The hospital is constructed with the financial help of a British philanthropist associated with British Marwell Zoo, Peter Bricher, and the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). It cost Rs 1.8 million to construct the hospital, half of which was aid by Bricher.
“The main objective of the establishment of the hospital is for treatment of injured and diseased animals of the zoo and we are succeeding in our target,” said Sarita Jnawali, project manager of the zoo.
Most of the animals are affected by worms, louse and fighting for which we are giving them timely treatment.
The hospital consists of one veterinary officer and two technicians. “We still lack an x-ray machine and a gas amnestying machine, both of which are quite expensive, and we lack treatment rooms for big animals like the elephant and the rhino,” said Binab Karmacharya, a veterinary officer.
“Among the animals at the zoo, the black-buck has less immunity power. Birds are also affected as they are kept in an open cage in direct contact with other birds,” said Karmacharya. He further added it is difficult to manage everything for animals in the present context as the project is still in its initial stages, but that all necessities would soon be met.
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