(IN) PAWS Newsletter November 2008

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P@WS November 2008 Newsletter

 

Edited by Shilpa Phadke

 

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This issue contains…

 

1. Month of Terror - 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

 

7. PAWS Merchandise of the Month

 

8. Vaccination Drive for Working Bullocks

 

9. Notable Visitors @ PAWS

 

10. Survey & Research Work

 

11. Fundraising Event of the Month

 

12. U Can Support PAWS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Month of Terror - FROM THE DESK OF HONY. GEN SECRTARY

 

 

 

The fateful month of November has come to an end but the terror attacks in

several notable locations in Mumbai have left us scarred forever. The

terrorists have left hundreds dead, many among then innocent children and

have caused irreparable damage to historic monuments like the Taj Hotel. We

at PAWS, pay our homage to those who have lost their lives in this carnage &

salute the brave policemen who died in the line of duty. We also applaud the

courage of all the NSG commandoes, local police and army units who helped to

flush out all the terrorists and rescue the hostages.

 

 

 

On our front, the monthly fundraising event had notable success & I would

like to thank everyone for the same. I expect the same/ increasing response

from all of you for the forthcoming events, because after all, funds are the

backbone of any organization.

 

 

 

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 :

 

 

 

# This month our van staff left because of bonus issues & all rescue calls

were entirely handled by Manasi with new volunteers Rupesh Nair, Sanmit Raje

& Kartick. All these people literally worked day and night. Volunteers

Sonali, Mansi, Anushree, Preeti Indurkar, Sangam, Sourabh, Parinita, Kunal &

Anuradha also helped in rescuing animals. I thank everyone who came in time

for rescues & not only in PAWS meetings.

 

 

 

Below are the photos:

 

http://www.orkut.com/Main#AlbumZoom.aspx?uid=18257370156743447579 & pid=1225362447\

059 & aid=1225337151

 

 

 

# On 9th November 08, PAWS office received a call that a donkey was lying

injured opposite Gaodevi Temple, Manpada Road in Dombivli. Thanks to PAWS

volunteer Mansi Bhanage who coordinated with Thane SPCA and called their

van. PAWS volunteers Anushree, Nilesh, Abhishek rescued the donkey, and

Saurabh & Sangam took it to Bombay SPCA for treatment. But the poor donkey

died after 2 days as it was affected by Tetanus.

 

 

 

# On 9th November 08, PAWS office received a call from Volunteer Amit that a

Pomeranian was abandoned near Dombivli station. PAWS secretary Nilesh & Amit

rescued the pom & took it to Kalyan center for further rehoming.

 

 

 

# On 18th two white pigeons were given to PAWS by photographer Siddhartha

Nath, on 1st another pigeon was brought to the PAWS office by local

residents. All these cases were taken to the pigeon shelter in Dombivli. On

26th, an employee of Integral Safety Engineers company brought an injured

cuckoo to the PAWS office. On 2nd November, Amit brought 1 pigeon, these

were taken to Thane SPCA for further treatment.

 

 

 

Despite the un-availability of rescue staff for half the month, the PAWS

Dombivli-Kalyan van rescued 32 injured dogs. 17 dogs were taken for

sterilization & 6 others were rescued. The tally came to 55 animals!

 

 

 

Hats off to all volunteers who stood behind PAWS in this difficult time &

brickbats to those who did not bother.

 

 

 

4. P@WS ON THE WEB:

 

 

 

## 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=1357 & g=3e131eff8a084002968805\

adf7b48385

 

 

 

## PAWS secretary is quoted by DNA regarding birds vanishing from the city:

 

*http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1205577 & pageid=2 *

 

 

 

## Social website Orkut heroes interviewed PAWS Secretary, below is the

link:

 

www.orkutheroes.com/nileshbhanage/

 

 

 

## To know more about PAWS activities, animal rescues and much more, just

log on to

 

www.pawsasia.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. SCHOOL / COLLEGE AWARENESS:

 

 

 

## PAWS best volunteers Anahita Kumar & Lalita Gopalan organized an

awareness program for school children in Veer Bhagat Singh Vidyalaya

on 14thNovember 2008 on the event of Children's Day.

 

 

 

## PAWS awareness program In-charge Sonali & volunteers Preeti Indurkar and

Kartik conducted an awareness program in 'Navbharat School' in Bhiwandi on

25th November 2008. This was followed by a student interaction session.

 

 

 

## Symbiosis Institute trainee Ms. Nisha Mathew who is currently an intern

with PAWS - participated in NGO's exhibition called 'Real Walk of Fame'

where in works of 100 NGO's was showcased at Rang-sharda Auditorium in

Bandra. PAWS work was also showcased by Nisha. Below are the photos of the

event uploaded on orkut Album

 

http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1226490847

 

 

 

 

 

6. MONTHLY ANTI-RABIES DRIVE:

 

 

 

PAWS volunteer Sourbh Edwankar organized an Anti-Rabies Drive in Thakur

Village this month. The team was headed by Anuradha with volunteers

comprising Avinash, Saurabh, Preeti, Sonali, Sangam, Akshay & Cristina. All

those involved helped in vaccinating strays in the entire colony.

 

7. MERCHANDISE OF THE MONTH: CAP

 

 

 

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 caps. Up-coming

brand L & F took the order & manufactured nice, cool caps. These caps are

available for Rs.100/- which includes shipping charges. The minimum order

should be for 2 caps.

 

To buy this merchandise, call PAWS on 9820161114 or 9920777536. To check out

the caps, click below:

www.freewebs.com/pawsproducts

 

 

 

 

8. VACCINATION DRIVE FOR WORKING BULLOCKS:

 

 

 

Every year, countless cattle die due to hazardous activities and hard work

involved in farming, brick kilns & pulling carts. Many cows/bullocks die due

to infection since their working conditions involved metal, mud & bricks.

The animals eventually die due to Tetanus. Every year PAWS rescues such

infected cattle & also vaccinates them on a bi-annual basis. On November 30

th, PAWS organized a similar vaccination drive at Davdi village. This

village has the maximum number of bullock cart owners & each farmer has

at-least half a dozen cattle.

 

 

 

PAWS team comprising Prathmesh Nibandhe, Preeti Indurkar, Sonali Bagde &

Sangam Khandare vaccinated more then 25 bullocks. Dr. Datta Raje

administered the medicines.

 

 

 

 

 

9. NOTABLE VISITORS @ PAWS:

 

 

 

WSPA Asia representative, Ms. Astri Wulandri from the Bangkok office &

Indian representative, Ms. Amrita from the Delhi office visited PAWS office

& had discussions on organizational functions & activities. PAWS Secretary

Mr. Nilesh along with Manasi, Sonali, Nisha & Sangam assisted in the

meeting. Below are the photos:

 

http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1227679462

 

 

 

 

 

10. SURVERY & RESEARCH WORK:

 

 

 

## PAWS participated in research work carried out by 'Institute of Rural

Management, Anand' on 'Learning about the challenges and the management

practices of NGO's across India'.

 

 

 

## PAWS volunteers completed 300 questionnaires on 'Peoples attitude towards

animals in Asia' created by Dr. D. C. Turner, University of Zurich,

Switzerland.

 

 

 

 

 

11. FUNDRAISING EVENT OF THE MONTH:

 

 

 

Lead by Anuradha & Nilesh, this month, the PAWS team collected all unwanted

newspapers, milk bags & other household items and raised a few thousands by

selling these items. We wholeheartedly thank following volunteers for their

staunch support in making this event successful.

 

The Guard of Honour: Parizad Dalal, Sanmit Raje, Rupesh Nair, Saurabh

Chougule, Sonali Bagde, Usha Kolambkar & Pranay Joshi.

 

 

 

Below is the link for photos uploaded on an orkut album:

 

http://www.orkut.com/Main#Album.aspx?uid=18257370156743447579 & aid=1225337151

 

 

 

 

 

12. 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.

 

 

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Mansi Bhanage

Rescue - Co-ordinator

+91 9820161114

www.pawsasia.org

www.freewebs.com/pawsproducts