HELP THE ANIMALS AFFECTED BY FLOODS IN NEPAL!
Devastating floods and mudslides have left animals injured, displaced and without food. OIPA’s Member League Voice of Animal Nepal is mobilising to help them survive.
Homes have been swept away. Roads and bridges have collapsed. Entire communities have been buried under mud and debris.
And amid this devastation, countless animals have disappeared.
Livestock have been swept away or trapped in the mud. Dogs and cats have fled in terror, becoming separated from the people who care for them. The animals that survived are frightened, hungry and exposed to injuries and disease.
They urgently need our help.
OIPA ETS is launching an international emergency appeal in support of its Member League Voice of Animal Nepal (VOAN), which is preparing to rescue, treat and feed animals affected by the disaster.
A DISASTER FAR WORSE THAN PHOTOS CAN SHOW
VOAN’s emergency team travelled to Nuwakot to assess the situation and identify the most urgent needs of animals and affected communities.
Vast areas were covered by mud, silt and debris. Homes, schools and public buildings were severely damaged or partially buried. Settlements around Trishuli, Dhunge Bazaar and Devighat suffered extensive destruction, with buildings swept away or left dangerously exposed by riverbank erosion.
Rasuwa, one of the worst-affected districts, remains inaccessible by road because access routes have been destroyed or have collapsed.
ANIMALS ARE THE INVISIBLE VICTIMS OF THIS EMERGENCY
The full impact on animals cannot yet be measured.
Many livestock animals are believed to have drowned, been buried beneath the mud or become separated from their owners. Surviving animals have lost access to pasture, stored feed and clean water.
Community dogs and cats have scattered into unfamiliar areas after fleeing the floodwaters. Many are frightened and severely traumatised. Some dogs encountered by VOAN’s team were too terrified to allow rescuers to approach them.
At this stage, many areas remain inaccessible and animals continue to be dispersed throughout the disaster zone. For this reason, VOAN will not release unverified casualty figures.
What is already clear, however, is that animals are suffering and urgent action is needed.
WHAT THE EMERGENCY TEAM WILL DO
The emergency team will work to:
- Locate, rescue and safely transport animals in danger;
- Reach communities that are currently cut off by mud and floodwater;
- Provide emergency veterinary treatment and essential medicines;
- Distribute food and clean water to displaced dogs and cats;
- Deliver emergency feed to surviving livestock;
- Create temporary safe spaces for injured and displaced animals;
- Vaccinate animals against rabies and prevent the spread of disease;
- Reunite rescued animals with their families whenever possible;
- Help vulnerable families continue caring for their animals;
- Assess animal-health and public-health risks;
- Coordinate with communities and local authorities on longer-term recovery.
HOW YOUR DONATION WILL HELP
VOAN organization needs USD 15,000–20,000 to support its emergency response during the first 60 days and assist approximately 200–250 animals.
Your donation will help provide:
Animal rescue and safe transportation;
Veterinary treatment, medicines and medical supplies;
Food and clean water for displaced animals;
Emergency feed for livestock;
Temporary shelter and protection;
Rabies vaccination and disease prevention;
Essential equipment and field-response costs.
