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Community Animal Treatment Volunteer Training

Are you an animal lover? Do you live in Lalitpur district? Can you commit as a volunteer for at least one year (after work/school hours)? If so you might be the ideal candidate for the Community Animals Treatment (CAT) Volunteer Training. This training will enable you to take care of community dogs and educate pet owners in your neighbourhood. Adopt-Nepali Mascot

Next Training: Saturday March 28 & Sunday March 29 + Friday April 3 2009 (afternoon)

During the 2 1/2-day training you will learn to:

Register community dogs in your neighbourhood.
Educate pet owners on how to take care of their pets.
Work together with Ward committee and local clubs/organisations.
Carry out preventive health care such as deworming and vaccination.
Take care of unweaned puppies and kittens.
Treat minor disease and injuries with technical guidance from Animal Nepal.
Identify sick and injured animals for admission at the Animal Nepal shelter.
Identify female dogs for spaying.
Organise an annual vaccination programme in your neighbourhood.

NOTE – There is no fee for selected participants but you need to fill out a sign up form. Kathmandu-based volunteers can join only as observers. As a CAT Volunteer you do NOT receive any salary but will be provided with a medical kit, ongoing technical support and follow up training. Please note that this volunteer position does NOT qualify you as a Veterinary & Livestock Technician, or Assistant. For that you must join a CTEVT training (see www.ctevt.org.np). For more information on this training email animalnepal@gmail.com or call Krishna Singh at 9841-745913.

To apply for this program, please fill out this form and return.

To help spread the word about this Training, please download our flyer and post at your business or school. Thx!

How to care for your pet...

Owning a pet is a lifetime of commitment (up to ten years or more if you own a dog or a cat) involving considerable responsibility. The decision to get a pet should be made by the whole family. Puppies and kittens are so adorable, it is easy to understand why adults and children alike would be attracted to them. Unfortunately their cute looks are often a disadvantage, because people purchase or collect them without consideration or the knowledge on how to take proper care of them. Some basic points you should keep in mind before adopting a puppy are:

an annual dog licence in accordance with government regulations may be needed.
annual vaccination against major dog diseases is needed.
toilet training is required.
regular grooming and bathing is required.
obedience training is needed.
feeding your pet a balanced diet is crucial.
socialization is very important (don't confine dogs in cages to keep them from dirtying the garden or from chewing on shoes, for example)
daily doses of exercise, affection and play is required.

For more tips and techniques and important care information, please download these files: