"Strenthening Project for sustainability"
"Youth involved in Income Generation"
"One of our Members feeding the street Dogs"
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Half Yearly Newsletter
Volume 1, Issue 3 January, 2007
A WORD FROM THE
EDITOR
Well, there’s much ado in this quarter’s issue: reports on training in care and the rounding up of stray dogs in Jharkhand with the kind assistance of the Britishbased Mayhew Animal Home and their experts in the field, for which we are extremely grateful, especially to Dr jack Reece;
Like HOPE, many organisations are doing all they can to try to assist the desperate situation of the stray animals, but all this takes money. And so we ask that you donate whatever you can to our cause, even the few cents you may have in your pockets the day before payday:
Every cent goes towards our Shelter upgradation and ABC program, and this can often actually mean the difference between living and dying— dying a slow, painful death as starvation eats away at your body. Please help us in this task—all will be appreciated.
Livelihood Initiative
Our regular support to Khunti community is now in action. After the success of the first phase of our operations, ‘GOPALAN’, seen, involvement of the village youth and women with our Income Generation program through farm animals and occupations such as milking cows.
This time we got two more cows - one from Mr Henk of The Netherlands and the other one from Boyd & Rotary of Australia. These donations boosted the other communitiy members who then applied to the government scheme with 40% subsidy. They would be receiving Ten cows in total - currently they have 4 cows.
Nabuur - the Netherland based organisation - which started supporting our initiative with the help of volunteers is going great. There were volunteers visiting our site - each and every volunteer is putting their efforts in bringing the change for this community. Recently Dr Sadana and Mrs. Geetanjali Sen - these two volunteers visited our site - we got lots and lots of suggestions but at this stage we can not implement them all due to the limited resources. These villagers are now in the process of getting a co-operative registration to be prepared for future action to go on a mass scale in producing milk and milk products. Under the cooperative system, they would get many other benefits and support from Government bodies. We have been extending support in the care and Management of the cows, feed and milk sale. We would like to train these community members to understand all the aspects of running a Milk Cooperative.
We are also looking to provide cows on finance to involve more poor people in humane dairy farming.
Can you help us donate a cow?
STRAY
DOGS - Ranchi - Jharkhand - India
"In the month of October we signed MOU with the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) for Pet Dog Registration and Stray Dog Control and Management in Ranchi City.
The pet dog registration work will be carried on until 31st March 2007. The idea of registration will support the ABC work in Ranchi. However only 200 registrations till 19th February are recorded with 65 numbers free rabies vaccinations. Rs. 100/- as Registration fees being collected where we are providing a Dog ID, Certificate and A Dog Guide with free rabies vaccines sponsored by the Mayhew Animal Home. Though there is a estimate by the practicing Vets in Ranchi of around 3000 + pets have owners. But due to low awareness amongst people the number of registrations are low. We are putting awareness stalls in the city and trying our best to do as much as we can to reach out to the maximum pet owners.
In January Mr Ohal from the organisation attended the Asia for Animals Conference held at Chennai between 10 to 12 January, which gives an opportunity to meet, learn, share with the fellow animal activists from the Asian region.
Representative from the Mayhew Animal Home was in Ranchi to get the updates on kennels and Operation Theatre.
Please be a part of our group and donate in cash through PayPal, cheque or in kind for our projects.
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