I've been busy this evening working through my survey results so that I can give a presentation to ASHA about them tomorrow, so I have not had time to write a blog. But to give a sense of the past day here, I've put toge…

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…