International Animal Rescue Goa

UPDATE

International Animal Rescue Goa is now being managed by WVS India and is known as Hicks ITC. Please follow and support their work over on the new page International Animal Rescue Goa is now being managed by WVS India. The centre is now called Hicks ITC, in memory of our founder John. Please contact them via the new page https://www.facebook.com/Hicks-ITC-177061576050364/?

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http://www.wvsitc.org/

International Animal Rescue Goa was established as a charity (Registration No : 106/GOA/98) in March 1998 with the aim of reducing the terrible suffering of the huge stray animal population in Goa. The priority at the time was to deal with the stray dog and cat population on the beaches of North Goa by sterilisation, but now the centre (named Animal Tracks) deals with many types of animals from domesticated pets to dangerous wild animals. Regular visitors to North Goa over the past decade will have noticed that many of the stray dogs have a blue IAR collar and a "clipped ear", which is a painless way of identifying that the dog has been sterilised and vaccinated against rabies by International Animal Rescue Goa. All dogs sterilised also have a unique number tattooed in their ear so their veterinary records can always be checked.