Guest guest Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 P@WS December 2008 Newsletter Edited by Shilpa Phadke ~~~(*.*)~~~(*.*)~~~(*.*)~~~ This issue contains… 1. From the Desk of Hony. General Secretary 2. Distressed animals need you 3. Some Notable Field Calls 4. PAWS on Web / Media 5. School / College Awareness 6. Anti-Rabies Vaccination Drive – Mira Road & Dombivli 7. PAWS Merchandise of the Month 8. Notable Visitors at PAWS 9. Fundraising Event of the Month 10. U Can Support PAWS ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 1. FROM THE DESK OF HONY. GEN SECRTARY: In 1998, I performed my first rescue operation. The victim was a pigeon, attacked by crows. From that day, I started animal welfare as a hobby. I did not realize when I became an animal activist, fighting for the cause of mute creatures. Now a decade is over while trying to rescue animals & birds. Some I could and some I could not. Lot of criticism & allegations came my way, and I had my share of accolades as well. My journey has been a bit slow in comparison to others. I faced hundreds of obstacles while handling day-to-day activities of PAWS. The time has come now to remember & recognize all those who supported me all these years - My mentors Anamika Sengupta & Goodicia Vaidya, who taught me how to rescue and treat injured animals. My Co-trustee Anuradha, who stood behind me throughout all organizational ups & downs. My mother and my wife Mansi - who took care not only of visitors on consultation visits but also of animals who were brought home for treatment. Last but not the least, thanks to Maneka Gandhi who is my true inspiration & also intervened whenever required, right from firing local police to speaking with donors to help PAWS. She helped in every way she could. Smt. Gandhi was an invaluable support. I also thank Chinny Krishna for his support & all the PAWS trustees, and volunteers. Their sheer presence gave me the strength to work for the cause. Now after 10 years, I can proudly figure out the animals on roads that have benefited from the services of PAWS - A brand created for animal's welfare. Thank you all for speaking-up for the CAUSE & PAWS. Wish you a happy New Year 2009! Yours for Animals, Nilesh Bhanage ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬` 2. DISTRESSED ANIMALS NEED YOU: The animals in our suburbs need your help! PAWS is dependent to a large extent on local donations from animal lovers, volunteers & valuable supporters like you. Your contribution, however small, but if it is on a monthly basis, will help 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' Thanks! ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬` 3. SOME NOTABLE FIELD CALLS: # In December, the PAWS Dombivli-Kalyan ambulance rescued a total of 26 injured dogs, 1 cat, 3 pups & took 3 dogs for sterilization despite van breakage occurring several times. PAWS office also received a Barn Owl from Mr. Sunil Mandhre on 4th December 08. On 11th December Shafee Bhure brought 2 owlets which were rescued from a factory. PAWS sent those owls for further rehabilitation to local SPCA. On 6th Janauay Dhaval brought a pigeon & Samir Nevgi also got another one. On 29th December volunteer Saurabh Chougule got a pigeon which was taken to pigeon shelter after treatment. On the last day of the year i.e. 31st December, PAWS volunteer Bhartesh brought an injured Owl to office which was died on its way to hospital. # PAWS office received a call from Parinita, a new volunteer with PAWS, that a stray dog with maggot-wounds was seen in one of the buildings at MIDC. At that time, PAWS van was in the garage. Hence, Parinita decided to rescue the dog along with Sonali. They were able to capture the dog after a marathon two hour effort. The dog is recuperating at the center right now. # Sangam and Priti rescued a dog from Ulhasnagar at night. The dog was suffering from cancer. They took dog all the way from Ulhasnagar to Thane by auto. The entire virginal portion was bleeding. They admitted the dog at Thane hospital at 11 pm. PAWS appreciates such volunteer efforts. # PAWS Volunteer spotted a dog at Kalyan railway station whose eye was gouged out & it was in immense pain. Another maggot-wounded dog was found by Satwan Kaur in kalyan where the maggots had infested the head. Both dogs could not be caught in first ambulance call. Ultimately, PAWS volunteer Rupesh Nair along with Sanmit and Bhavesh rescued both the dogs after an effort of 3 hours. # Founder of 'Terra Anima' Animal welfare organization in Ooty, Roxanne Davar currently resides in neighboring Raigad district. While traveling by train she spotted a man illegally carrying a pig & a cute little piglet cruelly tied in closed plastic bag. She filed an FIR in Neral Railway police station. PAWS immediately sent the ambulance to Neral to rescue the pig & piglet. Both were sent to Thane hospital. # In another case, volunteer Siddhesh rescued a pup which was supposed to be killed for religious beliefs. Kudos to the boy who rescued the pup, got it treated from local vet, got the women arrested, filed an FIR in police station, and all the way carried to Mumbra. Then with the help of PAWS ambulance the pup was admitted to SPCA for recuperation. The story link is added in below section. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 4. P@WS ON THE WEB: ## PAWS volunteer Siddhesh Waghode rescued a pup from a woman who wanted to kill the puppy, below is the link of story: http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article & sectname=News%20-%20City & sec\ tid=2 & contentid=200812312008123102174967257f8e307 ## We have launched a cool new website to showcase our PAWS brand products, have a dekko: www.freewebs.com/pawsproducts ## A new blog has been started by Nilesh on Best Friends network. Below is the link: http://network.bestfriends.org/Blogs/Detail.aspx?b=2284 & g=1ab1ab37dd654d36b15aff\ 4357c7b0ff ## PAWS secretary is quoted by Mumbai Mirror on Stray Dogs issue of Mumbai http://www.mumbaimirror.com/index.aspx?Page=article & sectname=News%20-%20City & sec\ tid=2 & contentid=200812202008122002431597224c412ec ## NGO post linked story of PAWS founder Nilesh to their website: http://ngopost.org/story.php?title=Paws__Savior_of_Animals__Interview_with_Niles\ h_Bhanage http://www.indianpad.com/general_news/372134/nilesh-bhanage-savior-of-paws/ http://digg.com/people/Nilesh_Bhanage_Savior_Of_Paws ## To know more about PAWS activities, animal rescues and much more, just log on to www.pawsasia.org ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬` 5. SCHOOL / COLLEGE AWARENESS: ## PAWS volunteer Parinita Joshi organized an awareness program in Holy Angel's School on 4th December 2008. The Team comprising Nisha Mathew, Sonali Bagde, Preeti Indurkar joined the program. Over 340 children participated in the program. http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1228387939 ## PAWS awareness program In-charge Sonali & volunteers Kartick conducted a small awareness program on 21st December 2008 at Kartick's society in Sakharam Complex. ## PAWS volunteer Avinash Bhagat organized an Awareness program on 28th December with NSS students at Mamnoli village near Murbad. Over 50 participants were shown the CD of Beauty Without Cruelty & also different information brochures were distributed among the students. ## PAWS Intern Nisha Mathew designed Tree Protection Brochure which was pending since many years. We thank ICICI Lombard Group & Mr. Ajay Marathe for their printing sponsorships. The brochure contains detailed information on Tree Protection Act as well as what do while a tree is getting cut. The brochure is available on request FREE of cost. Call Nilesh 9920777536. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 6. MONTHLY ANTI-RABIES DRIVE: ## Mira Road PAWS volunteer Sourabh Edwankar organized an Anti-Rabies Drive at Mira Road in Mira Gaothan Village this month. The team was headed by Mansi with volunteers comprising Nilesh, Sangam, Preeti, Nilesh, Avinash, Sonali, Kartick & all those involved helped in vaccinating strays in the entire colony. Over 40 strays were vaccinated against rabies. Few wounded strays were treated & puppies were dewormed. http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1229250875 ## Dombivli New PAWS volunteer Parinita Joshi, Sanmit & Rupesh organized an anti-rabies vaccination drive in Dombivli wherein Model College Area, Manpada Road area's covered. Over 35 strays were vaccinated against rabies. The Team comprising Darshak, Yogesh, Harshal, Siddhesh, Chetan, Rupesh, Sanmit, Bhavesh, Sangam, Preeti, Nilesh, Manasi, Sonali, Parinita joined the drive Over 35 strays were vaccinated against rabies. http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1230028261 ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 7. MERCHANDISE OF THE MONTH: NEWSPAPER BAGS: PAWS office bearers have decided to start selling merchandise for fundraising, and we are glad that the idea has met with notable success. This month, PAWS came-up with the innovative idea of selling Newspaper bags. The bags were originally created by women from Self-Help Group & printed by people diagnosed with development delay. PAWS logo & line " Shop Environment Friendly! " is printed on both sides of the bag. Minimum order should be for 5 bags. Delivery charges are included for locations within India. http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#AlbumZoom.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & pid=12291135\ 47153 & aid=1228556822 & p=0 To buy this merchandise, call PAWS on 9820161114 or 9920777536. To check out the bags, click below: www.freewebs.com/pawsproducts ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 8. NOTABLE VISITORS AT PAWS: This month PAWS had a visitor from Canada – Ms. Jessica O'Neill. She is currently in Mumbai and wanted to help PAWS voluntarily. We thank her for support in getting some rescue equipments from Canada & also selling raffle tickets. ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 9. FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE MONTH: Lead by Nilesh, this month, the PAWS team decided to have fundraising by doing raffle. The Tickets for raffle were priced at Rs. 30/- & through the event we were able to raise a few thousands. The prizes for raffle were sponsored & the sponsorship correspondence was done by PAWS Intern Nisha Mathew. The First 2 Prizes were DVD Players from Mitashi Group, Second prize was a DVD player from Mitashi Group & three 5 prizes were Gift hampers from Cinemax & 10 Coffee vouchers from Barista. PAWS thanks its volunteers Sangam, Neetu, Preeti, Saurabh, Sonali, Parinita, Jessica, Karthik, Rupesh and Sanmit for their support. Below is the link for photos uploaded on an orkut album: http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1229421027 ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ 10. CHANCE TO HELP ANIMALS: Alone we cannot, but together we can!!...How true! Your small contribution will go a long way! With two ambulances, 160 volunteers and three staff members who are in possession of an entire animal rescue gear and medical kit, PAWS works tirelessly under the leadership of young Mr. Nilesh Bhanage & Ms. Anuradha Ramaswami. Anyone who wishes to become a volunteer with PAWS or wants to donate, may call Mr. Nilesh on 09820161114 or send an e-mail at nilesh. Donation Cheques/DD's can be drawn in the name of 'Plant & Animals Welfare Society' at the address mentioned below: PAWS A-18, Savitri Sadan, Dr. Mukharji Road, Dombivli (East) 421201 A registered NGO, PAWS will send you a receipt for all your donations at the earliest. For Direct transfer to PAWS accounts please e-mail us on nilesh Your help whether monetary or otherwise will be highly appreciated. We are eager to hear from you. Thanks, Best wishes and Love from all of us. TEAM PAWS ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ Plant & Animals Welfare Society - PAWS is.... *Member Society of WSPA - World Society for Protection of Animals *Affiliated with Indian Chamber of Non-Governmental Organizations, Delhi *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 11th 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. **********XXXXXXXX END OF NEWSLETTER XXXXXXXX********* -- Mansi Bhanage Rescue - Co-ordinator +91 9820161114 www.pawsasia.org www.freewebs.com/pawsproducts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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