SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Our organization V-TEAMS is registered with the registrar of Societies with a vision of providing Welfare of Animals & Best Professional Care.
Dr. V. M. Chariar has in his professional capacity directed the City Neutering Center for Stray Dogs in Thane City and achieved neutering of 18500 dogs since Jan 2004. Having neutered 50% of the dogs in Thane City we will complete neutering the remaining 50% in the next three years from an up-scaled center. Our time, expertise and services have been dedicated to this project on a purely honorary basis.
Our founders have been working in individual capacity for welfare of animals from a long time. We have sought to give our work the form of a Charitable Society two years ago. Our thrust has been on providing and promoting the best possible Professional Training and Care and increasing awareness among the public – sensitizing them to Animal Welfare. A Short appendix of activities is listed as under:
- Training (free of cost) offered to Thane City Dogs Hospital's Theater Staff at our Clinic
- Hands-on clinical training offered (free of cost) to final year students of BVSc & AH.
- Free Pet-Care Seminars for raising awareness about animals amongst the public.
- Free Vaccination camp for animals at Chembur clinic.
- Free consultations and health care camp at Chembur clinic
- Free Seminar on 'Animal Rights, Animal Breeding and Puppy care' at Chembur by inviting Dr Sarita Kelkar-Gulavane, Assoc Prof Bombay Veterinary College and Dr (Col) J C Khanna, Secretary SPCA Bombay.
- Free treatment of Stray and Compound dogs at Thane Clinic.
- Many Major Surgeries performed and free consultations offered year round at Thane Clinic for Stray Animals.
- Rescue of wild animals like Snakes, birds, Monitor Lizards etc. their treatment and nursing back to fitness and release in the Wild.
- Free consultative advice, medical support and surgeries (150) for Thane SPCA's patients year round for past three years. Been Hon Patron of Thane SPCA and offered technical and Logistic services to Animal Welfare activities free of Cost for three years
- Invited Five (5) Veterinary Clinics in Bombay to offer 'Low-Cost treatment and free consultation' for Compound dogs and Stray dogs on behalf of V Teams.
- Provided Logistic and Equipment support for the Surgery feat – '50 Laparoscopic Spays in 8 Hours' with a view to bringing Animal welfare work into the mainstream of public consciousness.
- Conducted Free Animal awareness and orientation program for 1300 children of Smt Sunitidevi Singhania School on Sept. 2006, Oct, 2007 and 2008.
- Conducted Free Animal awareness and orientation program for 100 children of Billabong International High School, Shreenagar Thane W on 24 Nov 2006.
- Conduct training in Basic and advanced Small Animal Laparoscopy for participants from all over India.
- Invited to provide technical and Logistic assistance for setting up and running the Laparoscopic Neutering Unit at the Bombay Veterinary College for stray dogs of Bombay Municipal Corporation.
- Invited to talk to students of Final year BVSc & AH course of Bombay Veterinary College on 'Technology for Neutering'.
- Started Laparoscopic Neutering program for Compound Stray dogs in Bombay in Nov 2006.
- Conducted a Free Training program in Laparoscopy for Practicing Veterinary Clinicians from across India through the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) accredited Pet Practitioners Association Mumbai (PPAM).
- Presented talk on Looking Forward with ABC – 'Laparoscopic Neutering – a paradigm shift in Animal Welfare' at the AWBI endorsed ABC workshop at Chennai on 9 th Jan 2007
- Presented a Lecture-Demonstration of Laparoscopic Neutering at the Madras Veterinary College, Department of Clinics and a Talk on 'Endosurgery in Small Animal Practice' to the Clinical Faculty of the Teaching Hospital of the MVC on 10 & 11 Jan 2007.
- Are involved in Collaborative projects with the Anand Agricultural University, Madras Veterinary College and the Division of Companion Animal Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, Netherlands to document and propagate the value of Laparoscopic Neutering in Animal Welfare.
- Conducted workshops on Laparoscopic Neutering in Veterinary College in Mizoram and Calcutta and Remount Veterinary Corps, Mirat