One woman saw a dying horse. She stayed in India for the rest of her life. Today, her legacy saves 10,000 animals every year.

Help in Suffering (HIS) has been rescuing, treating, and protecting animals in Jaipur, India for 45 years. Now, for the first time, American donors can give directly — with full tax deductibility.

Tax-deductible donation  |  501(c)(3) EIN: 99-4006061  |  Secure payment via Stripe

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A Chance Stopover. A Lifetime of Compassion.

I cancelled my journey to New Zealand and stayed in India to see what I could do for animal suffering.

In 1959, a British woman named Crystal Rogers was on a stopover in India, making her way to New Zealand. On a busy road, she saw a horse collapsed in the street — crows were picking at its wounds, its eyes already gone. She called for help. When none came fast enough, she made a decision that would shape the rest of her life.

She cancelled her flight. She never left India.

Twenty years later, Crystal founded Help in Suffering in Jaipur — on a piece of abandoned land, with the support of a French charity and a handful of devoted locals. Over the decades, it grew into one of India’s most respected animal welfare organizations: a full veterinary hospital, seven rescue ambulances, a camel rescue centre, and a team of 55 dedicated staff treating animals across the entire city.

Crystal Rogers passed away in 1996. Her legacy did not. Today, HIS answers over 25,000 rescue calls a year — and the phone never stops ringing.

Four Programs. One Mission.

Every donation supports all four.

A RESCUE STORY

The Call That Came at the End of the Day

The team was packing up for the evening when the phone rang.

Laxman the camel owners’  voice was urgent. His camel had been attacked while grazing someone had struck its leg with an axe and the bleeding would not stop. He didn’t know what else to do.

Our team was on the road within minutes.

When they arrived, the camel was down, losing blood from a deep wound on its leg. Working quickly in the fading light, they controlled the bleeding, cleaned the injury, and carefully sutured the wound  to save the limb.

It took time. But the camel stabilized.

For Laxman, this animal is his life support. She is how he earns a living, how he feeds his family. Camels in Jaipur carry goods, pull carts, support entire households. When she went down, so did everything he’d built.

This is a Tuesday in Jaipur. This is what rapid-response animal care looks like on the ground.

Your donation keeps our team ready for the next call.

Your Dollars Go Much Further in India.

Here is exactly what each gift provides:

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Emergency Rescue Response

Covers one complete rescue call — ambulance dispatch, on-site first aid, and immediate intake care for one injured animal. Right now, a dog may be lying on a Jaipur road. This brings the team to her.

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Life-Saving Surgery

Provides anaesthesia, surgery, and post-operative monitoring for one critically injured animal. The surgery that puts them back on their feet.

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Complete ABC & Vaccination Package

Sterilizes, vaccinates against rabies, and provides full post-operative care for one dog — preventing hundreds of future births and eliminating rabies risk from one animal permanently.

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Camel Welfare — One Full Year

Comprehensive veterinary care, deworming, nighttime reflector installation, and humane nose peg for one working camel — protecting both the animal and the family that depends on her.

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One Day of Mobile Clinic Outreach

Brings our mobile veterinary clinic to remote communities beyond the main hospital — treating 20–30 animals and providing owner education in a single day.

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School Humane Education Program

Sponsors our compassion-building curriculum in two schools, reaching 200+ children — the next generation of animal advocates in Jaipur.

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One Month of Ambulance Operations

Keeps one rescue ambulance fully operational for 30 days — fuel, maintenance, driver, and 100+ rescue responses. Every call answered. Every animal reached.