Animal People Alliance Inc
People and Animals, Working Together
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Animal Welfare Employment and Training
We strive to be an inclusive organization that provides equal opportunity to everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, caste, education level or any other reason. Women make up the majority of our board of directors and field team and occupy two of the three field leadership positions spread across both countries. The entire staff in Thailand are all women with most of them from local tribal communities such as the Akha and Karen tribes. Some of the people we employ and support range from stateless individuals and those living below the poverty line to survivors of abuse and domestic violence, trafficking and addiction. In addition we sponsor the education of the children of our staff so they can get the best opportunities possible and the parents don't need to worry about how to pay for school.
Kolkata, India
We manage a street treatment project aiming to train and employ disadvantaged people from the local community in animal first aid, catch and release and handling. We have an animal ambulance and a field team of seven working everyday in the Behala area of the city. We perform dozens of treatments every day and deal with issues ranging from severe injuries from vehicle accidents and dog fights, parvo and skin infections, to maggot infections, abuse, neglect and malnutrition. We vaccinate against rabies and parvo, all the animals that we treat and conduct vaccination drives each year in honor of World Rabies Day.
We sponsor a feeding program that provides food for over 450 dogs and cats each day in various parts of the city. We also use the program as an opportunity to monitor the overall health of the animals, address any medical issues when they arise, engage with the community and prevent human / animal conflicts from occurring.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
We sponsor and manage a sanctuary for abused, neglected and severely injured dogs and cats. Our facility has space for 40 dogs and 30 cats and takes in the type of cases that can't survive on the streets on their own, for various reasons. Animals in our care may have lost a limb, be blind and/or deaf, been abandoned as a pet without the skills to survive on the streets, separated from their mother too early after birth, fighting cancer or suffering from such severe abuse and neglect that they're too scared to be around people. Our team cares for them and works to rehabilitate them into adoptable animals and find them good, loving homes. Animals can spend as much as time as they need at our facility and we will care for them until they are fully recovered and ready to be rehomed, no matter how long it takes.
We work with the local Wildlife Department and WVS (World Veterinary Services) to conduct sterilizations events throughout the year to prevent thousands of unwanted births.
Where we work
Awards
Top Rated Charity 2022
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animals rehomed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal Welfare Employment and Training
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Totals are for Kolkata, India and Chiang Rai, Thailand combined.
Number of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal Welfare Employment and Training
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Totals are for Kolkata, India and Chiang Rai, Thailand combined. Figures represent number of total treatments, vaccinations, sterilizations and adoptions done since beginning operations. Not yearly.
Number of animals vaccinated
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal Welfare Employment and Training
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Figures are for India and Thailand combined and are running totals. They do not represent yearly figures.
Number of dogs spayed or neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal Welfare Employment and Training
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Figures are for India and Thailand combined and represent running totals, not yearly figures.
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Animals
- Provide high quality medical care to stray animals living on the streets.
- Vaccinate against rabies and parvo, all animals that come under our care
- Sterilize as many animals as we can to help reduce the stray animal population
- Provide compassionate care to the animals we treat and offer safe and nurturing environments for rehabilitation.
People
- Offer above average wages, training and employment to disadvantaged individuals so they can have more opportunities
- Create respectful and caring working environments to help staff achieve their full potential
- Focus on learning as a tool for improvement by sponsoring the education of all children of staff members
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Kolata, India
We manage a street treatment project aiming to train and employ disadvantaged people from the local community in animal first aid, catch and release and handling. We have an animal ambulance and a field team of seven working everyday in the Behala area of the city. We perform dozens of treatments every day and deal with issues ranging from severe injuries from vehicle accidents and dog fights, parvo and skin infections, to maggot infections, abuse, neglect and malnutrition. We vaccinate against rabies and parvo, all the animals that we treat and conduct vaccination drives each year in honor of World Rabies Day.
We sponsor a feeding program that provides food for over 450 dogs and cats each day in various parts of the city. We also use the program as an opportunity to monitor the overall health of the animals, address any medical issues when they arise, engage with the community and prevent human / animal conflicts from occurring.
Chiang Rai, Thailand
We sponsor and manage a sanctuary for abused, neglected and severely injured dogs and cats. Our facility has space for 40 dogs and 30 cats and takes in the type of cases that can't survive on the streets on their own, for various reasons. Animals in our care may have lost a limb, be blind and/or deaf, been abandoned as a pet without the skills to survive on the streets, separated from their mother too early after birth, fighting cancer or suffering from such severe abuse and neglect that they're too scared to be around people. Our team cares for them and works to rehabilitate them into adoptable animals and find them good, loving homes. Animals can spend as much as time as they need at our facility and we will care for them until they are fully recovered and ready to be rehomed, no matter how long it takes.
We work with the local Wildlife Department and take in rescued animals from hoarding situations and severe neglect and abuse from places like trash heaps. We also conduct sterilization programs throughout the year with the Wildlife Department and WVS (Worldwide Veterinary Services). These programs sterilize hundreds of animals every year and prevent the births of thousands of unwanted dogs and cats.
We work in the local tribal communities to educate people about animal welfare, rabies, the dog meat trade and how to reduce animal/human conflict. We also provide grooming services, vaccinations and sterilizations to animals living in the villages to help improve their quality of life and their standing in the community.
Employment
We strive to be an inclusive organization that provides equal opportunity to everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religion, caste, education level or any other reason. Women make up the majority of our board of directors and field team and occupy two of the three field leadership positions spread across both countries. The entire staff in Thailand are all women with most of them from local tribal communities such as the Akha and Karen
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
As of June 2022 Animal People Alliance has:
- Performed over 20,000 treatments
- Vaccinated over 7,000 animals
- Sterilized over 3,000 animals
Chiang Rai Thailand - Sanctuary for injured, sick or abused animals
Kolkata, India - Animal Ambulance with seven person team performing over 600 treatments per month.
Partnerships with:
- (WVS) Worldwide Veterinary Services
- Thailand Wildlife and Agriculture Department
- Animal Aid Unlimited
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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Operations
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Animal People Alliance Inc
Board of directorsas of 07/08/2023
Mr Mark Harvey
Animal People Alliance
Term: 2019 - 2023
Mark Harvey
Animal People Alliance Inc
Nancy Rucks
Animal People Alliance Inc
Everett Hart
Animal People Alliance Inc
Ben Glenn
Animal People Alliance Inc
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No