(IN): PETA rescues 11 dogs from SPCA, suspects mismanagement of funds

[Guest guest]

Dear Moderator,

 

I am no supporter of the Pune SPCA and if the

vets are paid Rs.5,000 a month, they are bound to be either totally

inefficient or worse.

 

However, I feel that any complaint against the operations  of an NGO should not

be reported on aapn. Policies may be posted. The fact is that quite a

few  " modern " journalists do not let facts stand in the way

of a good story and it is so easy to destroy a voluntary organisation.

 

I write this because I personally know a gentleman, Mr. Dady C.

Dady, who has devoted his life to help the Pune SPCA and animals there and I

feel that such reports must be confirmed before being published by

aapn.

 

Even if one or two guilty groups get away, no honest group must be falsely

accused.

 

Regards

 

S. Chinny

Krishna

[Guest guest]

>However, I feel that any complaint against the operations of an NGO

>should not be reported on aapn. Policies may be posted. The fact is

>that quite a few " modern " journalists do not let facts stand in the

>way

>of a good story and it is so easy to destroy a voluntary organisation.

 

 

If this policy had been in effect a couple of years ago,

Chinny Krishna himself & the Blue Cross of India he has built up

could have been endlessly slandered through other media by

representatives of other organizations, without my having the

opportunity to set the record straight via AAPN amplifying ANIMAL

PEOPLE reportage.

 

 

>I write this because I personally know a gentleman, Mr. Dady C.

>Dady, who has devoted his life to help the Pune SPCA and animals there

 

Such history is laudable but often irrelevant to the

circumstances of a crisis. For example, few people have devoted

more of their lives and resources to helping animals than the late

Helen Jones, founder of the International Society for Animal Rights,

who at the end of her life became an alcoholic animal hoarder.

 

What would be relevant would be having visited the Pune SPCA

recently, or having testimony from credible independent parties who

have. The accusers in this instance may not be credible, & that

would not surprise me, but without current eyewitness testimony, we

have no way of knowing.

 

 

>I feel that such reports must be confirmed before being published by

>aapn.

 

I feel that every report should be confirmed before anyone

posts or forwards it anywhere, including activist alerts, the

allegations behind boycott appeals, etc. -- but there is nothing

that makes the activities of an organization claiming to help animals

sacrosanct, & if in fact it is not helping animals, or is a front

for scamming, then exposing it does help animals.

 

Instead of reflexively jumping to the defense of someone's

reputation, based on past history, it would be useful to find &

present current sources, with current information. Then, if the

allegations about the Pune SPCA are false, it will be possible to

both credibly defend the organization, and refute and rebuke any

false accusers.

 

I am trying to track down credible people I know in Pune, to

see what perspective they might be able to offer.

 

 

--

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[Guest guest]

>>However, I feel that any complaint against the operations of an NGO

>>should not be reported on aapn.

 

I feel the rights of an organisation that works for animal welfare is

in no way greater that the right of the destitute animal for which the

organisation strives to work for.

Therefore any kind of report which is an SOS for animals should be

published unrestricted.

Authenticity probe can wait. Goodwill of an organisation is an invalid

issue to be kept in mind when circulation or reaching out in times of

a crisis.

 

In case of other issues like embezzlement of funds and other non

animal rights aspects we should certainly not allow AAPN to become a

platform. There are other grievance forums for that, and those must be

explored by the 'People for Organisations'.

 

> If this policy had been in effect a couple of years ago,

> Chinny Krishna himself & the Blue Cross of India he has built up

> could have been endlessly slandered through other media by

> representatives of other organizations, without my having the

> opportunity to set the record straight via AAPN amplifying ANIMAL

> PEOPLE reportage.

 

Merritt, do not fail to give credit to:

1. The media house for publishing the report.

2. Those who you found to be offenders after your probe.

 

The above two were only exposed of their vested interests after the

news was allowed to be posted on AAPN.

Dr. John should be thanked for the fact that his actions of not

restricting the newspaper report from being posted invited such an

uproar and debate that 'Animal People' decided to carry an independent

probe and came out with the truth.

The goodwill of Blue Cross which would have perhaps taken a dent out

of that biased report got a BIG boost.

People on AAPN got to know to what extent dirty politics is played and

that in this BIG bad world not every person claiming to be working for

animals is true.

 

>I write this because I personally know a gentleman, Mr. Dady C.

>>Dady, who has devoted his life to help the Pune SPCA and animals there.

 

And, I write this because I personally know Ms. Anuradha Sawhney of

PETA-India who has devoted her life to not only the animals of Pune,

Mumbai or where they are based, but even the remote northeastern

states of India. Not once, not twice, but as many times one wants to

reach out in a crisis, she has NEVER ever denied any SOS attention.

Having worked with her, I feel that her passion towards animal rights

is driven with a very professional and scientific approach based on

hard facts, evidence and data and not just 100% emotionally charged

animal activism. Therefore I believe every single word of what Ms.

Sawhney has drafted on her mail posted here on the Pune-SPCA issue.

 

> What would be relevant would be having visited the Pune SPCA

> recently, or having testimony from credible independent parties who

> have. The accusers in this instance may not be credible, & that

> would not surprise me, but without current eyewitness testimony,

> we have no way of knowing.

 

Ms. Sawhney has clarified that she went in capacity as an AWBI member

on the instructions of the AWBI. The accusers in this case may not be

credible but the investigation agency was and I do not think we need

to question the integrity of the Board on this. That would again throw

another job of a probe for Merritt who must be tired of probing the

probes by now.

 

Thanks,

 

 

Azam