutamanohai village and provided feeding to 85 animals and treated 71 animals.
We have been made good progress, but there is still so much to do. The APOWA’s primary concern remains rescuing, treating, and feeding animals from the worst flood ravaged areas. As each passing day, the surviving dogs, cats, bulls, cows and other animals go another day without care. Our teams are trying to reach at them.
Thanks for your timely suggestion, advice, donations to APOWA, so that we are able to continue to provide relief to animals. Our flood relief work will continue until the situation improves. You can provide lifesaving food, medicines, equipment for drinking water facility and shelters by giving what you can today to help animal flood victims.
APOWA Team
Daily Flood Report: 8th October, 2011
APOWA has been on the ground in the flood affected areas of Kendrapara district for five weeks now. APOWA’s dedicated, trained and experienced Disaster Rescue Teams have been conducting relief and rescue operations, and working with youth volunteers of local youth clubs to save as many as animals’ lives possible. We have been making daily move to the flood affected areas to provide emergency feeding, treatment of animals, providing drinking water, purification materials and repairing of animal shelters. Today, our team covered the areas of Amrutamanohai Sethisahi in Pattamundai block. Our team has been distributed 08 bags of cattle feeds and emergency feeding to 56 animals and treated 97 animals in this village.
Daily Flood Report: 7th October, 2011
The disaster rescue team of APOWA continues on lifesaving works for animals in flood affected areas. The Disaster Rescue Team consists of animal rescue; sheltering and veterinary professionals, volunteers are working in the flood affected areas of Kendrapara district. The team was fed 63 animals and treated 70 animals in Jaganathpur village.
Daily Flood Report: 6th October, 2011
Our disaster rescue team is hard at work to provide relief to surviving animals in the flood ravaged areas of Kendrapara district. There 76 animals including dogs, cats, cow, bull etc were treated today by our mobile vet- team. We are committed to the well being of the animals impacted by this flood and we will continue to our flood relief works still the situation improves.
Daily Flood Report: 5th October, 2011
Ever since flood devastated the coastal districts of Orissa in September 2011, APOWA disaster rescue team has been helping animals affected by the flood and its aftermath. Even now, our disaster rescue team members continue to help make life better for the animals.
Today, our team reached at Taradipal village under Pattamundai block and conducted emergency feeding to 72 animals and treated 85 animals.
Daily Flood Report: 4th October, 2011
APOWA’s disaster rescue team continues on lifesaving works for animals in flood affected areas. Our team members are on the ground conducting emergency feeding, providing drinking water, repairing animal shelters and treatment of surviving animals. Our team has been seen many animals are in terrible shape in affected areas. Most animals are starving, sick and in desperate need of veterinary care. Today, our team reached at Andhara village under Pattamundai block and treated to 83 animals.
Our thoughts and well wishes go out to those who have lost their belongings and animals in this dreadful flood. In this precarious situation we would appeal to all to extend your supportive hand to mitigate the plight of animals in the affected areas.
Daily Flood Report: 3rd October, 2011
It is 25th day since our disaster rescue team has been working restlessly to provide relief to the surviving animals. APOWA’s disaster rescue team members were among the first on the ground and the last continuing to help animals in the flood affected areas. The team has been conducting rescue missions and provided food, care, and shelter to all animals. We continued to deal with post flood operation. Toady, our team reached at Berhempur village under Pattamundai block and conducted relief works.
We need your support to continue our relief work. Please help us support this crucial mission.
Daily Flood Report: 2nd October, 2011
Early of this morning, all the members of APOWA team were gathered for a quick prayer on the occasion of International Non-violence Day. Our hearts, prayers and works go on to the victims and the families & their animals affected by the flood. After briefing of the today’s assignments by the team leader, the disaster rescue team moved to Amrutamanohai a worst affected village under Pattamundai block. Today, our team was feeding to156 animals and treated 93 animals at Amrutamanohai. Our team faces many trails and new challenges every day but the spirit of providing relief to the needy overrides all. The footprint of the flood is huge and we have been concentrating in emergency feeding, treatment and repairing of animal shelters.
Daily Flood Report: 1st October, 2011
Ever since flood devastated in two rounds in the coastal districts of Orissa this month, APOWA disaster rescue team has been helping animals affected by the flood and its aftermath. Even now, our disaster rescue team members continue to help make life better for the animals and peoples of flood victims.
Uncounted numbers of dogs, cats, and bulls still scared, hungry and homeless. APOWA is committed to helping the animal victims of flood, and working with local volunteers on the ground in the affected areas by conducting emergency feeding, treatment of animals, repairing of animal shelters. Today, our team reached at Taripatana village under Aul block and conducted emergency feeding to 94 animals and provides 5 bags of cattle feeds.
Daily Flood Report: 30th September, 2011
The flood situation in Orissa is improving with the receding of the water in the affected districts. But the situation in many places of Aul and Rajkanika blocks in Kendrapara district remains grim. The floods, which have called the worst in living memory for coastal districts, have not only killed many of people and displaced thousands more but have also hurt and displaced animals and caused a concern for disease outbreak among animals. Our disaster rescue team is doing everything that we can to care for the animals.
Today was a very busy day for the team. The Team was reached at Subalpur village under Pattamundai block and conducting the emergency feeding to 76 animals, as well as provides 5 bags of cattle feeds, which they continue to feed daily. Our team was also treated 163 animals in Subalpur. The villagers said no one else has come into their community with animal feeds, or any other supplies - until today, when we arrived with animal feeds and medicines.
Daily Flood Report: 29th September, 2011
Water level in the flood-hit areas is gradually receding. There 236 villages are still remains marooned in worst affected Kendrapara district. Today food packets are also distributed by air dropping in the worst-hit areas. Due to several breaches communication disrupted in the way of relief operation. APOWA -DRT is being helped by volunteers of local Youth clubs and other groups. It has been seen in many marooned areas that food deficiency has made the animals weak and vulnerable to infection and fear to the spread of communicable diseases. There is humidity, anguish and hunger in most of the villages. People’s frustration is running high and that among other factors is affecting our work. There are 211740 animals are severely affected, 315 animals dead (source chief district veterinary officer, Kendrapara) in Kendrapara district. It has been seen that in many villages animal shelters are completely dashed into the ground. So thousands of animals still spending day and night without shelter under open sky. While humans themselves are in dire need, is rather difficult to help their animals. The crisis is far from over. No major cases of disease in animals were encountered, though the team is prepared for vaccination supplies to handle any signs of livestock disease outbreaks. Many animals were found to be severely malnourished. Today our team reached at Jagannathpur village under Pattamundai block and conducted emergency feeding to 62 animals. Another team was move with volunteers of Utkal Bippna Sahayata Samiti, Bhubaneswarto Alapua G.P. for emergency feeding to 194 animals.
