P@WS July 2008 Newsletter

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P@WS July 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 - 'I am the change' film project

5. Fundraising by Scotland supporters

6. Monsoon Tree Plantation & Plastic Waste Pick-up

7. Cat Anti-Rabies Vaccination Drive - Thane

8. Society Pet Dog / Stray Dog Feeding issues

9. Donation in Kind

10. School/College Awareness - Focus on Special Children

11. Support our Cause

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1. FROM THE DESK OF HONY. GEN SECRETARY:

This month, I, along with my trustees took the decision to donate the existing

Matador ambulance to a school for children with developmental disabilities. From

September 2001 till November 2007, this van has served animals for 6 eventful

years. Thousands of dogs, cats, birds & most importantly, injured cattle were

rescued with the help of this van. This van is all the more special to us

because it was our first donation which we received from Mr. Anil Kataria of

Ahmednagar SPCA in 2001. But in the past one year the vehicle started giving a

lot of problems & since its manufacturing has been stopped since 1998, we faced

problems in getting spares. The van was lying idle. In the meantime we got a

call from 'Dynamix School' for special children; they needed a vehicle to

transport children locally and were ready to bear all expenses related to the

van. So we donated the van to them. We are left with 2 small ambulances at our

disposal which can cater to small animals.

Now, until & unless we get a new 'Cattle Ambulance' we might not able to address

the problem of injured cattle. So I request everybody to contact local SPCA's

for help.

Yours for Animals,

Nilesh Bhanage

 

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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 a small

contribution on a monthly basis 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'

 

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3. SOME NOTABLE FIELD CALLS:

## Since the monsoon season is on, we receive lot of calls for wildlife in

distress. Thanks to our volunteers who rush to the spot & rescue and handle them

safely. On 2nd July, PAWS volunteers Prathmesh Desai & Sourabh Chougule rescued

2 pond herons which had fallen from their nest. On 15th July PAWS trustee Nilesh

& Prasad rescued a soft back turtle from a school. Below is the story.

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On 16th July an injured kite was rescued by PAWS staff from Dombivli, the bird's

wings were clipped by some children & they were playing with it. All above cases

were admitted to Thane SPCA for further rehabilitation.

 

## This month we also received several cattle calls. On 5th July we got a call

at 6 AM in morning when some resident spotted injured donkey lying on spot. PAWS

secretary drove the ambulance in the morning & rescued the donkey & her foal

which had met with an accident. The mother died at the hospital because of

wounds, the foal is now being fed by a cow. Thanks to Diana Singh Roy who always

takes care of all the cattle cases which are sent to BSPCA. On 6th July PAWS

office received a call regarding a cow from a neighboring village lying injured

due to an accident. The people out there wanted to help the cow. Nilesh & Prasad

of PAWS helped the people to take the cow to Bombay SPCA. On 24th July, two

donkeys from Thane were hospitalized at Bombay SPCA by PAWS founder Anuradha.

All the above animals were taken all the way to Bombay SPCA which is over 80 Kms

from Dombivli. This is quite hectic for the animals but since there is not much

facility for cattle in district, we are left with no other option but to

undertake the rigorous journey.

 

## On 26th July PAWS Trustee Neeta Parwatey's neighbors beat a puppy residing in

her building very badly. She took those people & the pup to Panvel Police

Station to file the FIR against her neighbor Mr. Kamble. The matter was solved

at the police station where Kamble's wife literally came to tears & made an

apology even as the police explained them clauses of Indian Penal Code &

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.

## On 30th July Volunteers Sangam Khandare & Crystal Fernandez rescued a

Russel's Viper, later released with Kalyan Forest Dept. Below is the link of

photo:

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

## MAM movies created a project on 101 NGO's by making a short film related to

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

Rescues. This short film named 'Green Guards' is now 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.

## Prasad & Nilesh rescued soft back turtle from a school, Read the full Story:

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## Monkey business in Thane Slums is hi-lighted by our Secretary Nilesh in DNA

Newspaper, click below to read full story:

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1178992

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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 & clothes.

They also held raffle & prizes were sponsored by their resort. They sold bags

via E-bay & also had 'Lucky Dip' & 'Chinese Tattoo' at their stall. A Flier

about PAWS activities was made available on stall. The photographs are uploaded

on our Orkut album:

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

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

first gift from fundraising which came from them was a huge 'Plastic Pet

Transporter' with wheels in it. This is useful for us to keep inside ambulance

and separate Distemper or Gastro cases. More rescue equipments, medicines are

awaited from them since they are visiting PAWS in August.

We wholeheartedly thank all of them for their staunch support for the cause we

have taken-up.

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6. MONSOON TREE PLANTATION & PLASTIC WASTE PICK-UP:

Those PAWS volunteers, who missed our last month plantation drive with Hariyali

Trust near Kalyan, joined in the next round on 6th July. There were over 100

students from Children's Academy School, Malad, who had joined the drive on an

invitation by PAWS. 100 Employees of Mahindra & Mahindra joined Hariyali on same

day for this plantation. The plantation photos are uploaded in our Orkut album:

http://www.orkut.co.in/Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1213579336

<http://www.orkut.co.in/Album.aspx?uid=11637720281533423481 & aid=1213579336>

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7. CAT ANTI-RABIES VACCINATION DRIVE - THANE:

Animal lover pappu feeds around 40 cats everyday Thane's Hari niwas circle. Like

last year PAWS office organized vaccination drive for all his cats & area dogs.

Team headed by Anuradha vaccinated many cats / dogs there against rabies. Team

comprising Anahita Kumar, Lalita Gopalan, Sangam Khandre, Crystal Fernandez,

Kunal Chheda & Akshay Bhalekar joined in as volunteers.

 

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8. SOCIETY PET DOG / STRAY DOG FEEDING ISSUES:

## On 15th July PAWS office received a letter from Mahesh Phadnis of Thane. His

neighbor had complained against his 2 pet dogs. The complainant turned out to be

Pravin Mahajan's wife Rekha Mahajan. PAWS sent her a few letters in this regard.

The matter is still pending.

## On 17th PAWS office received a letter from Ms. Lalita Anand Kumar, a resident

of Kalyan that her society secretary had ordered the watchmen to beat stray

dogs. PAWS sent a stern letter to them & the society clarified in a reply that

they are not against any animals. The matter was solved amicably.

## On 23rd Ms. Tamanna Sheikh of Vasai Road wrote a letter to PAWS that her

neighbors are beating some dogs with bat. She used to feed those dogs. PAWS sent

a stern letter to the neighbor but the matter is still pending and has been

taken up with the animal inspector for Bombay SPCA.

## On 26th Mr. Pawar of Virar sent a letter to PAWS stating that his neighbors

had beaten few dogs in his building and in the process, a dog's eye was injured

badly and another dog had died in the past. PAWS again wrote a warning letter on

27th & we are now awaiting response. If this merciless beating does not stop,

then a FIR will be lodged against the accused in the police station.

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DONATION IN KIND:

# This month PAWS received a huge Pet Transporter with wheels from our Scotland

supporters. We thank them for this gift.

 

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10. SCHOOL /COLLEGE AWARENESS - FOCUS ON SPECIAL CHILDREN

## For last two months, we targeted our awareness programs on special children

schools like Kshitij School & Dynamics School for children with learning

difficulties and Disha School for physically challenged children by playing

'Compassionate Citizen' Video as well interacting with them.

## On 4th of July PAWS organized an awareness program in 'Ambedkar School'.

Another program was organized on 21st July along with Sharan Trust at Children's

Academy School and St. Joseph School & a presentation was held with Akhil Mahila

Parishad on 22nd July.

All the above programs were volunteered for & coordinated by Sonali Bagde,

Preeti Paul, Anahita Kumar, Lalita Gopalan, Anushree Parmeshwaran, Pratima

Kasture & Bhakti Shah.

We can do programs in your school, group, club, society! We do not charge, we do

it for free! Just call us on 9820161114.

 

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11. SUPPORT OUR CAUSE:

Your small contribution will make a big difference!

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

animal lovers, volunteers & supporters like you. Even a small contribution would

make a difference in the life of injured animals. If you donate a specific

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 to do more rescues & fight

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

<nilesh%40pawsasia.org> <nilesh%40pawsasia.org>

<nilesh <nilesh%40pawsasia.org>

<nilesh%40pawsasia.org> > Donation Cheques / DD's can be drawn in the

name of 'Plant & Animals Welfare Society' on below Address:

PAWS

A-14, Savitri Sadan,

Dr. Mukharhji 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.

*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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