Re:Delhi protests Bangalore culling of strays,10 Mar. article

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Frankly, my experience at the ground-level prompts me to suggest making inroads

into the 'mind & heart' of the " animal-haters " (I really don't believe there is

any, but someone who is caused discomfort (and scared )by animals). Even our

animal control van/ambulance drivers are regularly tutored to that effect.

 

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Pablo <pablo.tachil

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:53 am

Re: Re:Delhi protests Bangalore culling of strays,10 Mar.

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AZAM SIDDIQUI <azam24x7

Cc: devika khazvini <copycatt, aapn

 

> Hello Azam,

>

> I completely agree to what you said! And also to what Devika has

> mentioned!

> And to your question on why it is laughed upon and how it needs to be

> changed - I think to me the answer is first of all people (I hope

> it is

> only 'some') working for animals should change their attitude.

> Very often

> (may be we ourselves have done it at some time or the other) when

> we are on

> the streets and saw somethign happening, a lot of people tend to

> ignore this

> for various reasons (1) may be they feel awkward to voice their

> opinion cos

> like you said in most places campaigning or working for animals is

> treatedas a silly thing to do (2) may be they feel it is not worth

> the effort and

> for others; well that is not what they were(are) there for. (this

> i say cos

> I have personally witnessed an incident wherein a few years ago

> there was a

> demo by one of the animal groups in front of an establishment against

> atrocities against chicken and during the course of it, a bike

> with chickens

> hung upside down, with their heads scraping the ground went

> THROUGH the

> group, and you know what, the people holding up the boards gave

> way to it!)

> I and me with me so many others bystanders wondered if it was only

> becausemay be, may be those chickens would afterall end up on a

> road side stall and

> not at the establishment!

>

> So my friend, there is a long way to go before we are successful

> to educate

> or mentor the public (some who are not into animals). We (I am not

> excludingmyself) need to retospect our actions first and then

> reach out to the public

> else they will have no faith in what we say and anything said or

> done even

> by people who are dedicated 100% to this work, will fall on deaf ears;

> (public includes commoners and civic authorities)! This also

> requires all of

> us standing united for a cause that personally can give you

> nothing more

> than satisfaction and for the animals, probably their life!

>

> Thanks,

> Pablo

>

>

> On 3/12/07, AZAM SIDDIQUI <azam24x7 wrote:

> >

> > Working for Animal Welfare,upholding the rights of animals in

> India is

> > looked upon as the most silly thing to do. Be it in the

> family,Indian> Parliament or any platform in the Indian society an

> individual or NGO

> > voicing for animals is more often laughed upon. Animal laws are

> > perhaps the lowest on priority.

> >

> > Why so?

> > This is the question we must be asking within the group.

> > Can it change? How?

> >

> > Azam

> >

> > On 3/11/07, devika khazvini <copycatt

> <copycatt%40hathway.com>>> wrote:

> > > As one of the many who love animals, I have found the past few

> days> > traumatic, not merely because of the terrible news, but

> because when we

> > > tried to rally support in the form of signatures, we were

> appalled at

> > the

> > > number of " nice, educated people " who refused outright to

> support the

> > > protest and stated categorically that they didn't care as long

> as the

> > strays

> > > were removed...these are people who, on a day-to-day basis

> support our

> > > animal welfare activities by lending their time or talents,

> even by

> > donating

> > > money.

> > >

> > > What it means, in effect, is that somewhere we have failed.

> And now, we

> > who

> > > wish to protect animals can NEVER afford to let our guard

> down, to let a

> > > situation get out of control, to ignore the signs of conflict

> between> man

> > > and animal - the price, as we have discovered, is way too high.

> > >

> > > We need to work harder, rally more support, educate people

> much more

> > > effectively, and stick together! That's the only way to help our

> > animals.

> > >

> > > Devika

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