RTI response on Rabies in India: APCRI lifts data off WHO and condemns the Indian dog, whereas the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) & Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI) data is very different
Our usually trusting, usually friendly street dogs are often at the receiving end of horrible abuse and anger, because of the wide-spread (and absurd) belief that they’re easily rabid, and routinely spread rabies. The information being disseminated by organizations believed to be responsible seems to contribute to this erroneous belief. There is a figure doing the rounds – that [...]
In Defence of Dogs and Animal Activists: An open letter to the Greater Kashmir newspaper and others calling for the slaughter of stray dogs in Kashmir
‘Greater Kashmir’ has been very vociferous and lop sided in its reporting on the issue of Stray Dogs with every single ‘report’ ending with the same line allegedly quoted from a judge on the PIL ‘Will sterilized dogs stop biting’. Behind its thinly veiled reporting is the propaganda calling for the continuation of the Kashmiri ‘tradition’ of poisoning dogs to manage [...]
The importance of being er… FIAPO
If one had a choice between action and words, especially the ones that get printed, we know where this one lies. The animals, well they stay where they are for the most part. Out. A while ago we wrote about the newsworthy but wholly worthless announcement from FIAPO about dog fighting in the Punjab with [...]
A year of existence of ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’: Moving away from the NGO type Animal Welfare model to a Social Enterprise
What I vocalize here is not a new thought, this is with which we started and I have shared this in person with colleagues and VoSD Board members from time to time. But maybe for the 1st time being put out as 1 picture for everyone else. An year back VoSD was started on these premises: The [...]
Part V: Naina Athale on Activism & Animal Cruelty at the VoSD Conference, May 2012
The entire proceedings of the conference including presentations and video’s of speakers will be made available here. This is Part V & concluding part of a multi-part series on Naina Athale’s talk at ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’ Conference on ‘Catalyzing Activism for Stray Dogs’ help in Bangalore on 26th May 2012
Part IV: Naina Athale on Activism & Animal Cruelty at the VoSD Conference, May 2012
The entire proceedings of the conference including presentations and video’s of speakers will be made available here. This is Part IV of a multi-part series on Naina Athale’s talk at ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’ Conference on ‘Catalyzing Activism for Stray Dogs’ help in Bangalore on 26th May 2012
Part III: Naina Athale on Activism & Animal Cruelty at the VoSD Conference, May 2012
The entire proceedings of the conference including presentations and video’s of speakers will be made available here. This is Part III of a multi-part series on Naina Athale’s talk at ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’ Conference on ‘Catalyzing Activism for Stray Dogs’ help in Bangalore on 26th May 2012
Part II: Naina Athale on Activism & Animal Cruelty at the VoSD Conference, May 2012
The entire proceedings of the conference including presentations and video’s of speakers will be made available here. This is Part II of a multi-part series on Naina Athale’s talk at ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’ Conference on ‘Catalyzing Activism for Stray Dogs’ help in Bangalore on 26th May 2012.
Part I: Naina Athale on “Activism & Animal Cruelty” at the VoSD Conference, May 2012
The entire proceedings of the conference including presentations and video’s of speakers will be made available here. This is Part I of a multi-part series on Naina Athale’s talk at ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’ Conference on ‘Catalyzing Activism for Stray Dogs’ help in Bangalore on 26th May 2012.
Part II – Managing emergencies and providing medical intervention for stray dogs: Proceedings of The Voice of Stray Dogs Conference & Panel Discusson on Catalyzing Activism for Stray Dogs
The entire proceedings of the conference including presentations and video’s of speakers will be made available here. This is the 5th video of the this information being available for Activists for Stray Dogs to leverage on. This is Part 2 of 2 of the session by Dr Pavan, Founder Cessna Lifeline Veterinary Hospital on “Managing [...]
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