About Us
Our ABC (animal birth control) help - most of the Visakha SPCA workers are from the poor and needy surrounding village families and their salary averages just Rs. 2500 (USD 56.00) per month. That is a good wage for them and without that they might have no work at all. Most fortunate for VSPCA even though they might not have had much schooling or because of that, they are dedicated and hard working and eager to learn the animal welfare skills. Many are women which shows how brave they are to go out from their homes and work. And now after some time with VSPCA they help us more so for love for animals than the necessity of working. With every donation we receive it helps to keep them in our employ - building a kinder vision of the world for all.
Goshala (cow sanctuary) help.
Group photo of members and staff with a visiting celebrity - Mrs. Amala Akkineni.
Visakha SPCA began in 1996. We are indebted to Mrs. Maneka Gandhi, Ms. Margaret Gebhard and Animal People News for their kind support and encouragement over the years.
Our recent survival would not have been possible without the operating grants received from The Ahimsa Foundation of Boston, USA. Ms. Olive Walker has greatly helped improve our shelter this past year.
Patrons
Philip and Trix Wollen, The Winsome Constance Kindness Trust - Australia
Ms. Olive Walker
Ms. Margaret Gebhard
Governing Body of Visakha SPCA
Project Director/Founder/President: Mr. Pradeep Kumar Nath
Vice President - Ms.Usha
Secretary - Ms. Mallika Buddhiraju
Treasurer - Mr. J. SridhaJoint Secretary - Ms. Sarada Buddhiraju
Joint Secretary - Mr. JVVS. Rajsekhar
Joint Secretary - Ms. Swathi Buddhiraju
Advisory Board
Mr. Wolf Clifton
Dr. Bosmat Gal
Ms. Margaret Gebhard
Ms. Olive Walker
Ms. Eileen Weintraub
Mr. Phillip and Mrs. Trix Wollen
VSPCA Representative/Global Outreach: Eileen Weintraub - USA
Consultant Veterinarians: Dr. Bosmat Gal- Cyprus, Dr. Rick Bachman - USA
Legal Services: T. Maheswari
Chartered Accountant: Emani and Co.
Volunteer website developer: Amphibian Design - Canada