.Since  The Asswin Project moved into the shelter provided by the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon almost 3 years ago, the surrounding rural area has become subjected to urbanisation with construction sites
going on everywhere. The result is that donkeys are being used at the sites and there are more and more cases  of sickness and injuries to them. Over the pas t 3 weeks 4 donkeys have had to be admitted to the shelter for medical care. One had  severe colic caused by a blockage in the rectum. Luckily the team managed  to remove the blockage which was as big as tennis ball and made up of polythene, string and bits of wood. The donkey was relieved of its pain and its life was saved

The second case was a 5 months old female donkey which had been attacked by feral dogs and had suffered nasty wounds at the base of her ears and to tops of her legs. The team duly treated  and dressed the wounds and administered necessary antibiotics..   

Photos of another pup ,who

Today's photos:

SOOTY: another rescued pup who likes to sleep on carrots and another discarded and emaciated wedding
horse ( in addition to other problems she had maggots in her vagina - nasty but the horrible truth

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Following on from our post on 12 April.we are able to announce that The Asswin Project was featured in the UK newspaper THE TIMES on 15 April ( check the internet TIMES page under "Delhi donkeys find a friend in retired Essex dinner lady".

The Project  mourns the death of Dr S K Chawla, a diagnostic technician who was arue friend since Jean and Bob first came to help the donkeys in 1998. Our respects do out to Dr. Chawla's wife and  his family.

Attached are photos of needy donkeys taking rest and good food at the shelter

Following on from our post in January here are a few photos of severe cases which needed hospitalisation
so that their wounds could be attended to on a daily basis in a clean environment and they could rest and have good food.