As “animals are sentient beings that are conscious, feel pain, and experience emotions” we are committed to ensuring that the animals in our custody are free from pain, injury and disease, adequately cared for and that animal-human conflicts are mediated and addressed.
In 2012 Bridging Lanka was approached by the Tsunami Animal-People Alliance (TAPA) to help them sterilise Mannar’s burgeoning number of street dogs. 498 dogs (and 3 cats) were sterilised. That was the last time an operation of that scale was undertaken. Now in 2020 the street dog population is in excess of 3,000 and rising sharply. Without sterilisation, new generations of animals will abound. Part of the vision of Hendro is to sterilise and vaccinate animals resulting in humane animal population control, reducing rabies and dog bites and reducing the threat of mass killing of animals. Animal Aid Abroad a Perth-based animal welfare agency is financially supporting us to establish this facility for this purpose. The Sri Lanka government is keen to partner us in this venture.