VETS FOR FUTURE

Our initiatives aim to inspire change, integrate humane practices into animal population management, and nurture a healthier coexistence between humans and animals.

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Ada Derana BIG FOCUS: Dr. Chamith Nanayakkara talking about, Scientific planning of animal population control.

Eradicating rabies ‘Herd immunity needed via population control
The daily morning (January 1, 2025).

Veterinarians clarify dog bite cases at Badulla Hospital – 95% from pets, not strays
Dailymirror (January 4th 2025)

Despite sterilisation, vaccination, irresponsible puppy abandonment continues: Veterinarians
Dailymirror (January 7th 2025)

Animal Welfare Collision Press Conference (Newsfirst broadcast 8th January 2025)

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Our Impact

We are the first and only organization in Sri Lanka that specializes in humane animal population control. Vets For Future started Association of Veterinarians for Humane Management of Animal Population to address the increasing cases of rabies. Through our model innovative programs around the country we have successfully contributed to reducing the rabies cases in Sri Lanka.

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Our Rabies Eradication Projects

Discover all the projects VETS FOR FUTURE (VFF) conducts nationwide for the mission of rabies eradication. These projects were possible because of collaboration between government and non-government organizations. Below are a few of our major project summaries, you can find more details on the project page.
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Mannar Island project

This two-year model program focused on rabies eradication in Mannar Island. Mannar has an estimated 4500 stray dogs, we aim to vaccinate and sterilize 75% of the dog population. The program will also expand to cat sterilizations in the area. The program could serve as a blueprint for rabies eradication in Sri Lanka.

Anuradhapura Project

Initiated in response to concerns about stray dogs affecting temple visitors, this five-year project is a collaboration of VFF, justice for Animals and the Anuradhapura municiple council . The project includes sterilizations and vaccinations of dogs across 30 divisions. After issues arose with puppies being abandoned, VFF expanded the program to neighboring areas.

Sigiriya Ancient City Project

Established to address tourist safety following incidents of dog bites, this program was initiated by Adopt-a-Dog, VFF and Central Cultural Fund to provide a biannual population management and annual vaccinations. The program expanded to nearby villages in 2018, and even proceeded during COVID-19 time taking precautionary measures.

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Galle Project

The Dog Care Clinic (DCC) in Galle became a site for abandoned puppies, To address this issue DCC and VFF started this dog sterilization project in 2019. By 2021, it expanded to near by regions such as Akmeemana, Habaraduwa, Imaduwa, and Galle provincial sectors. This has become Sri Lanka’s largest sterilization initiative, running five days a week. The program also trains local and international veterinary students, ensuring sustainable impact.

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Rabies Eradication
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By supporting this initiative, you are directly contributing to the humane population control of dogs and cats in Sri Lanka saving animal lives from culling, reducing the chance of rabies cases, and preventing countless animals from suffering.

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Your sponsorship will go directly towards feeding stray dogs, organizing feeding events, and expanding our reach to help even more animals.

Our Welfare Programs

VETS FOR FUTURE is not just an organization that does humane animal population control, we are a compassionate organization that carries out many animal welfare programs to improve animal lives. With animal lovers all over the country, we manage to do numerous welfare programs.
Read more to find out about our free animal health clinics, awareness programs, feeding programs, and many more.

Blog: Animal compassion art competition Anuradhapura

Organized by Vets for Future in collaboration with the Anuradhapura Municipal Council and Justice for Animals, the event showcased young artists’ creative expressions of compassion for animals and the importance of rabies eradication.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What to do after a dog bite?

Use soap to immediately clean the wound with clean running water for 10 minutes. You should find out if the dog is vaccinated and observe it to see if its behavior changes. If the dog is a stray and there is no way to track it or its vaccination history, you should immediately go to the hospital.

Is rabies only infected from dogs and cats?

Due to the high population of dogs and cats rabies virus can be seen mostly in domesticated animals. Any mammal can get rabies virus so its important to monitor and research about wild life rabies.

How do I know if my dog has rabies?

Dogs show two forms of behavior if they are infected with rabies virus. Two forms are furious form and dumb form, furious form makes the dog aggressive, making it easy to detect the behaviour difference but the dumb form is hard to detect as the dog just starts being inactive.

Is it possible to eradicate rabies from Sri Lanka?

As a island nation Sri Lanka can completely eradicate rabies by ensuring that local animals are safe from rabies. If 80% of the animal population is successfully vaccinated, there will be herd immunity among local animals. After that the country should ensure that all animals that come from oversees are fully vaccinated.

How long does it take to eradicate rabies in Sri Lanka?

If carried out correctly it’s possible to eradicate rabies within two years, the most challenging aspect would be identifying and treating wild rabies cases due to the lack of knowledge. It’s necessary to focus on wild cases to fully eradicate rabies.