Animal Aid Unlimited or AAU, founded in 2002, is an Indian animal rescue organization, based in Udaipur city of Rajasthan which rescues and treats animals that are sick, injured, stuck or in need of urgent medical aid and attention.[1][2][3][4] They gained more popularity worldwide after they started posting videos of their rescue on their YouTube channel, Animal Aid Unlimited, India.
As of January 2022, their YouTube channel has over 7.3 million subscribers. Some of the most viral videos of the channel are "Wounded and bleeding donkey stranded on highway rescued", "A drowning dog's desperate wish comes true" and "Stuck for hours in rock solid tar, puppies rescued" all of which have 144, 78 and 46 million views respectively.[5][6]
History
Animal Aid Unlimited was founded in 2002 by Erika, Jim and Claire Abrams Myers, originally hailing from Seattle in the United States. They opened the Animal Aid Hospital in 2003.[7] As of 2020, there is a 100 member staff which works towards the rescue, welfare and treatment of various animals in and around the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan.[citation needed]
AAU had organized a 14-day animal rescue and volunteering programme, in which many other animal rescue organizations participated including Action for Animals.[8]
As of 2017, the organization claims to have saved more than 45,000 injured or ill dogs, cows, donkeys, birds and cats.[9][10]
In 2021, Gary Notely who is a dog training instructor had hosted a charity event at Zara Indian Restaurant in Woodham Mortimer.[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Puppies Stuck In Solid Tar Get New Lease On Life After Many Soapy Baths". CBS New York. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ Winter, Stuart (20 October 2017). "WATCH: Incredible rescue to save drowning dog at the bottom of a well". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Cucciolo di cane usa tutte le sue forze per salvarsi - VIDEO". amoreaquattrozampe.it (in Italian). 21 March 2022.
- ^ Abraham, Marc (26 September 2020). "Inside India's ground-breaking animal sanctuary where humans and animals find a new lease of life". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Heartwarming video of dog digging her puppies out of debris leaves netizens emotional". The Indian Express. 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Incessant cries for help from mother dog lead to saving puppies". The Siasat Daily. 4 September 2019.
- ^ "[Biography] Claire Abrams: Animal Aid Unlimited". udaipurtimes.com. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ Daimary, Nilakshi (25 November 2021). "Action For Animals: Chirang's first home for rescued animals". EastMojo.
- ^ "Want to Help an Injured Stray? These 5 Organisations Can Guide You". The Better India. 15 June 2017.
- ^ "Anushka Sharma thanks fans for showering love on Paatal Lok's dogs, urges everyone to support animal welfare groups". Hindustan Times. 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Charity event at Indian restaurant set to raise money for vulnerable street dogs". Maldon and Burnham Standard.
