Walkers, fliers, swimmers, and slitherers all fall victim to danger, and when they do, it’s Animal Rahat to the rescue!

This cobra had been found in a concrete pipe near a farm house. Villagers had blocked both ends of the pipe with burlap sacks and were about to set the sacks on fire when Animal Rahat arrived! Our snake specialist expertly caught the cobra in a jar and released the terrified animal in a jungle spot, well away from danger.

After receiving an emergency call about this deer at the bottom of a 60-foot well, Animal Rahat sped to the scene, had a crane brought in, and descended into the well. Our vet carefully approached the deer and managed to sedate and harness her and then affixed the harness to the crane line and helped secure the frightened doe as she was hauled up to safety. Having sustained no serious injuries, the deer was released and bounded away.

The Forest Department received a call about a 4.5-foot-long crocodile found in a villager’s cow shed and immediately called Animal Rahat. Arriving within minutes, our reptile expert was able to catch the crocodile and gently tape her mouth shut so that she could be handled safely. She was in danger of overheating, so we regularly “watered” her to keep her cool and transported her to the bank of the Krishna River, where we untied her and removed the tape from her mouth. After 15 minutes and three more liters’ worth of “watering,” she regained her strength and ran into the river.

This is an 80-foot well, down which a civet had fallen and been trapped for days. If ever a photo showed the lengths to which Animal Rahat will go to help an animal in distress, surely this is it. The civet was too scared to hop into a lowered crate, so our team members fashioned a hammock from a mat and ropes, lowered it to the bottom of the well, gently guided the civet onto the hammock with a bamboo pole, and pulled up the ropes. After being checked for injuries (there were none), our civet friend immediately retreated to the safety of the woods.

This cat had fallen into a 15-foot-deep drainage channel. A pair of Animal Rahat staffers rigged a rope, and one of them lowered himself into the channel, caught the cat, and put him in a bucket, while the other carefully hauled the cat to safety.

Having become tangled in string on a branch of a eucalyptus tree, this hawk-like bird, called an “Indian kite,” was hanging by one wing 40 feet up in the air. Animal Rahat staffers affixed a sharp hook to a bamboo pole, climbed the tree, and used the hook to cut the string. The kite spread her wings and floated to the ground but didn’t move after she landed. An Animal Rahat vet removed the remaining string and, thankfully, found no lacerations or broken bones. After two hours of rest and recuperation, she was taken back to where she was found, and away she flew.

These animals represent only a tiny sample of the thousands who have been rescued by Animal Rahat. We are thankful to each caring person whose donations allow us to give animals such as these a second chance.