Blue Cross of India...M. Shantilal Pandya. Chairman. Cover - Dr. Ruffles at the Saraswathi Kendra...

Blue Cross of India 53rd Annual Report 1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017

53rd Annual Report - Blue Cross of India

Hospital & Shelters :

Blue Cross Avenue No: 72, Velachery Road, Guindy, Chennai – 600032. Phone: 044-22354959, 044-22300666 044-22300655 Kunnam Village, Sunkuvarchatram, Kanchipuram District Toducadu Village, Sriperumbudur-Tiruvellore Road, Tiruvellore District Dr. S. Chinny Krishna Chairman Emeritus Members of the Governing Body of the Blue Cross of India Shantilal M Pandya Chairman Saraswathi Haksan Honorary Secretary Sathya Radhakrishnan Honorary Joint Secretary R. Shanker Honorary Joint Secretary Dr. Nanditha Krishna Malliga Ravinder P. Mohanakannan, Sugal Chand Jain Kantilal Chandhak G. Balasubramanian Rudra Krishna Prashanth Krishna Marion Courtine Nemichand Singhvi

The Blue Cross of India 53rd Annual Report

1st April 2016 to 31st March 2017


Report of the Governing Body for year ended March 31, 2017

Chairman’s Message

Dear supporters of the Blue Cross of India, I am delighted to present the 53rd Annual Report of the work done by your Society during the year ended March 31, 2017. This year we have given special emphasis to some of the hundreds of rescues carried out by us and where the volunteers have been responsible. All the volunteers have been specially trained for these rescues and a lot of very special rescue equipment has been donated by Vier Pfoten. As all of you would be aware, following the major floods of December 2015, calamity struck yet again when Cyclone Vardha devasted Chennai in December 2016. Many of our buildings were damaged by falling trees, while our underground water and sewage lines were broken as were the underground electric cables. We are yet to complete the rebuilding and restoration work. In the final analysis, our work has been made possible by the 20,000 odd donors who have given us the means to carry out our work. To all of them and our wonderful volunteers, our most grateful thanks. M. Shantilal Pandya Chairman

Cover - Dr. Ruffles at the Saraswathi Kendra Learning Centre (SKLC) in Chennai. Dr. Dog, a pet therapy programmes was introduced in Chennai by the Blue Cross of India over 20 years ago.


IMPORTANT EVENTS

July 20, 2016 - Screening of the award winning movie "Gods in Shackles"

by Canada-based Sangita Iyer,


Monday, August 8, 2016 - International Cat Day

On this International Cat Day, we hope cat owners are having an awesome time with their pets. If you love cats, please sponsor feeding cats in our shelter.

Friday, August 26, 2016 - HAPPY WORLD DOG DAY

On this happy day, show you love and care for animals by sponsoring feeding of the rescued dogs at the Blue Cross Shelter.


Monday, September 18, 2016 - March for Justice India Unites for Animals. Volunteers assembled on the Marina on Sunday to take out 'March for Justice' seeking the introduction of the Animal Welfare Bill in Parliament to prevent exploitation of animals. Volunteers were carrying placards and raising slogans against harming or exploiting animals and exhorting people to prevent harm to animals. The key demand was for the Animal Welfare Bill to be passed, replacing the outdated PCA Act of 1960. Monday, October 16, 2016 - The Westin's Run to Give 2016

Monday, October 24, 2016

At India for Animals at Mumbai on Oct 22nd.


Water Bowl Project 2017- Water bowls for animals & birds

Water Bowl Project 2017- Water bowls for animals & birds

World Wildlife Conservation Day The sad truth is that the world’s best loved, beautiful and fascinating species are being slaughtered by widespread and dangerous criminal networks that will stop at nothing to get what they want. And what they want are animal parts and products that are worth lots of money.


RESCUES – to name a few

Snake fallen into a chemical tank at a leather factory at Pallavaram

The Blue Cross of India received a call stating that a snake had fallen into a chemical tank at a leather factory at Pallavaram. The informer did not want the snake to die. Volunteers, Kiran & Santosh went to the rescue. The tank was at the rear end of the factory and many employees stood clueless on how this would be a success. The snake was about 5 feet long and the team identified it to be a spectacled cobra. The little soul needed help to continue its existence. The rescue team did a quick and thorough inspection of the tank and the reptile in it. Without any delay, Kiran flung himself into action. Any negligence could be fatal, be it the narrow walls or the chemicals in the tank or the venomous species, all of which were key threatening factors. However, our brave heroes were focused. The rescue was executed with extreme expertise and the reptile was saved. She was then handed over to the Wildlife veterinary department at Vandalur zoo.

Buffalo, stuck in a pit of garbage, sewage water and slushy mud for 3 days

A team of volunteers comprising Kiran, Srikanth, Vanathi, Abi Venkatesh and Aishwariya accompanied Mr. Dawn Willam. They rushed to the spot and found the poor buffalo in a severely dehydrated, dirty and painfully pathetic state, with both her hind legs tucked under the weight of her body. She was very sick. Mr. Dawn wasted no time in securing her horns with a rope, which everyone pulled together, with all their might. Slowly, she started moving and was dragged out of the slush soon and the slush washed off her body. She was given fresh water to drink but the challenge did not end there. Now, this 900 kg buffalo had to stand up on her own so that she could go about her regular routine. She was tried help up, and the rescuers waited for 3 hours for her to regain strength to stand up, but the poor animal was just so exhausted, that she just could not. She was then brought to the BCI, where she was given


immediate medical attention. Before the clock struck 12 that night, she was up on her own legs.

As exhausted as they were, that was the moment when the rescuers breathed a sigh of relief.

Moments like these make the effort worthwhile, when you know you've been elemental in alleviating an animal's pain. The buffalo is now a member of the BCI sanctuary and is cared for all day.

Rescue of birds sold at Barathi Nagar, Perambur

Mr. M. Raja informed BCI that birds were being sold by a woman at Bharathi Nagar, Perambur. Mr. Santhosh of BCI immediately rushed to the spot and stopped the women who was selling these birds, when she tried to escape. He informed the police and requested for female personnel for making the arrest. Mr. Velu from BCI joined Mr. Santhosh and assisted him. The birds were rescued and brought to the BCI shelter by Mr. Velu. Dr. Siva checked each and every bird and found four species of Munias and a total of 147 birds. Some were: 1. Indian silver bill 2. Black throated Munia 3. Scaly-breasted Munia 4. Black-headed Munia. Many were found dead. Mr. Velu shifted the birds to spacious cages. The attenders assisted him in serving food and water to the birds. Dr. Siva then separated the sick birds from the healthy ones. The sick birds were treated by Dr. Siva. The healthy ones were shifted to the zoo vet hospital for further rehabilitation. A police complaint was filed by Santosh against the lady for poaching and selling Indian birds. A pair of birds was sold at Rs. 150/-. We thank Mr. Raja for bringing to light this illegal activity and we encourage the public to do the same.


We thank the following rice donors:

1. Dr. NANDITHA KRISHNA

2. Mr. VIDYAKAR, UDAVUM KARANGAL, organised by

Mrs. MALLIGA RAVINDER, Governing Body Member.

3. Mr. ASOKAN, ADAMBAKKAM

4. Mr. C.R.ANAND and Ms. SUJATHA ANAND, Kanthanchavadi, Chennai

5. Ms. SUJATHA SRIRAM, Valasaravakkam, Chennai

6. SRI RKM SARADHA VIDYALAYA, T.Nagar, Chennai

7. CHENNAI FOOD BANK, T. Nagar, Chennai

8. TS. MAHALINGAM & SONS

9. Mr. VENUGOPAL, Manapakkam

10. Ms. SANKARAMBAL, Porur

11. CPN PRIYAKUMAR, T. Nagar

12. Mr. CHANDAK, Soya Nuggets


Shelters

At the end of the financial year, on March 31, 2017, the number of animal in the shelters were as follows:

SHELTER

At the end of the financial year, on March 31, 2017 the number of animal in the shelters were as follows : ABC DOGS 128 TREATMENT DOGS 126 SHELTER DOGS - OLD PEDIGREE 63 SHELTER DOGS - PEDIGREE ABANDONED 54 ELECTIVE SURGERY - DOGS 25 INFECTIOUS WARD 37 MANGE DOGS 84 ORTHOPAEDIC CASES - DOGS 51 PUPPIES 283 CAT & KITTENS - SHELTER 129 ABC CATS & TREATMENT CATS 27 CATTLE & BUFFALOES 190 HORSES 7 DONKEYS 3 PIGS 44 SHEEPS 2 GOATS 1 RABBITS 65 GUINEA PIGS 72 PIGEONS 82


CROWS 34 SQUIRRELS 13 RATS 12 BIRDS 241 TOTAL 1773

THODUKADU had 90 DOGS.

ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL - FOR DOGS ANTI RABIES

MONTH MALE FEMALE TOTAL APRIL 2016 320 304 624 MAY 2016 277 251 528 JUNE 2016 290 308 598 JULY 2016 321 353 674 AUGUST 2016 337 320 657 SEPTEMBER 2016 286 310 596 OCTOBER 2016 370 352 722 NOVEMBER 2016 386 401 787 DECEMBER 2016 207 200 407 JANUARY 2017 225 185 410 FEBRUARY 2017 242 246 488 MARCH 2017 188 246 434 TOTAL 3449 3476 6925 * This includes Corporation Dogs which are 4594 in number.


Award by Guidestar

Blue Cross of India is happy to announce the conferment of the GuideStar India Platinum Award for the Highest level of Transparency in operations. We were humbled to be in the presence of the best NGOs in India at the Awards Function in Mumbai. Blue Cross of India is the only AWO in India to earn this certification. Thank you for trusting us to be your preferred Animal Welfare Organisation in Chennai, India. We appreciate your support. We look forward to your continued support and encouragement

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ABC KUNNAM

FOR DOGS MALE FEMALE TOTAL

APRIL 2016 15 29 44 MAY 2016 13 49 62 JUNE 2016 17 42 59 JULY 2016 7 36 43 AUGUST 2016 14 35 49 SEPTEMBER 2016 10 66 76 OCTOBER 2016 6 35 41 NOVEMBER 2016 18 47 65 DECEMBER 2016 5 14 19 JANUARY 2017 11 22 33 FEBRUARY 2017 7 14 21 MARCH 2017 9 23 32 TOTAL

132 412 544

NO. OF CALLS REGISTERED

APRIL 2016 1125 OCTOBER 2016

1300

MAY 2016 1157 NOVEMBER 2016

1404

JUNE 2016 1200 DECEMBER 2016

1208

JULY 2016 1400 JANUARY 2017

1310

AUGUST 2016 1300 FEBRUARY 2017

1280

SEPTEMBER 2016 1340 MARCH 2017 1680

TOTAL 15704


RESCUED ANIMALS

DOGS 4773 PUPPIES 1864 CATS 424 (385were rescued and 39 were Police

cases) BIRDS 176 CATTLE 467(402 were rescued and 65 were Police

case) SQUIRILS 4 GOAT 16 SQUIRILS 3 RABBIT 5 TURTLE 2 DUCK 1 TOTAL 8240


SHRI VIJAY SHANTI SURISHWARJI JAIN BHAKTA MANDAL OUT-PATIENT CLINIC

APRIL 2016 1013 MAY 2016 1026 JUNE 2016 1133 JULY 2016 1189 AUGUST 2016 1031 SEPTEMBER 2016 911 OCTOBER 2016 1220 NOVEMBER 2016 1103 DECEMBER 2016 1271 JANUARY 2017 1350 FEBRUARY 2017 1293 MARCH 2017 1306 TOTAL 13846

IN - PATIENTS RESCUED ANIMALS 8237 FROM CORPORATION 4664 MUNICIPALITY & OTHERS 1351 PONDICHERRY 1479 TOTAL 15731


BLUE CROSS OF INDIA HAS BEEN ORGANISING A MONTHLY

ADOPTATHON

DOGS PUPPIES KITTENS

APRIL 2016 12 114 43

MAY 2016 7 90 30

JUNE 2016 7 123 25 JULY 2016 8 113 41 AUGUST 2016 9 83 42 SEPTEMBER 2016 11 103 22 OCTOBER 2016 2 102 34 NOVEMBER 2016 5 97 23 DECEMBER 2016 7 85 25 JANUARY 2017 10 64 25 FEBRUARY 2017 8 127 37 MARCH 2017 6 93 20 TOTAL 92 1194 367


ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL PROGRAMME IN PONDICHERRY MUNICIPALITY AREAS

We have extended our Animal Birth Control Programme in Pondicherry in coordination with the Pondicherry government.

DOGS STERILIZED MAY 2016 42 JUNE 2016 110 JULY 2016 135 AUGUST 2016 97 DECEMBER 2016 32 JANUARY 2017 90 FEBRUARY 2017 73 MARCH 2017 131 TOTAL 710 Conclusion The work of the Blue Cross has increased tremendously in the last few years. Thousands of animals injured in rail or road accidents or young puppies and kittens separated from their mothers are rescued by us each year. Thousands of ABC/AR operations on dogs and cats are carried out. Hundreds of injured and sick animals are in our shelters at any time. In spite of so much of our work being done by volunteers, the running of so massive an operation needs money. It is, therefore, with many thanks that we acknowledge the generous help of our supporters without whose help the above work would not have been possible Saraswathi Haksan Honorary Secretary


VEPA & CO. “Rudra Prasada” Chartered Accountant No. 93, Venkatachala Mudali Street,

Mylapore, Chennai – 6000 04. Tel: 24987789 / 24987735

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Report on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of BLUE CROSS OF INDIA

which comprises the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017 and the Income and

Expenditure Account for the year then ended and a summary of significant

accounting policies and other explanatory information.

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position and financial performance of the Society. The responsibility includes the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing issued by the institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involve performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements. whether due to fraud or error in making those risk assessments. the auditor considers internal control relevant to the society’s preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness


of the accounting estimates made by management. as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we obtained is sufficient and appropriate to

provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Opinion

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations

given to us. the financial statements give a true and fair view in conformity with the

accounting principles generally accepted in India.

i. In the case of the balance sheet, of the state of the Society as at 31 March

2017 and

ii. In the case of the Income and Expenditure Account, of the Excess of

Expenditure over Income of the Society for the year ended on that date.

for VEPA & CO.,

Chartered Accountants

(Firm Regn.No.004679S)

(S. MURALIDHARAN)

Partner

M.No. 24025


M/S BLUE CROSS OF INDIA 1A ELDAMS ROAD, CHENNAI – 6000 018.

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2017

Previous Year’s Figures

EXPENDITURE Rs. P. Previous Year’s Figures

INCOME Rs. P.

13,840,230 To Rescue Home Expenses

17,331,200.37 - By Grants Received 43,200.00

10,030,003 “ Birth control & Immunization

13,379,151.67 15,803,162 “ Donation Foreign Contributions

17,091,952.73

5,266,881 “ Hospital Expenses 6,054,869.37 15,893,508 “ Donation Received 22,809,483.37 1,072,837 “ Ambulance Services 1,130,050.50 7,439,830 “ ABC Sterilization

Grant received -

120,100 “ Water Bowl Project 98,177.00 1,812,056 “ Interest Received 2,040,186.00 480,000 “ Donation Paid 1,020,000.00 - - -

82,406 “ Printing & Stationery 149,543.00 “ Excess of Expenditure over Income trfd to Capital Fund

287,651.43

1,150 “ Audit Fees 2,300.00 84,237 “ Conveyance 160,902.00 73,920 “ Travel expenses 282,635.00

424,372 “ Staff Welfare Expenses

409,034.00

977,247 “ Depreciation 1,654,306.00 22,452 “ Bank Charges 35,671.13 32,498 “ Postage & Telegram 53,349.00 77,501 “ Miscellaneous

expenses 228,406.49

- “ Professional Charges 89,358.00 9,828 “ Advertisement

Charges 8,800.00

63,817 “ Loss on Sale of Ambulance

-

“ Water and Sewage Tax

184,720.00

8,289,077 “ Excess of Income over Expenditure

-

40,948,556 42,272,473.53 40,948.556 42,272,473.53

As per our Report of even date

for VEPA & CO.,

Chartered Accountants

(Firm regn. No.004679S)

sd/- sd/- sd/-

CHAIRMAN SECRETARY (S.MURALIDHARAN)

Place: Chennai Partner

Date: 31.08.2017 M.No.24025


THE IMPERATIVE NEED FOR LEGACIES

As indicated in this report, even after completion of 53 years of service to animals, we have only a small corpus fund from which we can count on a definite income. Ordinarily, this would not matter if we were not maintaining a shelter for sick and rescued animals. About 2000 animals, including about 300 large animals like cattle, horses and donkeys are housed by us at any one time. While we can reduce, or even temporarily suspend our other activities

if no funds are available, this option is not possible in the case of

our shelter. This costs us atleast Rs.15 lakhs a month to feed the animals

not including the salaries to the vets and caregivers. We must have at least

this much income guaranteed so that the animals in the shelter do not

starve.

The only means of ensuring that our humane work can be maintained is by increasing the Society’s income. Legacies and other bequests to the Society are of inestimable assistance. To those benevolent individuals who may wish to become benefactors by will to the Society, the following form is respectfully suggested: “I bequeath to BLUE CROSS OF INDIA, Chennai, for the general purpose of the Society, the sum of Rs. ………..…. free of all duties payable at my death, and I declare that the receipt of the Secretary or other proper officer for the time being of the said Society shall be sufficient discharge of such legacy”. Note: Wills must be signed by the Testator and attested by two witnesses in the presence of the Testator and of each other.


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