http://www.bluepawtrust.com committed to provide free veterinary services and care to stray dogs and pets of low-income earners in Sri Lanka. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:28:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Children should be taught from an early age to be kind to the animals and treat them well. It is believed that children who are trained to extend kindness towards animals will become kind, considerate adults who are more humane with broader sympathies towards others and law abiding valuable citizens. ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=350 Bouwwa's Xmas Tree Cards - For Sale A pack consists of 10 cards and 10 envelopes in 5 designs. A pack is priced at Rs 250/= each Available at Pet Vet Clinic or you can contact 0777 780430 or 0777 748261 Click the image below for more details [nggallery id=9] http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=346 With months of planning, and numerous sleepless nights, fretting the weather gods will not be good to us…… the Bouwwa’s took the stage at the Bouwwa Show 2009 on 27th September 2009. Earlier that week the weather was stormy, threatening to continue the whole week.  All weather reports for the weekend ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=322 Every dog has it's day, and the local bouwwa's certainly had theirs last sunday, when they were a part of a very successful Bouwwa Show, specially dedicated to our very own local breed! Click the image below for more! [nggallery id=8] http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=311 Problem: Human health is threatened by animal-borne diseases (zoonoses) Rabies kills over 55,000 people each year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ‘more than 99 per cent of all human rabies cases are transmitted by the bites of infected dogs’. Reliable post-exposure rabies treatment represents a major financial burden for the ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=206 It is no easy task to take the benefits of the Blue Paw Trust clinic project beyond the Colombo municipal area. The reason is it is not viable for Blue Paw Trust to solely fund such a project and it is not always possible to find a person who would ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=65 On this occasion too I journeyed to Siripada on the Ratnapura-Palabaddala Road. It was a day in December. There were only a few pilgrims. The road was deserted. I witnessed this scene near the lower Lihini Hela precipice at about five in the evening. By that time darkness had fallen upon ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=71 THE BOUWWA SHOW will be back on 27th September 2009 The first ever show for our own Sri Lankan Bouwwa will be back at Sathutu uyana on 27th September 2009. The Bouwwa’s show 2008  was agreat success for Blue Paw Trust.  With several items on the agenda, the general response from our ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=233 The Head Veterinary Officer of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) Dr. S. D. Ileperuma stated that records indicate a near 50% decrease in the number of dogs infected with Rabies in the Colombo municipal area from 2007 to 2008.  The CMC quoted the statistics recorded by the Medical Research Institute ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=69 - Head Priest of the Dematagoda Gnyanawimala Viharaya (Temple) “Today, in this country, there is a strange form of cruelty towards animals prevalent in villages and in main towns. I say it is strange because these acts continue to take place in a way in which it is harmful to humans ... http://www.bluepawtrust.com/?p=67