Animal housing,treatment center operates in Azerbaijan
Traditionally, it is assumed that one can judge about the
society development degree by its attitude to the elderly and
children. However, in our view, not only its attitude towards the
elderly and children, but also to animals, which are also in need
of care and attention, testifies to a higher degree of the society
development.
A striking example of the society’s humane attitude towards animals
is the Azerbaijan Animal Rescue Center (AARC) opened in 2009. The
center is located on the 15 kilometer of the Baku-Shamakhi
highway.
Trend news agency’s representatives have recently reviewed the AARC
activity.
"The main purpose of opening our private center is to attract
public attention to the problem of stray animals and to bring up
the humane treatment towards them," Deputy Director of the Center
Vusala Ali said.
She said that first of all, help to sterilize stray animals is
needed, so that their number won’t grow.
Employees of the Center have repeatedly taken the animals off the
streets themselves. They immediately arrive at the spot if they
learn that a dog or a cat somewhere was hit by a car.
“People often call us and report the animals that are in distress -
the injured cats and dogs hit by a car, with various fractures, the
ones suffered from the hands of man,” said Vusala Ali. “A specially
trained Center staff leaves for the injured animals. They are
brought to the clinic, conduct the necessary examination, treatment
and sterilization, and then return to their habitats.”
The center is equipped with special homes for the stray animals,
with all the necessary conditions. Places for walks and sleep are
also present. Animals in the centerare under special regime
regarding feeding.
The center also offers services of taking care after animals to
individuals for the time of their departure. The center includes
special rooms for such service.
Cats and dogs are kept in the center separately. All animals in the
center are treated with endless love and care. In particular for
the dogs there are open areas, where they can play.
Vusala Ali believes stray animals should be sterilized to keep
their numbers from growing. She said the center’s employees have
repeatedly taken animals off the streets, and if they are informed
that a dog or a cat was hit somewhere by a car, they immediately go
to the place.
Ali said people often call in, to report on injured animals, and
the center's trained employees are dispatched to take care of
them.
She added that such animals are brought to the clinic, they pass
the necessary examination, treatment and neutering, and then
returned to their habitats.
Moreover, all four-legged residents of the Center are implanted
with microchips, which are completely harmless and are their unique
medical cards. The microchip provides a number with which one can
find all the medical history of the animal, the date of its
delivery to the Centre and sterilization.
The deputy director of AARC also commented on the videos and photos
recently spread in the social networks about animal cruelty.
“Animals shouldn’t be tortured! On the contrary, people should help
them,” Vusala Ali said and called on people not turn a blind eye to
such facts and fight animal cruelty in every possible way.
If you saw a sick or crippled animal in the street, you can contact
Azerbaijan Animal Rescue Center: (+994 50/55) 355 17 17.
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