Dr Pete Wedderburn BVM&S CertVR MRCVSDr

When I return to the slum each morning, I'm repeatedly reminded of a type of hell: there is mud, grime, and two other aspects that are difficult to convey via a blog - a strong “workshop” smell (oil, fumes, solvents etc)…

We are staying in the YWCA close to Delhi city centre, so every morning we are collected by a minibus and dropped at the slum. I was faced with the first shock of the day as soon as I stepped out of the minibus. Most str…

Today (Monday) was the first official day of our pre-organised slum project: I am one of a team of nine volunteers from Ireland hosted by an inspiring human health/education charity called ASHA. I'm the only vet: the res…

So-called “street dogs” often have a care-giver keeping an eye out for them After an overnight flight from London, I was delighted to be welcomed to Delhi this morning by a remarkable lady who works on the co…

Street dogs are part of the urban ecosystem in India I’m just a vet in small animal practice in Ireland, but for the next week, I’m going right out of my comfort zone: I am travelling to Delhi, to visit a slu…

"Danish zoo kills healthy giraffe and feeds it to the lions" The headlines are appalling, and the international outcry has been almost as dramatic as if the Danish zoo authorities had fed a human to the lions. Do the pro…