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The KAT Centre Nepal (Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre of Nepal) is a nonprofit organization in Nepal. The KAT Centre Nepal’s goals are to create a healthy, sustainable street dog population, reduce animal cruelty, and eliminate rabies, around Kathmandu, Nepal. The Kathmandu Animal Treatment Centre Nepal was first conceived after Jan Salter ...
A search-and-rescue (SAR) dog is a dog trained to respond to crime scenes, accidents, missing persons events, as well as natural or man-made disasters. [1] These dogs detect human scent, which is a distinct odor of skin flakes and water and oil secretions unique to each person [1][2] and have been known to find people under water, snow, and ...
Operation Sahayogi Haat ("helping hands") was a US military relief operation delivering humanitarian assistance to victims of the April and May 2015 Nepal earthquakes. About 900 US military and civilian personnel were involved, with about 300 deployed in Nepal. 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade was tasked to form Joint Task Force 505, which was ...
She went on to receive the Hero Dog Award for Search and Rescue in 2014. The honor is presented to canines who "do extraordinary things, such as saving lives on the battlefield, lending sight or ...
Kukur Tihar (also called Narak Chaturdashi, Nepali: कुकुर तिहार) is an annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal which falls on the second day of the festival of Tihar (around October or November). The second day of Tihar, called Kukur Tihar, is dedicated to the worship of dogs. On this day, people worship dogs to please ...
The China International Search and Rescue Team deployed 68 of its members, as well as six search and rescue dogs, to Nepal via chartered plane in the early morning of 26 April, Beijing time. [ 68 ] [ 69 ] On 26 April, the Chinese government announced it would provide CN¥ 20 million (US$3.3 million) in humanitarian aid in the form of tents ...
Operation Maitri (Operation Amity) was a rescue and relief operation in Nepal by the government of India and Indian armed forces in the aftermath of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake. Indian government responded within few minutes of the quake. [2] It started on 26 April 2015 and also involved Nepali ex-servicemen from India's Gurkha Regiments ...
The kitten was adopted by one of the search and rescue deputies, bringing a close to its “unlikely story.” Vista House is about a 25-mile drive east from Portland. Kitten’s ‘joy ride ...