(In) PAWS August 2008 Newsletter - Funds Appeal

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P@WS August 2008 Newsletter

Edited by Shilpa Phadke

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This issue contains...

1. From the Desk of Hony. General Secretary

2. Urgent Attention

3. Some Notable Field Calls

4. PAWS on Web / Media

5. Fundraising by Scotland supporters

6. Asia for Animals Conference 2008 - Bali

7. Anti-Rabies Vaccination Drive - Dombivli

8. Society Pet Dog / Stray Dog Feeding issues

9. Donation in Kind by WVS

10. Affiliations

11. School/College Awareness - Akanksha Children

12. Support our Cause

 

 

 

1. FROM THE DESK OF HONY. GEN SECRETARY:

 

As I am writing to you seeking your urgent attention, we are down to our last

few chips (left with a few thousand literally). We need to send the ambulance

for servicing, but the coffers have no money & rescue calls are just flooding

in. A sincere request to you to kindly donate to account No. 008801026804.

Please help us in our continuous efforts to save animals. Our efforts depend on

your support! Animals are a part of this universe. Please consider them too.

Thank you!

 

 

Yours for Animals,

Nilesh Bhanage

 

 

2. URGENT ATTENTION

 

 

PAWS is always in need of funds as it is largely dependent on local donations

from animal lovers, volunteers & valuable supporters like you. Even your monthly

small contribution will make a difference in the life of the injured animals.

 

For Direct Transfer of Donations:

Bank : ICICI Bank Ltd.

Branch : Dombivli MIDC Branch

A/C. No. : 008801026804

IFSC Code : ICIC0000088

Name of A/C : 'PLANT & ANIMALS WELFARE SOCIETY'

 

 

3. SOME NOTABLE FIELD CALLS:

 

##In august 08, we received a lot of calls for wildlife in distress. On 14th

august, the grater Indian coucel bird's baby was rescued by PAWS volunteers. On

19th a pond heron was rescued & sent for rehabilitation. The next day a small

baby mynah was rescued by our team. All these birds were sent for further

rehabilitation to Thane SPCA.

 

## On 30th, PAWS team received a call from kalyan resident that a bullock was

lying injured in kalyan area. The bullock had broken his leg. We requested IDA

to help us rescue the injured bullock. 'In Defense of Animals' trustee Fizzah

Shah sent IDA's new cattle ambulance to rescue the huge bull, later with help of

Dr. Sharma, the bull was transferred to Fizzah's Ark - farm house in Virar.

Special mention about our hardcore volunteers Kaizad & Samir who spent several

days in rescuing the bullock.

 

## This month PAWS ambulances attended a total of 46 injured dogs & several dogs

for sterilization.

 

 

4. PAWS ON WEB / MEDIA - 'I AM THE CHANGE' FILM PROJECT':

 

## MAM movies created a project on 101 NGO's by making short film of the work

carried out by the NGO's. The team came & shooted Tree Plantation, Animal

Rescues. This short film named 'Green Guards' is selected & shown in Cinemax

theaters in Mumbai on 6th August.

Now this CD is being used by PAWS Team for Awareness Programs in school. We

thank Aniruddha & his team for this film. We also thank PAWS supporter Abhishek

Bhowmick who designed the CD Cover.

 

## Our Secretary Mr. Nilesh's quote was taken in DNA newspaper about

sterilization issues. Below is the link.

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1184902 & pageid=2

 

 

 

 

5. FUNDRAISING BY SCOTLAND SUPPORTERS:

 

PAWS supporters from Scotland Ms. Heather Shuckburgh, Mr. Mark Wickens, Ms.

Charlotte Harrop & Mr. Kurt Meusel did fundraising to get rescue equipments for

PAWS. They participated in 'Girvan Harbor Gala Day' by putting-up a stall & sold

the bric-a-brac, photographs & cloths.

They also held raffle & prices sponsored by their resort. They sold bags via

E-bay & also kept 'Lucky Dip' & 'Chinese Tattoo' at the stall. Flayer about PAWS

activities were made available on stall. The photographs are uploaded on our

Orkut album:

http://www.orkut.co.in/Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1215745216

During their visit on 24th august, they brought more donations like Bird Home,

Small Graspers, leashes, chains & so on. They were so happy to see huge PAWS

team in action. We wholeheartedly thank all of them for their staunch support

for the cause we have taken-up.

 

 

6.ASIA FOR ANIMALS CONFERENCE 2008, BALI :

 

This year's Asia for Animals conference was held in Bali, Indonesia between 27th

- 29th August 2008. PAWS secretary Mr. Nilesh Bhanage attended the conference.

PAWS also kept a stall there, through the donation box raised money. Post

conference session on Disaster management arranged by WSPA also attended by our

secretary. This was great event to spread awareness about PAWS & its activities.

It was a successful event.

Below is a link for snapshots of conference:

http://www.orkut.co.in/Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1220238769

 

 

7. ANTI-RABIES VACCINATION DRIVE - DOMBIVLI:

 

Our trustee Mrs. Ekbote, volunteers Raj & Mrs. Nagle takes care of over 120 dogs

in Dombivli's Agarkar Road & Pendse nagar areas. These dogs were vaccinated by

PAWS team on 24th August. The team was divided in 2 groups with one vet each as

the area was large & total 26 volunteers were present. MTV also did a shoot of

our vaccination drive that day.

 

 

8. SOCIETY PET DOG / STRAY DOG FEEDING ISSUES:

 

## On 1st August PAWS founder Anuradha Ramaswamy informed PAWS that a shop owner

beats the dogs that are sitting outside his shop in kalwa. PAWS wrote him a

stern letter & now he has changed his behaviour.

 

## On 18th PAWS office received a Complaint from volunteer Anand, a resident of

Iyer road that his neighbor s hit the dogs with stones if they sit near their

house. PAWS wrote stern letter to them & warned them for the same. The matter

was solved amicably.

 

 

9. DONATION IN KIND:

 

# This month PAWS received many rescue equipments from our Scotland supporters.

We thank them for this gift.

 

# World Veterinary Services sent dewormers as donation to PAWS from UK. We thank

them for the medicines.

 

# This month Brilliant Industry donated 100 doses of Anti-Rabies to PAWS. We are

thankful for their generosity.

 

 

10. AFFILIATIONS

 

## This month PAWS received a renewed 'Certificate of Association' from RSPCA,

UK. The certificate had expired in June 08. The new certificate is valild till

2011.

 

## Our friend from UK brought certificate of affiliation from World Wide Vety.

Services UK. We are very happy to receive this new affiliation.

 

 

 

11. SCHOOL /COLLEGE AWARENESS - CHILDREN FROM AKANSHA FOUNDATION:

 

## 16 children from Akanksha Foundation & their teachers Rebecca Newman &

Shefali visited PAWS office on Sunday, 17th August 2008 in the afternoon. These

children live in slums, having Animal Welfare as project undertaken by them,

were delighted by the PAWS welcome. Program drafted by Nilesh with brief

introduction on PAWS working, question and answer round next, followed by speech

on 'instances of joining PAWS by its volunteers' by Sangam, Crystal, Prathmesh &

Saurabh. The next was Beauty without Cruelty Video, break for snacks, play of

PAWS video Green Guard, explaining PAWS office work & how students, volunteers

can help. Final play of CD 'Compassionate Citizen' & interaction with Pet dog

Max.

Below is the link of photographs uploaded on Orkut album.

http://www.orkut.co.in/Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1219013460

## Congratulations to 'Best Volunteer' Ms. Sonali Bagde & new volunteer Mr.

Avinash Bhagat for conducting 5 hours continuous awareness program 'Beauty

without Cruelty' @ 'Sister Nivedita School', Dombivli. Over 375 children of

8-9-10th standard benefitted from the program conducted in all Marathi, Hindi &

English mediums on 5th August.

## On 12/13th August - on World Youth Day PAWS volunteer Prathmesh Desai

organized an awareness program at Royal College. Over 200 students benefited

from the PAWS program. Mr. Desai is a student of Royal College.

All above programs were volunteered & coordinated by Sonali Bagde, Lekha Lodaya,

Prathmesh Desai, Saurabh Chougule, Avinash Bhagat & Crystal Fernandez.

We can do program in your school, group, club, society, its free! Just call us

on 9820161114.

 

 

12. SUPPORT OUR CAUSE:

 

Your small contribution will make a big difference!

 

PAWS is always in need of funds, as it is largely dependent on local donations

from animal lovers, volunteers & supporters like you. Even your small

contribution would make a difference in the life of injured animals. If you

donate a specific small amount on a monthly basis, it will help animals and also

our efforts to contact donors will be saved, those effort can then be put

towards more rescues & fights against cruelties.

 

Anyone who wishes to become a volunteer with PAWS or wants to donate may call

Mr. Nilesh on 09820161114 or send an e-mail to nilesh Donation

Cheques / DD's can be drawn in the name of 'Plant & Animals Welfare Society' on

below Address:

PAWS

A-14, Savitri Sadan,

Dr. Mukharji Road,

Dombivli (East) 421201,

Maharashtra, India.

A registered NGO, PAWS will send you a receipt for all your donations at the

earliest. For Direct transfer to PAWS accounts please check point no. 2 Thanks,

Best wishes and Love from all of us.

 

TEAM PAWS

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Plant & Animals Welfare Society - PAWS is....

 

*Member Society of WSPA - World Society for Protection of Animals

 

*Associated with IOAP - International Organization for Animal Protection.

 

*Associated with RSPCA - UK.

 

*Affiliated with Worldwide Veterinary Services - UK.

 

*Registered under the Society's Registration Act XXIX of 1960 with registration

No. Maha/587-2001/Thane dated 7th July 2001.

 

*Registered with the Charity Commissioner vide certificate dated 11 th September

2001.

 

*Donations are exempted from Income Tax under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act

1961, as per Certificate no. THN/CIT-III/Trust/80G/242/309/2007-08.

 

*Registered Under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 vide letter dated May

01, 2002. Letter No. THN/CIT-III/J & T/184/2002.

 

*Recognized by 'Animal Welfare Board of India', Ministry of Forests &

Environment, GOVT OF INDIA.

 

*Affiliated with World Animal Net (WAN) Directory, USA.

 

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