Every year on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha, a huge number of animals are transported to the provincial capital from far away areas of the Punjab. This long distance transportation does not occur under any regulation and hence badly disobeys animal rights. Animals are overloaded on the vehicles and non stop transportation is practiced usually without feeding and watering during traveling. The worst situation is seen when these animals are loaded and unloaded from the vehicles. The long distance transportation puts extreme stress to these animals. After reaching to their destination, these animals are not provided with proper care and management usually due to the lack of proper facilities and unawareness. Stress of transportation and extreme weather conditions causes many diseases in the animals. One of the major problems that appear in these animals is lameness. Most of the animals are suffering from lameness due to severe arthritis which is extremely painful conditions for these animals. Instead of removing the cause of arthritis with proper veterinary treatment, people tend to use local anesthetic agents for de-sensitizing the animals for sometime in order to sell them. They don’t realize that the animals will again feel pain (after gaining the senses when the affect of anesthetics is finished), until they are treated properly. This is usually due to unawareness and financial problems. This is an alarming condition for the animal welfare NGO’s in Pakistan.
Taking notice of these circumstances, Vets Care Organization Pakistan (VCO) has been arranging free veterinary treatment camps at different localities of Lahore on the eve of Eid-ul-Adha regularly every year since 2001. Likewise previous years, Vets Care Organization Pakistan and Vets Care Club of University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences Lahore organized a three days Free Veterinary Treatment Camp at Bakkar Mandi Lahore on December 27- 29, 2006. About 37 veterinary doctors and veterinary students provided their technical services to the animals from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily during this camp. According to the official records, 527 animals were clinically approached and provided with the free technical services and medicines in Bakkar Mandi Lahore.
The camp was visited by Prof. Dr. Manzoor Ahmed (Vice Chancellor UVAS), Prof. Dr. Talat Naseer Pasha (Patron, Vets Care Club UVAS; Dean, Faculty of Life Sciences Business Management UVAS), Dr. Syed Sajjad Haider (Patron-in-Chief, Vets Care Organization; Managing Director, Symans Pharmaceuticals), Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (Dean, Faculty of Bio-Sciences UVAS) and Dr. Muhammad Asad Ali (Senior Executive, Vets Care Club UVAS) on various days during the three days camp. The visitors were briefed about the aims and objectives of the camp. They observed the work and appreciated the volunteers, working for this noble cause.
VCO is thankful to Star Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd, Symans Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd, Selmore Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Ltd, Sana Laboratories (Pvt) Ltd, Marush (Pvt) Ltd, Zaidi’s International, Medi-Vet (Pvt) Ltd, Prix Pharmaceuticals, Eterna International (Pvt) Ltd, PDH Pharmaceuticals, and Pakistan Medicos for providing medicines for this free veterinary treatment camp. VCO is also thankful to the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore for providing transport facility to the camp participants. We are also thankful to the visitors for encouraging the volunteers. Special thanks to the whole team of our Medicine Bank, who worked day and night to make this camp possible. Last but not the least, VCO extends its heartiest gratitude to all those volunteers who participated in the camp and provided their technicalities for this noble cause.

Along with providing free treatment, we have been making the people aware of the animal's rights and urging them to realize the importance of animals and consider them as santient living beings.  Over the years, things are now changing and people are becoming more aware of needs of animals. That’s why, this year there were relatively less number of sick animals as compared to previous years. People were a little bit more caring for their animals. However, it is just a beginning and we have to do much more. Vets Care Organization Pakistan commits to continue its efforts to make Pakistan an ideal friendly and cruelty free environment for animals where humans respect all earthlings.

As previously, it has been said that VCO aims to promote alternatives in pakistan to save the life of those animals which are killed for the teaching, research or studying purpose. Taking the step towards welfare of the animals, VCO organized a Demonstartion of software alternative about the anatomy and histology of different organs of cat.
The “CAT WORKS” was demonstrated by 2 speakers. Dr.Rana Shaukat Hussain Secretary General VCO and Dr.Fareeha Akhter who is president of Vets Care Club which is working in UVAS. The demonstartion was conducted only for the student of 1st year DVM. The chief guest of the event was Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf (Dean, Faculty of Bio-Sciences,UVAS).Patron Vets care Club UVAs,Prof. Dr. H.A.Hashmi (Director Advanced Studies & Research & chairman department of Parasitology) also chaired the seminar.All the teachers of the Department of Anatomy & Histology, were invited.Anchor persons, Mr.Abdur Rehman(General secretary Vets Care Club UVAS) and Miss Shaista Gul Bukhari (Incharge Female wing Vets Care Club) started the program. After recitation of HOLY QURAN, Dr. Fareeha Akhter (President, Vets Care Club, UVAS) demonstrated the anatomy section including myology and osteology of the cat and the students also watched the clips regarding to the anatomy of cat in the software.Mr. Rana Shaukat Hussain(Secretary General VCO) demonstrated the Dissection and Histology section of "Cat Works".
Appreciation Certificates were also distributed among the persons who were involved in organizing such an informative technical session. The shields were

Pakistan is a country in which 70% people live in different villages & remote areas. The villagers keep the animals which are source of earning for their livelihood. Due to economic problems and deficiency of knowledge about the welfare of animals, they do not do required care of animals.
Taking the notice of this main drw back, VCO arranges “Field Days” in which the main purpose is to make a noise about the welfare of animals & disseminate the knowledge in farmers through lectures in local language. In the field day, free vaccination against different diseases, deworming & treatment of sick animals is the main focusing point. These field days are also for the purpose to provide the technical skills to the veterinary students.
In continouing of its activities, VCO arranged a “Field day” at “Ratu Chak” village district Narowal Pakistan on Sunday, March 19, 2006. This field day was arranged at the eve of milking competition held by the district livestock department Narowal. District Nazim Dr. Naimat Ullah Javed was chief guest in the event. District Livestock Officer Narowal, Dr. Nayyar Maqsood was also present on the event. The prizes were distributed among the owners of the position winning animals in the competition. About 19 veterinary students & doctors from the University of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Lahore Pakistan participated in the field day being member of Vets Care Organization pakistan. All the students were introduced to district nazim turn by turn. Dr. Naimat Ullah Javed inaugurated the camp by administring de-wormer to a young calf with his hand. After this, Vets Care team started their work. According to the official recoird of VCO, 256 animals were freely dewormed.
Free De-worming
Goat/Sheep                   48
Donkeys                        12
Calves                           27
Buffalo/Cow                169
Total                            256
In the area, there was out break of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD). The VCO treated 31 cases of FMD in the area. This covered Ratu Chak, Shanghu & Abial Dogar of district Narowal.
The dewormers & medicines were provided by Symans Pharmaceutical (Pvt) Ltd and Pakistan Medicose Lahore. Vets Care is hearily thankful to both of them.

Appareciation certificates among the participients were distributed. Dr. Tanveer Hussain, Dr. Rao Intizar, Dr. Syed Mubashir, Mr. Waqas Tahir, Mr. Abdul rehman, Mr. Tanveer Ahmed, Mr. Ilyas,Mr. Asad Ali, Mr. Talha Sajjad, Mr. Abdul Qadus, Mr. Irfan Saleem, Mr. Arshad, Mr. Waseem Shaukat, Mr. Ammad tehsin, Mr. Muhammad Waqas, Mr. Umair Shafi, Mr. Musawir Rehman & Mr.Malik Muhammad Ali attended the field day. Dr. Rana Shaukat Hussain was the chief organizer of the field day.