IDA India’s first spay/neuter camp at Elephanta Caves Island, was conducted successfully! Elephanta Island is roughly 10km off the coast of Mumbai, India and the only access is by boats. 27 dogs were sterilized successfully in two days! Several problems were anticipated and dealt with; a tricky commute was one issue, limited power supply was another. The island gets electricity for only two hours per day. We arranged for a diesel powered generator, and invited the ever helpful and dedicated Dr. Jinesh Shah and Surgeon Dr. Zenobia to hold this camp and they readily agreed.

Generous donors contributed towards this program and our good staff willingly offered to stay there-in a dilapidated room without electricity. We hope to hold more such camps in the future now that we have gained confidence from this one.

We take up challenges whenever we can because the animals need for us to all move out of our comfort zones and do whatever can be done for them. The dogs here were suffering, and so we took up the challenge and the journey began!

This camp is thanks to the ‘never-say-no’ indomitable spirit of our very own Fizzah Shah and Goodicia Vaidya who put in all the hard planning work to see this through! A big thanks to the two of them.