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Animal rescue organization in Rajasthan, India
Animal Aid Unlimited
or
AAU,
founded in 2002, is an Indian animal rescue organization, based in
Udaipur
city of
Rajasthan
which rescues and treats animals that are sick, injured, stuck or in need of urgent medical aid and attention.
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They gained more popularity worldwide after they started posting videos of their rescue on their YouTube channel, Animal Aid Unlimited, India.
As of January 2022, their
YouTube channel
has over 7.3 million subscribers. Some of the most viral videos of the channel are "
Wounded and bleeding donkey stranded on highway rescued
", "
A drowning dog's desperate wish comes true
" and "
Stuck for hours in rock solid tar, puppies rescued
" all of which have 144, 78 and 46 million views respectively.
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History
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Animal Aid Unlimited was founded in 2002 by Erika, Jim and Claire Abrams Myers, originally hailing from
Seattle
in the
United States
. They opened the Animal Aid Hospital in 2003.
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As of 2020, there is a 100 member staff which works towards the rescue, welfare and treatment of various animals in and around the city of
Udaipur
,
Rajasthan
.
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citation needed
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AAU had organized a 14-day animal rescue and volunteering programme, in which many other animal rescue organizations participated including Action for Animals.
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As of 2017, the organization claims to have saved more than 45,000 injured or ill dogs, cows, donkeys, birds and cats.
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In 2021, Gary Notely who is a dog training instructor had hosted a charity event at Zara Indian Restaurant in
Woodham Mortimer
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