The below gives you an idea of how EARS is spending donations on Sombo’s upkeep and medical care:

Sombo’s upkeep including a remuneration for her owner = USD 600 / month - USD 7,200 for the first 12 months

Betadine foot solution USD 23 / container = USD 322 / month - total medical care for the first 12 months inc antibiotics estimated at USD 8000

Fruit from the market for medical training sessions using ‘positive reinforcement/target training’ with fruit as a reward = USD 100 / month

A fluent Khmer / English translator including document translation = USD 520 to date

On top of this we’ve funded:

1. -14 trucks of sand,
   

2. -a cement foot bath
   

3. -2 metal foot stools
   

4. -scrubbing brushes
   

5. -hose pipe
   

6. -water barrels
   

7. -tarpaulin for extra shade plus bamboo poles
   

8. -enlarged the medical care with extra cement coverage
   

9. -cement steps to the 2 acre field
   

10. -a new trailer to collect the sugarcane and food supplies
    

11. -and currently under construction is a 10 mtr x 5 mtr bathing pool costing USD 7000
    

Without YOUR support this would not be possible so we thank you so much for helping this beautiful elephant.

cement foot bath

sugarcane

Betadine foot solution for foot baths

watermelon

pineapples

14 trucks of sand delivered so Sombo has soft earth to walk on

3 water barrels

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supply of fruit, betadine foot solution

2 foot stools, hose pipe, scrubbing brushes

pool - still under construction - 10th May 2012

cement steps to Sombo’s 2 acre paddock

cement extension to the medical area