Blue Cross of India is a private nonprofit animal shelter in located Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The shelter houses rescued animals of all types - abandoned and injured dogs and cats, rescued farm animals, even laboratory animals. One of their programs is a "trap-neuter-release" program that captures street dogs, brings them to the shelter's hospital facility, neuters them and lets them recuperate before returning them to the area where they were originally captured.
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Blue Cross of India's main building
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Stray dogs in the street
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A Blue Cross employee catches a street dog
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A staff member brings a dog into the operating theater
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The medical staff prepare to operate
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Preparation for release
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Dogs in transit
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Staff identify the dogs to be released at each stop
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Release