Keep Talking raise A$1122/ Rs 58,900 in Perth, Australia for The Voice of Stray Dogs
Posted on | May 17, 2012 | No Comments
Imagine a charity in another country raising a thousand dollars, without you even asking for it (but of course you need it) and you get a check in mail your mail!
Keep Talking raised A$1122/ Rs 58,900 in Perth, Australia for The Voice of Stray Dogs
Yesterday we get a check in our mail with a small handwritten note that this is from ‘Keep Talking’. ‘Keep Talking’ based in Perth, Australia had raised A$1122/ Rs 58,900 through a veg BBQ for ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’, last month.
Keep Talking does a barbie for 'The Voice of Stray Dogs' in Perth
Based in Perth, Keep Talking was founded by Christine Ringrow in response to the treatment of cattle in Indonesian Abattoirs, as exposed on ABC’s 4 Corners, episode Bloody Business. In July 2011, Keep Talking raised funds to assist Animals Australia’s media campaign to help Ban Live Export. Keep Talking seeks to engage community at all times for Animal Protection by holding events.
Chrisine at the fundriaser for The Voice of Stray Dogs
The appreciation is deeply felt by the stray dogs of Bangalore for ‘Keep Talking’ for their efforts and gesture. From Perth, Australia, ‘Keep Talking’ and Christine are truly The Voice of Stray Dogs.
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- Christine Ringrow & her charity Keep Talking raised A$1122/ Rs 58,900 in Perth, Australia for The Voice of Stray Dogs
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- Keep Talking does a barbie for ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’ in Perth
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- Chrisine at the fundriaser for The Voice of Stray Dogs
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- The veg barbie
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- The grill is set
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- One of the invited guests
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- Cup cakes
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- Christine at the helm
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- It was fun, and useful, for ‘The Voice of stray Dogs’
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Delhi Municipal Corporation finds every alibi not to make an effective ABC program, while sitting on 78 Municipal Veterinary facilities
Posted on | May 11, 2012 | 1 Comment
A news article in the Hindustan Times dt 10 May 2012 headlined “Dog sterilization to take a hit in New Delhi”says ‘With the trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), the drive to sterilize dogs in the Capital has hit a roadblock in the north and east corporations. The cash-strapped corporations would have to put the drive on hold for a couple of months as there is not a single dog sterlisation facility available within their jurisdiction.’ A Municipal Corporation office is quoted as saying “It would be very difficult for us to control the stray dog menace in east Delhi municipal corporation (EDMC) and north Delhi municipal corporation (NDMC). The dog population could go up by 30-40% in east and north corporations.” The article says “.. there are over 2.8 lakh stray dogs in the Capital and the number could climb beyond three lakhs in a couple of months…”
AWBI Letter to Delhi CM on using using vet facilities for ABC pg 1
Now compare this information with what is the reality on the ground:
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) had written a letter to the Cheif Minister of Delhi on 25th March, 2011 requesting the governments support for ‘Delhi Government help solicited for stray dog population management, and making Delhi a zero-rabies city’. The letter cited that:
- Since animal birth control is not being resorted to on the requisite large scale, the population of stray dogs in Delhi has not come under control yet.
- The WHO recommends that to achieve success in the program, 70% of stray dogs population must be sterilized and vaccinated with in 2 years. Delhi has a population of 2.62 Lacs stray dogs.
- There are about 78 veterinary hospitals in existence in the Delhi State, run by the Animal Husbandry Department, Government of Delhi.
- Of these, only one, i.e. the Tughlakabad facility, is being used for the Animal Birth Control (ABC) program! 77 veterinary hospitals set up by the Animal Husbandry department of the Government of Delhi, some with large area and facilities are not being utilized for ABC Read more
VoSD is raising INR 60,000/ US$ 1,200 for The VoSD Care Center for Stray Dogs in Bangalore, India
Posted on | May 9, 2012 | No Comments
The Voice of Stray Dogs (VoSD) is in the process of building out a Care Center for Stray Dogs (VoSD Care Center). VoSD have already leased a plot about 1km (as the crow flies) from HAL Airport and Marthahalli. The location is approachable both from Outer Ring Road and HAL Aiport Road. This is a request to help VoSD raise funds to erect the Center and help the dogs of Bangalore.
Location of the proposed VoSD Stray Dog Care Center
Note to donors:
- All funds used only for the capital expenses – all additional requirements and operational & veterinary expenses will be taken care of by ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’.
- All payments received and use of funds are reflected publicly under VoSD Projects as VoSD Receives & VoSD Gives respectively on www.strays.in
- All funds employed strictly for the project – there are no administrative overheads in VoSD projects.
- A commemorative foundation stone will be erected on site with the names of all persons and agencies that have contributed to the VoSD Care Center
- You will have an update on the development undertaken on this website by way of updates and reports. You will be sent a receipt for the received funds
What is the VoSD Care Center for?
VoSD rescues stray dogs and after the critical phase so far all VoSD Rescues are shifted to private households, which is not always the best solution. VoSD needs a place for the dogs to be able to facilitate the best treatment. The VoSD Care Center will:
- Treat injured dogs, have an inpatient facility and place for recovery, rehabilitation and adoption of puppies.
- Have round the clock monitoring and will have one supervisor and one care taker.
- Be able to take 5 emergency cases
- Have a puppy area for 5-10 puppies
- Provide a monthly awareness program for children and parents in the surrounding area s between human being and animals.
These resident dogs are already fed and taken care of my VoSD
What will be funds be used for? Read more
The Whispering Voices of Dogs of the past: Stories of Pain, Hope & Despair. The plastic twine dog of Navi Mumbai (Dec 2006)
Posted on | May 7, 2012 | 2 Comments
Rescue, text and pictures – Naina Athale a Navi Mumbai based activist. Naina is a PhD scholar and is a member of the Managing Committee of In Defense of Animals (IDA), co-opted member of the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and member of the Advisory Board of The Voice of Stray Dogs.
The nylon twine dog of Navi Mumbai
December 2006 , Navi Mumbai. I received a call from a horrified bank employee who could not describe what she had seen. She said she was in a daze all the way home from her office at CBD to Mumbai. After two hours, at 10pm she got the courage to call, but was mumbling and stuttering. I left immediately and saw something extremely traumatic for me. A black stray dog tied up with plastic twine and left to die by some perverted jerk at the CBD railway station.
The nylon twine dog of Navi Mumbai
Hundreds of commuters passing by everyday but only one of them called us after almost 10 days or more. By the time the twine had literally eaten into his flesh. You can see a part of it after I cut it off still stuck to his flesh in the back. The little white button like thing at the top of his neck is the spinal cord. I managed to cut the rest of the twine but you can still see the marks left on his face and neck as if the twine was still there…No auto would come because of his stinking flesh..so I put him on wads of newspaper on the back seat of my car and drove down to our center. Read more