People For Animals - India's largest Animal welfare organization by Maneka Gandhi

PFA Sirohi - 3 Days veterinary and Animal Welfare Camp at Uthman

Thursday, 29 December 2011 22:49 pfa

Village Uthman distt. Sirohi Rajasthan, having all types of livestock specially sheep and goat with large number, cows, buffaloes and camels. In this area people from jain community are very much lover of animals and they are all time ready to do help for the needy and poor animals. As far as concern with animal owners, one big community that is rebari having lot of cows and sheep and goats in thousands of number and other caste also having good no. of animals. This area of Rajasthan is coming under tribal belt.

As we done in last October third week, veterinary and animal welfare camp in this village. By that camp we helped so many animals. After that camp we had lot of appreciation from animal owners of this village and those are in need for their animals. And animal lovers of this village and from near villages specially from jain community was also so much happy with effort of pfa Sirohi and animal husbandry deptt sirohi. (Especially Government veterinary Clinic, Palri (m) nearby Uthman)

In that camp when donors visited camp site and seen the work of veterinarian and pfa workers, they were very happy and announce next 3 days camp in this village, for the help of animals of this village and also nearby 5-7 villages specially for animals those were not benefited in that camp and if there any animal require any surgical process.

After this announcement by few animal lovers from this village, pfa team sirohi, govt. vet from palri (m) Dr. Aves khan, started planning to arrange 3 days camp in uthman village.

One important thing regarding camp is that few priests from jain community were also very interested for this 3 days camp activity, that’s why they met us many times before camp dates, and they came at camp site on every day of camp and one of them who is very much impressed by pfa work was stayed there to see complete surgical process of one buffalo. He was also done great job that is he was given message to Jain people to come forward for the help of animals. And few people same time announced next camp expected in April 2012.

As we received date from donors for this camp (because their religious function was also coming in December), so after finalization of dates, we have prepared a 4 banner with full of activities and dates and pamphlets with dates and names of staff (veterinary).

We as a pfa team with help of vet. from govt. clinic started campaigning for this camp in uthman village and near villages are as follows bagsin, palri (m), posaliya, panchdeval, radbar, choolii. We visited all the school of these villages, and met with students and teacher and also done meeting with sarpanch (democratic leader of village or we can say jan pritinidhi). And we hired an vehicle with recorded audio cd with details of camp and dates, one more interesting thing is that one person from uthman village who is belongs to rebari community and working as peon in govt. school, was voluntarily join us for the help in camp and also in campaigning as he was belong to rebari community, our message in rebari people was easily dispersed and by this effort outcome was great all the rebari owners came with their animals camp site.

After with full efforts we started 3 days camp, for this camp animal husbandry deptt. Sirohi deputed 4 veterinarians 4 vet. assistants 6 assistant Workers.

In 3 days camp we have attend 3840 animals. Out of this figure we have treated around 223 animals and 40 animals were treated for infertility, 5 animals were passed through surgical processes, vaccination for the camels for surra are 107, vaccination for cattle and buffaloes around 110 and ETV for sheep and goat around 2780 and large and small animal dosing (deworming) 1727.

Special features of camps that we have treated 2 horses, one elephant and one dog and one crow(bird), one wild cow, one vulture

Note: some sheep and goats are common for etv and deworming

Highlights on PFA works: In last 13 yrs (1998 to currently) we have organized 151 camps for the animal welfare in tribal belt. In these camps total 2, 95,031 animal are benefitted and 10010 animal owners of 151 villages are benefitted.

References:

News papers are

1. Jagruk Times
2. Samachar Jagat
3. Maru Leher
4. Dainik Bhaskar
5. Dainik Navjyoti
6. Pratahkaal

Upcoming events:

1. 25 Dec. 2011 - Medical and health camp in village Takaht garh distt pali
2. 13 to 14th February 2012 - veterinary and animal welfare camp in village andore distt. Sirohi.
3. 15th Feb. 2012 - veterinary and animal welfare camp in village moke distt. Jalore. [Image Gallery]

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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 January 2012 01:59

Mysterious Animal Deaths

Thursday, 29 December 2011 22:43 Maneka Gandhi

Most people read the papers, forget most and get on with the day. Few people see the patterns; the big picture of what is happening in the world. One of the things that have been happening with greater and greater frequency is large and mysterious animal deaths. Something that punsters call flockalypse (as in apocalypse or the end of the world). A map has come out in Google showing the die offs in 2010/2011. These are only a small percentage of the mysterious mass deaths that actually took place. Not listed here are the U.S. Geological Service's website which lists about 90 mass deaths of birds and other wildlife from June to December 12, 2010. Time Magazine listed these as unsolved mysteries long before 2010: “In 2004, an estimated 300 hippopotamuses in Uganda’s Queen Elizabeth National Park died. In June 2010, 82 hippos died. In January 2006, 200 sea turtles washed up on the shores of El Salvador. Millions of honeybees started disappearing in 2006. According to the Department of Agriculture, reported bee-colony death rates were 29% in 2009, rising to 34% in 2010. The four main bumblebee populations have plummeted more than 90% in the past 20 years.

Now, court battle to procure air guns

Tuesday, 27 December 2011 22:10 Webmaster

PUNE: The Indian shooters will board the flight for Doha on Wednesday to take part in the Asian Championships with a mixture of excitement and apprehension.

Excitement because the quadrennial event from January 11 to 22 offers the last chance to win a few more Olympic quotas and apprehension due to a recent notification of the Customs department at the IGI airport in New Delhi.

The Customs, in its order, had said that air weapons without license would not be allowed to be imported following the Delhi High Court's ruling earlier this year, making it mandatory for anyone possessing an air gun to acquire license.

The government, in an effort to promote shooting as a sport, had exempted air weapons from license under the Arms Act 1959, but that was struck down by the Delhi HC in May while giving its verdict on a case filed by People For Animals, an NGO headed by Maneka Gandhi.

The vexing part is that there is no authority to issue license because of the government's policy. "The result is that, one can carry firearms now, but not an air weapon," an Arjuna awardee shooter observed.

NRAI secretary Rajiv Bhatia said the athletes need not worry. "The PIL in the Supreme Court comes up for hearing on January 2. We are hopeful that the verdict would be in our favour," he said.

Although the Customs notification mentions "import of Air-Pistols, Air-Guns and Air-Rifles may not be allowed", a senior official clarified that it would also apply to old guns.

"One may carry the weapons out of India but they would not be allowed to return (without license). The weapons would be detained," K K Jain, a Deputy Commissioner of Customs at the IGI airport, told TOI on Monday.

When asked whether the rule would be applied for national shooters when they return from Doha, Jain said: "Yes, they (weapons) would be released once they produce the license."

The sport's governing body NRAI, which has filed a PIL against the Delhi HC's order in the Supreme Court, was taken aback by the Customs department's stand.

Source: Times of India

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Parking up the wrong tree: Speeding motorist's car winds up jammed between the ground and trunk

Tuesday, 27 December 2011 22:03 Webmaster

Not everybody is as protective of trees as the environmentalists in northern India.

While they succeeded in saving 33 Alstonia trees from being cut down, a speeding driver was doing his best to knock one over on Christmas Day.

His vehicle ended up with its bonnet squashed against the ground and its trunk jammed... against the tree trunk.
The car flipped onto its bonnet and wedged its trunk after the speeding driver crashed into the tree Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078697/Parking-wrong-tree-Speeding-motorist-winds-jammed-ground-trunk.html#ixzz1ho59kG00

The car flipped onto its bonnet and wedged its trunk after the speeding driver crashed into the tree Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2078697/Parking-wrong-tree-Speeding-motorist-winds-jammed-ground-trunk.html#ixzz1ho59kG00

But once the crumpled car had been removed and the driver treated for minor injuries, the tree in the Indian state of Haryana, was none the worse for the crash.

Permission to fell Alstonias in Faridabad's Charmwood Village had been given the go-ahead earlier this month on the grounds they were causing health problems.

But MP Maneka Gandhi joined a campaign to stop the axe falling on the species which environmentalist say have medicinal properties and do not cause any health problems.

Activist Vivek Khamboj claimed the real issue was the droppings from birds hitting vehicles and that the trees blocked the view of some of the apartments.

Now an official in the Noida authority, which controls urban development in the region, said there were no plans to remove the trees which are close to 100,000 in the country.

A statement by the People for Animals run by the MP, said: 'It is not only illegal to cut trees but suicidal for an agricultural country like India that is heavily dependent on the monsoon.

'Trees act as a green lung in our congested concrete jungle.'

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Rare animals, shells worth lakhs rescued, pet shop owner nabbed

Tuesday, 27 December 2011 21:59 Webmaster

he city police on Monday arrested a man for illegally selling a coral, 15 shells and nine Australian Budgerigars. Acting on a tip-off from animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi, the accused KC Bindra, owner of Petworld shop, was nabbed, police said. After receiving a complaint
through email, Gandhi assigned some activist of the People For Animals (PFA) to approach Bindra as customers.

PFA member Shilpa Choudhary entered into a deal for buying coral and shells from Bindra on phone. The deal was settled for R90,000. Police nabbed Bindra when he was selling the products to Choudhary.

A case has been registered with Sector 29 police station under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

“We have arrested the seller. He will be produced before the judicial magistrate tomorrow,” said Jagdish Prasad, SHO, Sector 29 police station.

The police have sent the seized items to the forensic lab in Dehradun. “The items are worth lakhs of rupees," said Sourabh Gupta, a member of PFA. According to the activists, these animals are smuggled into the country with the chicken shells that are exported here.

Bindra's associate Anuradha claimed that he was being framed. She alleged that PFA activist themselves placed the items in the shop.

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Dogs rescued by PFA Delhi

Saturday, 24 December 2011 16:26 pfa

PFA Delhi rescued some dogs from vivek vihar and karol bagh area from breeders. 2 people arrested under the prevention of cruelty to animal act. Both accused were breeders.

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Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2011 21:57

PFA Khanna - Treatment & Dressing of Stray Pup

Saturday, 24 December 2011 15:58 pfa

Snap of treating and dressing a stray pup whose lower parts were badly injured.The pup has been scheduled for next treatments.

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Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2011 22:18

PFA Khanna - Rescued and Treatment of Dog

Saturday, 24 December 2011 15:50 pfa

This dog whose back was damaged with some accident was stuck in a hole in front of gurdwara in village khatra from 4 days. In confusion and fear the dog was trying to bite every person who tried to help dog. Legs of dogs were bend and stuck in a way that it was impossible to pull out dog. On call p.f.a khanna reached there and gave anesthesia to dog from behind and pulled out dog from inside of gurdwara in 30 minutes slowly. Dog has multiple wounds filled with maggots due to dirty water there. Dog was treated and schduled for every third day treatment along with physio therapy.Now after 15 days treatment the wounds are healed and dog started walking a little steps. Walking snaps will be added soon. [Image Gallery]

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Last Updated on Friday, 30 December 2011 22:18

Religion and Food Habit

Saturday, 24 December 2011 15:37 Maneka Gandhi

Although it is the Eastern religions like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism that are primarily associated with Ahimsa or non-violence- all religions endorse respect for nature and compassion for living beings. True religious leaders have consistently recognized that a compassionate God would care about all beings of every shape who have a desire to live and experience pleasure and pain. The principles of compassion and justice must be universal because as the Rev. Martin Luther King rightly observed, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." All religions acknowledge that humankind depends on nature for its own survival avoidance of meat has been a part of religious practice in nearly all faiths". Universal religious thought promotes universal compassion. and condemns the opposite-the unnecessary slaughter of animals-as fundamentally irreligious" quotes Steven Rosen in Diet for Transcendence.