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Improving animal welfare through Veterinary skills training, rescue, spayneuter & community education

WVS Hicks ITC is a training centre for humane dog population control, Rabies diagnosis and control, and a low-cost Clinic for sick/injured dogs and cats.

19/04/2026

To be a vet is to carry a hundred emotional moments in one day.

You begin in chaos - a patient who cannot speak, a terrified family searching your face for answers, emergencies, bloodwork, decisions that cannot wait. Then comes exhaustion - you learn to move fast while staying gentle. You learn to carry urgency without letting it spill. Finally, comes purpose. The undeniable feeling of doing the right thing.

Some moments ask everything of you. Fighting for a life with both hands while another slips away in the next room. Forgetting lunch. Ignoring the ache in your body. Holding yourself together because everyone else needs you steady. Especially the one lying quietly, struggling, vulnerable and innocent, guilty for nothing but being true to their nature.

And then come the moments that make no sense on paper but mean everything in real life: a heartbeat settling, an animal standing again, the first meal after days, a tail wag, tears of relief, overwhelming gratitude you can just feel without words.

To be a vet is to witness suffering constantly and still choose compassion every single day. In Goa, lately, (heartbreakingly), it feels like the news of cruelty against dogs keeps arriving in new and unthinkable forms, vets are often the ones standing between violence and a second chance.

With World Veterinary Day a week away, this post is for those who keep showing up to hold life here a little longer. 💫❤️

Found this photo, couldn’t help sharing. 🤗

15/04/2026

There’s no denying that bites are scary. There’s also no denying that we live alongside street dogs - it’s part of our everyday reality. Knowing how to stay safe matters.

Most of the time, dogs will tell you they need space. Learning to recognise these warning signs can reduce the risk of a bite significantly and keep you safe.

You can protect yourself with vaccination. Choose understanding over fear (and hate). Remember, they’re just trying to survive, like all of us.

This National Bite Prevention Week, we’re reminding you that timely vaccination can keep you safe. Remember, prevention, awareness, and compassion - all matter. ❤️

02/04/2026

🙌🏽✨ 768 dogs sterilised 🙌🏽✨🐶
Last 2 days of our Curchorem camp left!! Babu, Floffy & Zion are here to encourage you to book your appointment for spay-neuter today. Call 8999317342 ☎️

31/03/2026

Sweet love, you tried so hard….

Last week we rescued a dog who was discarded. She was left in a dry gutter with a terminal illness that would take her life eventually but slowly, painfully - all alone. She was a pet. 💔

She was covered in dried leaves and dirt. Her soft golden hair was matted and brown and dirty. Her abdomen was distended. She had ascites - an accumulation of fluids in the abdominal cavity. Her X-rays showed us the extent of fluid build-up that was putting so much pressure on her lungs - making it harder and harder for her to breathe with every minute. It was also clear from her state, she had lain in that spot for days, maybe weeks because she couldn’t get up. 😌

To touch, she was all bones. You could count each rib on her side and every spinal k**b down her back. That’s when we realised the true extent of her suffering. The truth about her deliberate cruel abandonment.

The vets didn’t have a good feeling but we had to try. Her breathing was fast and ragged. Her eyes were glassy and unblinking, like she was beyond - somewhere we couldn’t reach her. The team cut and cleaned her matted hair, gave her fluids and monitored her vitals for emergent symptoms. We tapped her abdomen to slowly drain the buildup of fluid that made her stomach bloat to twice the size of normal.

In the end, she didn’t make it - she passed away in quietly in the night. It broke our hearts to think of how her last days were spent. 😞 She died knowing she was unloved, forgotten. 💔

In our line of work, we wait for that one good day to overshadow weeks of bad days. They’re unexpectedly powerful - a life saved, restored to health and happiness. The day we lost her was not one of them.
We don’t know her name but if you’re reading this, send her with all the love you can give. Rest easy my girl. 🕊️❤️

23/03/2026

UPDATE : Our X-Ray is back up and running once again! 🙏🏼

Please read this and share forward 🙏🏼

18/03/2026

Never “just a stray dog”.

They each have a story. She is sterilised and looked after
by the shop owners where she’s made her home. 🏡 Community dogs can thrive when spayed, vaccinated and accepted. All it takes is a little effort from us. 😇❤️

13/03/2026

Such a tiny body, fighting so hard. And she won. 🕊️
Sheru, just 1.5 months old, was run over and left to die on the road. Thank god, kind-hearted Pavan found her. He lives very far from our centre and felt completely helpless. He didn’t know where to go or who could help Sheru with such a serious injury. 3 days later, he finally made it to WVS. By then, Sheru’s broken wrist was dangling from the rest of the limb by the skin, from the impact of the vehicle going over her leg. The poor baby’s paw was badly infected, filled with pus and her bones were exposed 😣 Sheru was in agony. 💔

After making sure her tiny body was strong enough to handle surgery, Sheru was taken in for an amputation. All the while we couldn’t stop thinking about how the world can be this cruel to innocent animal babies - they harm no one, yet sometimes suffer the worst fate at such a young age. 😔

😭But Sheru’s story does have a silver lining. Pavan didn’t just save her from a slow and painful end… he also gave her a forever home. 🐾🏡 Now Sheru is healthy and living her best life as a puppy really should 😊 She’s getting stronger and loves running around and playing with her cat sisters and munching on biscuits.

Drive slowly - someone’s life depends on it. We hope there’s a kind hearted Pavan for every Sheru who needs it. ❤️‍🩹

11/03/2026

A quick update from WVS Goa 🐾
To our beloved rescuers, parents, feeders and good samaritans….
Our little clinic has been very busy lately, and with ongoing ABC camps our team is currently a bit short-staffed and stretched.

To make sure every animal gets the time and care they deserve, we’ll be limiting the clinic to 50 cases per day starting next week, on a first-come, first-served basis.
Once we reach the daily limit, we won’t be able to take additional cases that day. 🙏🏼

Thank you for your patience and for continuing to show up for Goa’s animals. 💛
Clinic timings: 10 AM - 3 PM

05/03/2026

☎️ Phone lines are open: 8999317342
Swipe ➡️

Book your appointment for a free spay or neuter surgery during our 30 day mass sterilisation camp stating 9th Mar - 4th Apr in Curchorem. 🙌🏽

All information will be given on the number provided. Don’t miss this chance to give back to your community. 😇 both for people and street dogs 🐕

03/03/2026

Happy Holi!! The WVS Goa Clinic will be closed today, 3rd March, Tuesday - on account of Holi celebrations. Please bear with us. 😇

Colours are not for animals 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙

Wishing everyone a safe and kind Happy Holi from the entire team at WVS & Mission Rabies. 🙌🏽

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WVS HICKS ITC
Assagao
403517

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Monday	10am - 3pm
Tuesday	10am - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm
Friday	10am - 3pm

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https://goa.wvs.org.uk/en/donate, https://goa.wvs.org.uk/en

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