India has somewhere in the region of 62 million stray dogs – let that sink in. The global canine population is around 900 million and only 20% of those are pets. The rest are free ranging dogs which don’t stay inside a garden or house. A large portion of...
Dharamsala Animal Rescue (DAR) is fortunate to be one of several non-profits selected for India Giving Day 2024! What is India Giving Day? “India Giving Day is an initiative of the India Philanthropy Alliance to grow the culture of giving to India in America by making...
Often when we talk about dog rescues, we focus only on domestic organizations here in the U.S. and generally neglect to consider the efforts of global animal rescues. There are many non-profit organizations and animal shelters all around the world that do an...
Although dogs have been domesticated for around 15,000 years, the intensive selective breeding that has given rise to the 400 or so modern dog breeds only really started in the mid 1800s. We now have dogs in a huge variety of shapes and sizes, each one bred for...
I know a lot of people like the notion of owning an exotic pet, but how many exotic pets like the notion of being owned by people? I’d like to say I have never wanted an exotic pet, but I have to confess, I did want yaks when I was really little...
We knew it was coming. There was ample warning. Hurricane Florence was predicted and monitored from late August this year and its progress was tracked across the Atlantic. By September 7, it was becoming evident that the storm would severely impact the...
