Guest guest Posted February 23, 2007 Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 > > <You are absolutely right that not even one in a thousand really knows > anything of our Prevention of Cruelty Act.> > > Dear Devika, > > If you would write a summary of the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty > Act and send it to me at sharonsj I will be happy to post it > on the India Community of the Best Friends Network > http://india.bestfriends.org > > Everyone else is also very welcome to visit and participate in the India > Community and in the International Friends Community > http://international.bestfriends.org > > Thank you! > > Sharon St. Joan > Best Friends Animal Society > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Dear Sharon, Thank you so much for your offer. I will start work on it immediately, but will need to have it cleared by someone who can ensure that nothing was lost in the summarisation process! It will be an honour. I have a pending meeting with one of the newspapers on resuming a column for finding homes for homeless animals in Chennai, and will try my luck in getting them to print the PCA laws,perhaps even as a newspaper insert. I do hope this is the start of a new era in which the general public is better informed and armed to protect our animal friends!! Thanks and regards, Devika The Cattitude Trust ---------- Version: 7.1.412 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/697 - Release 2/22/07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Dear Friends, An afterthought. Perhaps all those with websites can also put up the Prevention of Cruelty Laws on a page, or provide a link to the Blue Cross of Indian website, which already has it? This would be one more step forward. VSPCA has a lovely website. Pradeep and , could it be done without too much trouble? Regards, Devika The Cattitude Trust Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 Dear Friends, That's a great idea to more publish widely and if possible summarize the Prevention of Cruelty Laws. I recall that Blue Cross has it published in a booklet and every India animal group, no doubt, is hopefully very familiar with it and has a copy. But how to get it known more widely within India, any well written articles about this would be sure to make its way to the Indian press so who can write an article. It seems that this comes up in the press when its the Act is violated but maybe a " did you know " type of article might be welcomed in certain publications? Hope someone else besides Devika and Sharon might get inspired to help with this? Here are the links for the Animal Welfare Board of India http://www.awbi.org/act.htm and Blue Cross of India http://www.bluecross.org.in/PCAact.html Thanks, Devika, for giving us the idea for VSPCA to put it on its web site as well! Re: Prevention of Cruelty Act Dear Friends, An afterthought. Perhaps all those with websites can also put up the Prevention of Cruelty Laws on a page, or provide a link to the Blue Cross of Indian website, which already has it? This would be one more step forward. VSPCA has a lovely website. Pradeep and , could it be done without too much trouble? Regards, Devika The Cattitude Trust -- Dear Sharon, Thank you so much for your offer. I will start work on it immediately, but will need to have it cleared by someone who can ensure that nothing was lost in the summarisation process! It will be an honour. I have a pending meeting with one of the newspapers on resuming a column for finding homes for homeless animals in Chennai, and will try my luck in getting them to print the PCA laws,perhaps even as a newspaper insert. I do hope this is the start of a new era in which the general public is better informed and armed to protect our animal friends!! Thanks and regards, Devika The Cattitude Trust -- > <You are absolutely right that not even one in a thousand really knows > anything of our Prevention of Cruelty Act.> > > Dear Devika, > > If you would write a summary of the provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty > Act and send it to me at sharonsj I will be happy to post it > on the India Community of the Best Friends Network > http://india.bestfriends.org > > Everyone else is also very welcome to visit and participate in the India > Community and in the International Friends Community > http://international.bestfriends.org > > Thank you! > > Sharon St. Joan > Best Friends Animal Society -- Re:Do we really care about animal rights? Does one in a thousand Indians know of the existence of this Act and its measures? Indeed, do they care to know? Possibly not one in ten traffic policemen has the requisite knowledge neither. It my well be the case that in our prosperous metropolises this Act may never have been invoked, say the last ten years. Dear Dr Jain and friends of animals, You are absolutely right that not even one in a thousand really knows anything of our Prevention of Cruelty Act. However, don't you feel that it is our duty to rectify this, as the only people who are trying to give a voice to animals? Why aren't we approaching the newspapers to print it, at least in parts? Why aren't we asking corporates to sponsor the dissemination of this information in leaflets, fliers, posters, etc? Why did we not use the opportunity, during AfA, to educate the public on the PFA laws, while we were all trying to make a difference? I have made several suggestions to people, several efforts to make this happen.Perhaps if we all do so together, we can have millions more Indians walk around informed and empowered to help the animals. Devika Khazvini The Cattitude Trust ---------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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