UPDATE: Awareness Campaign on Animal Welfare: Humane Dog and Rabies Management

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UPDATE

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Awareness Campaign on Animal Welfare: Humane Dog and Rabies Management

 

Guwahati 28th December 2008: JBF(INDIA) - professionally managed pioneer

organization of India, organized daylong awareness program on animal welfare on

its foundation day of Animal Relief Centre at Guwahati, at the centre located at

4, Chandan Nagar, Survey, Beltola, Guwahati, Assam.  The thematic awareness

program was one of the parts of the weeklong animal welfare activities of the

organization. 

The participants from different walks life including academicians, veterinary

scholars, social workers, animal welfare activists shared their views on animal

welfare activities especially in Guwahati at present context.  The discussion

was initiated by a lead presentation by Dr. Smriti R, Dutta, ex-consultant,

National Institute of Animal Welfare, Ballavgarh, Haryana which highlighted

issues, initiatives of different organizations and new innovation in animal

welfare activities.

The participants opined that there is lack of appropriate awareness and

sensitization amongst the general mass and appropriate strategy is to be adopted

for this.  The participants also expressed serious concern that participation

of veterinarians in animal welfare activities are very poor whereas vets can

play  key pivotal role in animal welfare activities and lead the general mass

towards appropriate direction for sustainable animal welfare activities.

The workshop resolved that JBF(INDIA) should build up a project on “Humane dog

and Rabies Management†with participation of all other stakeholders and

approach appropriate authority for implementation.  The workshop expressed

confidence that JBF(INDIA) can lead on such initiatives and address the emerging

issue of animal welfare for the benefit of the society at large.

 

 

 

Dr. Sashanka S. Dutta

Chief Functionary - JBF(Just Be Friendly)

Co-opted Member - Animal Welfare Board of India

(Ministry of Environment & Forests).