Paws a While - newsletter of AHF, Ahmedabad FEB 05

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Edition 4. ©AHF 2005.

 

“Man’s inhumanity to man is only surpassed by his cruelty to animals”

 

From the editor’s desk

 

With the mercury rising in this part of the world, things going on almost normal

at the shelter, with extensive work happening at the new site. Coming to us as a

whiff of fresh air was a national award our founder Rahul Sehgal won – The Venu

Menon Animal Allies Award. It goes on to prove that persistence and perseverance

can move mountains and can give thousands of deserving animals a better life.

 

The Anti Cruelty Walkathon – Love is a four legged word

Seeing the kind of cruelty cases we come across at the shelter, it makes one

think all the difference just a little awareness could make.

The apparent lack of sensitivity people exhibit towards animals – as if they are

creatures not worthy of our love and affection makes one think why people cannot

be a little more compassionate, a little more tolerant.

To bring home the fact that animals are as much part of the ecology as humans,

AHF has organised an Anti Cruelty Walkathon with ‘Love is a Four Legged Word’ as

its theme. Slated to be a yearly affair, to be organised on the first Sunday of

every March, the Walkathon has attracted people from all walks of life to be a

part of this Walk.

With over 2000 people participating in this Walkathon, this event will have the

following institutions participating for a cause:-

 

Sr. no. Name of the school

1 Tulip school

2 Mahatma Gandhi International

3 JG International School

4 Nalanda Vidhyalay

5 Mirambika school

6 Rachna school

7 Shreyas foundation

8 Balghar

9 Zydus school of excellence

10 Hiramani school

Name of the special school

1 Samvedana (underprivileged children)

2 Blind Peoples Association

3 Manav Sadhna (slum children)

4 School For Deaf & Dumb

5 Snehprayas (Underprivileged children)

 

Name of the college

1 Guj. National Law University

2 HL Commerce College

3 HA Commerce College

4 Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology

5 National Institute of Design

6 NIRMA Institute of Technology

7 Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad

8 National Institute of Fashion Technology

9 DA-IICT

10 Indian Institute of Management

11 Rai University

12 Centre for Development Communication

13 Greenpeace

14 Ahmedabad Nature Lovers Association

 

These institutions will be preparing themes on Anti Cruelty Issues like The Use

of Plastics, Kite Flying and Animals in Circuses.

Pet owners, Animal Lovers and our Dr. Dogs will also be participating in the

Walkathon.

 

Survivor of the month – Psoru / Appu

Afflicted with distemper – a viral infection that is almost always fatal; Appu

spent a month and a half in the Quarantine Section and is one of the very few

dogs that have survived chorea.

After a spate of infections and ongoing psoriasis, Psoru (as he was

rechristened) is a delight to be with.

Although he loves irritating Auto (the three legged black dog) and Frodo (the

pig), he is a real softie at heart and loves snuggling up near people.

 

Visitors of the month – A flamingo was brought to the shelter from the outskirts

of the city. Re homed at the new shelter; Flame sits around comfortably with a

night heron, an ibis, a lapwing, a combed duck - all victims of kite string

injuries.

Amma – A very old female macaque that was surrendered to AHF by her owner with

the chain around her neck embedded in her flesh and all tissue necrosed.

A two day old monkey (hanuman langur) Angad also came to us but failed to

survive, due to aspiration.

Other visitors that came in the shelter were two spotted owlets, a Rosy

Starling, a green pigeon, a Sparrow hawk, a hoopoe, a Shikra, a banded kukri

(snake) amongst others.

 

Vulture reports–With glass coated strings playing havoc on vulture population,

and a breeding pattern that is too slow, it is not really surprising that

vultures face a real threat of extinction. Animal Help Foundation is the only

shelter in Gujarat to have treated so many vultures, which is why our Vulture

report and Bird Statistics has been submitted to various ornithological

institutes for their data.

 

The Venu Menon Animal Allies Award – The only animal related award in India, the

Venu Menon Award recognizes people and institutions that have done commendable

work in the field of Animal Welfare.

This year, the Seventh Venu Menon Animal Allies Award was conferred on our

founder Rahul Sehgal for the difference he tried and made for stray, ownerless

animals in Ahmedabad.

 

New website

Our new website has a new avatar and a domain name – www.ahf.org.in. In our

endeavour to reach out to as many people as possible, this website will be a

much better representative of what we do at the shelter.

 

 

Finally, Paradise found …

With all the birds shifted to the new site, there have been absolutely no

mortalities with raptors, poultry or even other birds. It is really heartening

to see vultures spreading out their wings and basking in the sun in their new

flight cages.

Animal Birth Control (ABC) will start from the 7th of March and we hope to

sterilize (spay/neuter) about 70% of Ahmedabad’s total stray dog population by

2007.

Apart from ABC and Birds, Paradise will also have a Boarding Kennel for Pets, A

Pet Crematorium, a Raptor Rehab Centre and an Urban Wildlife Rehab Centre

including a monkey rescue and rehab centre.

 

Dr. Dog

This February there were two institutions that had Dr. Dog visits – Setu and

Ratna Bhilwani’s Behavioural Clinic. With the kind of positive effect Dr. Dogs

have on children, it is not surprising why children keep asking for Dr. Dog

visits.

 

People who have helped us …

Intas Pharmaceuticals has agreed to be one of the sponsors for our Walkathon, as

has Scientific remedies, Nabros Pharmaceuticals, Power H2O and Elan.

 

Statistics

 

Admitted animals - 990

Released animals --209

Animals that were euthanized - 118

Dead animals- 262

 

 

Rahul sehgal

 

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