PAWS MARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER & YEARLY RESCUE REPORT
Nilesh Bhanage
PAWS MARCH 2014 NEWSLETTER
Edited By Team PAWS
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This Issue Contains -
1. Message from Team PAWS
2. Urgent Appeal By PAWS
3. Rescue Notes & Cruelty Cases
4. Volunteers Who Made This Month Remarkable
5. Press & Net Corner
6. Anti-Rabies Drives
7. Murbad Rescue Center News
8. Conferences / Workshops / Trainings / Awareness / Visitors
9. Fundraising & Donations
10. In-kind Donations
11. Awards & Achievements
12. Tree Cutting / Pet Dogs / Society Feeding Cases
13. Your Chance to Help Our Noble Cause
14. Celebration & Obituaries
1. MESSAGE FROM TEAM PAWS:
A happy New Year to All of You!
We are in desperate need of an animal lover who can stay with his/her own pets @ PAWS Murbad Rescue Center. The medical need & daily feeding of those animals will be taken care-off…
Let us know if any animal lover needs such place to live, we have 2 staff quarters which can be utilized.
Below is our Annual Rescue Report for your information!
Warm Regards,
TEAM PAWS
2. YOU’RE ATTENTION PLEASE:
PAWS is always in need of funds as it is fully dependent on local donations from animal lovers, volunteers & valuable supporters like you. Even a small contribution will make a difference to the lives of the injured animals. For Direct Transfer of Donations-
Bank : ICICI Bank Ltd.
Branch : Dombivli, MIDC Branch
A/C. No. : 008801026804
Name of A/C : 'PLANT AND ANIMALS WELFARE SOCIETY'
IFSC Code : ICIC0000088
3. OUR RESCUE NOTES & CRUELTY CASES:
Since PAWS operates in and around Dombivli-Kalyan towns of Thane district areas, team busy handling different type of rescue calls this month.
# This month, PAWS Team attended & rescued a total of 43 stray cases (Average 11 cases per week), rescued animals including 8 pups, 32 Dogs, 1 Cats & 2 Kitten. Some animals were given immediate first aid treatment by our local vet Dr. Rohit Gaikwad. The rest were sent to PAWS Murbad Rescue Center for hospitalization according to type injuries /diseases cases received by PAWS.
# PAWS office was busy handling a total of 12 bird cases this month with average 3 birds each week, while some were released same day & most of the birds were immediately hospitalized after proper isolation & treated with due intimation to kalyan forest department. Some were admitted to Bombay SPCA. Bird species which were treated includes species like Rock Pigeons, Common Myna & Alexandrine Parakeet.
# With help from Forest Dept. of Kalyan, PAWS volunteers Mandar, Sanchit & Nilesh rescued 7 snakes from various locations of dombivli & Thakurli. The species include Indian Cobra, Russell’s Viper & Sand Boa. The snakes safely relocated within hour’s time.
# Total of 19 wildlife rescue calls were attended in this month successfully by Team PAWS.
# 9 Surgeries carried out in March Month @ Murbad Center
# Vaccinations given to strays are total 78 this month while 2 strays treated during drives.
# 1 Pomeranian dog
went for re-homing this month
# Total reach to animals this month is - 161
4. VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE THIS MONTH REMARKABLE:
Thanks to all young volunteers who contributed to our cause & paws this month made remarkable….Hat’s off for Team PAWS
Help In Rescue Work:
Thanks to PAWS Volunteers Sanchit/Mandar for rescuing snakes this month.
Thanks to our volunteers Dr. Anahita Kumar, Dr. Vivek Nadedkar, Dr. Lalitha Gopalan, Sanchit More for helping the belated elephant ‘ Poornima’.
Donations, Fundraising Events & Donations Pick-ups:
We thank Omkar, Teju, Raj, Sanchit, Nisha, Bhaskar Iyer, Riddhima, Pratima for help in fundraising events, Individual donation, medicines donations & donation Pickups.
5. PRESS & NET CORNER:
# PAWS President Manasi Bhanage’s Nirmalaya collection was in Newspaper.
Dombivli heroes to turn Holi flowers into organic manure
This Project Happening in PAWS
Hospital!
http://www.mid-day.com/articles/dombivli-heroes-to-turn-holi-flowers-into-organic-manure/15162060
A city-based couple will visit housing societies tomorrow, to collect flowers and stop people from throwing them into rivers and lakes
# PAWS Founder Nilesh’s quotes taken in Bombay Times on March 26th
Mumbai’s societies can no longer ban or mistreat pets
Mar 26, 2014, 12.00AM IST TNN [ Sunayana Suresh ]
# Poornima, the elephant wch died recently in Pune, PAWS founder Nilesh’s quote taken in Pune Mirror, below is the Link
Poornima breathes her last in distress
The elephant, who was kept in deplorable conditions by her owner for years and made to beg despite being severely ill, died on Friday, days after court order for her to be shifted to WRRC for treatment
# PAWS is always fore-front in networking, sites & social networking, to get closer to all supporters, volunteers & members PAWS has following websites, where in you can post comments, on our updated homepage:
# We have campaign websites:
http://stopequineabuse.webs.com/
# PAWS conduct many projects & activities during the year, have a look
# PAWS is also having its own TV on YouTube, You can subscribe it....
http://www.youtube.com/user/PAWSTV1
# PAWS Group is having more then 4000 subscribers on facebook, wherein they regularly receive updates on rescues
http://www.facebook.com/nileshbhanage#!/groups/pawsthane/
# PAWS also has its own page on face book, you can click on 'LIKE' button.
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/PAWS-Dombivli/213497592009890
# PAWS is also on twitter, you can follow
https://twitter.com/#!/joinpaws
PAWS Founder Nilesh also has his own fan page & facebook profile:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nilesh-Bhanage/553028591380211?ref=hl
http://www.facebook.com/nileshbhanage
6. MONTHLY VACCINATION DRIVES FOR STRAYS:
# Anti-Rabies Drive @ Pendse Nagar By Team PAWS:
On Sunday, 16th March 2014, Team PAWS comprising of Volunteers - Dr. Vivek Nandedkar (B. V. Sc), PAWS Founder Nilesh, Pratima, Sanchit, Rahul, Nisha & PAWS Trustee Ms. Anjali Ekbote conducted Anti-Rabies drive for stray Animals in Pendse Nagar, Ganesh Temple Road, Nehru Ground Area & Ramchandra Talkies areas. Total 38 strays were vaccinated against Rabies while 1 strays given first aid for its skin disease.
Below are pics of Drive held successfully by Team PAWS.
# Anti-Rabies Drive @ Gograswadi By Team PAWS:
On 23-03-2014
Team PAWS comprising of Dr. Lalitha Gopalan (M. V. Sc.), Sanchit More, Raj Maru
& Divya participated in Anti-Rabies Vaccination Drive held @ Gograswadi
area. Total 40 strays were vaccinated against rabies in one hours time by team
PAWS. This is 8th consecutive year when Team PAWS vaccinated the strays against
Rabies in that area. Mira Desai & her son Bala Desai looks after strays in
that area.
In current Financial Year 2013-14 Team PAWS vaccinated 836 animals against rabies and 21 animals were treated with first aid.
In past financial year 2012-13 Team PAWS organized total 43 drives & Vaccinated total 1179 animals & given first aid 29 animals.
7. MURBAD RESCUE CENTRE:
PAWS started its own rescue center spread over 1 acre @ Crystal Homes Premises @ Murbad since November 2010. We treat various injured animals, rescued animals found homes. In November 2013, Murbad Center Celebrated 3 years of successful running.
This month PAWS carried out Painting Work.
## Infrastructure Updates:
In This financial year 2013-14, we have installed following things
Painting Work
Solar Street Lights 2 Nos.
750 Liters Water Tank Installation
Carpet for Accident Recovery Ward
In last financial year 2012-13, we have installed following things
OPD Room Renewal
Distemper Ward Making
Accident Recovery Ward Making
## Treatments:
In this March 2014 month PAWS Murbad Rescue Center received & Treated following numbers of cases:
Total In-coming Patients – 48
Dogs – 34
Pups - 11
Cats – 1
Kitten – 2
Donkey - 0
Adoptions - 0
Pets for Burial – 0
We also look after many residential animals in centre
Resident Animals Total - 17
Dogs – 2
Pups – 0
Cats – 6
Kittens - 6
Donkey - 3
Total Animals @ center as on today + Resident + Patient = 65
## Our Every Month Urgent Need:
We started using place in November
2010. Our Staff & Security salary goes up to 75,000/- each month &
total cost of running services for a month goes till 1,00,000/- which including
hospital medicines, cleaning material, animals’ food etc. It is hard task for
us to build this much money every month, but we do our best & pull money
for our rescue operations. But we really cannot spare a single rupee for
repairs & development work.The Rescue center in desprate need of makeover
& we atleast need of 25,00,000/- to get it built in proper shape n with
facilities.
Please spread the word... The donation in kind like medicines,
kitchen utensils, dog food, cleaning material etc. is always needed & all
in-kind donations will be acknowledged.
The photos of our center are uploaded on face book, have a look http://www.facebook.com/PAWSASIA#!/media/set/?set=a.411644419131.195744.542969131
8. CONFERENCE / WORKSHOPS / AWARENESS / VISITORS:
WVS TRAINING:
Our following Staff/Volunteers/Visiting Vets are attending courses @ Worldwide Veterinary Services @ Ooty
Dr. Anahita Kumar – February (Advance Surgeries)
Omkar Subramanian – March (On ABC Project Management)
Dr. Lalitha Gopalan – April (Advance Surgeries)
Pratima Kasture – May (On ABC Project Management)
AJOBA FILM:
It gives us immense pleasures 2 inform you that our charity PAWS is now officially - A Charity Partner for up-coming Marathi Film 'Aajoba' which based on Leopard-Human Conflict.
Our forest dept.- after receiving a call for leopard attacking on human or coming in goregoan, borivli, vasai, thane areas, catches the leopard, keeps in cage for 12 to 15 days & simply relocates 2 any outside areas like sahyadri ranges. This unscientific technique has created more mess in conflict rather then helping 2 resolve conflicts. Dr. Vidhya Athreya has done research work on this conflict & done doctorate on it.
First time in Marathi Film world such movie has been featured & we have been approached that PAWS to be charity partner of it. The movie will be released on 9th May all across Maharashtra. A very good movie on animal as hero. On Saturday, 8th March, PAWS Founder Nilesh along with Sourabh Chougule & Shivprasad Phadke attended the Press Conference & below are pics of the event held.
Official Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZNLbBP6Q0M
Official Website:
9. FUNDRAISING & DONATIONS:
Various NGO's are fighting day-to-day
basis on streets to rescue animals, look after them, try n give them a better
life from streets - Hunger, Cold, Heat & struggle 4 survivals. This made us
also to stop think for a moment...we taken-up the cause @ larger scale &
started PAWS. With thousands of hurdles facing each year, carrying compassion
under PAWS Banner. People feel that NGO's must provide on-lip-call service,
free service, and round-the-clock service as anytime there is an emergency with
animal on street, highway & so on...
Very few think, how we must be carrying the entire show, handling daily
helpline, rescue calls, wildlife rehab, services on time, staff management,
getting resources like food, medicines, money etc. But some compassionate
people think beyond an injured animal on street.
# PAWS Brand Merchandise Sale:
The new image of White T-Shirts are uploaded on Facebook, the link is as follows.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.171071534131.122529.542969131&type=3
The T-Shirts are on sale for Rs. 200/- each. You can send your order via replying to e-mail or calling us on our helpline 9820161114. New T-Shirts are available in S, M, L, XL sizes. We also got stock back of Black T-Shirts with original design. These T-Shirts are available in S, M, L, XL sizes. Visit PAWS office or e-mail us on nil...@pawsasia.org
# World Sparrow Day & Sparrow Home Sale:
# Merchandise Stall @ Dog-A-Fair
Team PAWS was invited to Put-up a stall @ Dog A'fair Event held on Saturday & Sunday on 8th & 9th March. It was a small but very successful event by PAWS young volunteers.
1st day stall was managed by volunteers Omkar Subramanian & Sanchit more, n sum tyme on stall spent by Janhavi.
2nd day stall was managed by PAWS Founder Nilesh Bhanage, Sanchit More, Omkar Subramanian, Divya, Pooja Naidu & Sumit Yadav.
All Eco-friendly merchandise of PAWS were on display & sale which includes hand made greeting, chappals made out of used tyres, Pens made out Banana Fibre. PAWS Raised Rs. 11,600/- in 2 days. Appreciate all volunteers efforts!
Above - With Actress Divya Dutta
# Monthly Contribution Scheme:
PAWS volunteers Tellis, Jaiganesh & Brindha, Prashant P, Maneesh & Surabhi Mittal, Vasantgopi Mudliar, Bhaskar Iyer, Omkar Subramanian, Shubhodeep Roy, Vaibhavi Shinde, Nisha Tellis, Rahul Pagare & Riddhima Guruji contributed in our monthly Donation Scheme.
# Cash Donations:
We also thanks to our donors who contributed this month for various projects & Day-To-Day functioning…
Dr. Rochelle Suri, Amit Ash, Shubhra Rawlins, Ace marketing & Services, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Karuna Charitable Trust, Malti Thakore, Prasanna Menon, Jayshree Pai, Amit Trading, Firoza Chavda, Shyam Shridhar, Anju Mahendroo, Cherryal Darlene.
10. IN KIND DONATIONS:
# following PAWS Supporters generously donated food for animals @ Murbad Center, details as follows:
· 200kgs Rice & 20kgs Dog Food – By Aarti Handoo
· 50kgs rice donated 2 our staff Alka Rane for her feeding of strays personally.
PAWS accept old cloths, newspapers, scrap, old books & from sale for these items goes for life saving work by PAWS. If you would like to donate any of these items call PAWS on 9820161114.
11. AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS:
on 22nd March 2014, PAWS Founder Nilesh was recognized & felicitated by Rddhi-Siddhi Educational Trust for his valuable contribution in serving the Community through Animal Welfare.
12. SOCIETY PET DOG / STRAY FEEDING / TREE CUTTING CASES:
In this financial year, we @ PAWS received many complaints on stray feeding issues. PAWS immedialty sent notices to concern also get forms filled from animal volunteers on feeder cards, provided them law copies & posters as well.
If you are facing problem such pl. write detials of problem in e-mail with society chairman name & address, your name & address & email us on nil...@pawsasia.org
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13. YOUR CHANCE TO HELP A NOBLE CAUSE:
Your small contribution would make a big difference! With two ambulances, trained volunteers and four staff member, being in possession of an entire animal rescue gear and medical kit, PAWS works tirelessly throughout the year. Anyone wishing to become a volunteer with PAWS or wanting to donate, may call us on 9920777536 or send us an e-mail at nil...@pawsasia.org.
Donation Cheques /DD's can be drawn
in the name of 'Plant & Animals Welfare Society' on the address given
below:
PAWS
A-18, Savitri Sadan,
Dr. Mukharji Road, Near Nehru Ground,
Dombivli (East)
421201, Maharashtra, India.
As a registered NGO, PAWS will send you a receipt & Tax Exemption certificate for all your donations at the earliest. Many thanks, Best wishes and Love from all of us.
TEAM PAWS
14. CELEBRATIONS & OBITUARIES:
# PAWS Founder Nilesh’s Blind Pet Cat Kitty expired at age of 4 which was adopted from Save our Strays 4 years ago. May her soul Rest In Peace.
Plant & Animals Welfare Society - PAWS is
*Affiliated with World Wide Animal Society (WWAS), UK.
*Organizational Partner of the Alliance for Contraception in Cats and Dogs (ACC&D).
*Member Society of ‘Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations’ (FIAPO).
*Organizational Partner of International Bird Conservation Network (IBCN).
*Member Society of World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA), UK.
*Associated with International Organization for Animal Protection (IOAP).
*Affiliated with Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS), UK.
*Affiliated with World Animal Net (WAN) Directory, USA.
*Registered under the Society's Registration Act XXIX of 1960 with registration No. Maha/587-2001/Thane dated 7th July 2001, Thane.
*Registered with the Charity Commissioner as Trust vide certificate dated 11th September 2001, Thane.
*Donations are exempted from Income Tax under Section 80-G of the Income Tax Act 1961, as per Certificate no. THN/C.I.T.-1/TECH.1/80G/86/2011-12/1825 valid for lifetime.
*Registered Under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 vide letter dated May 01, 2002. Letter No. THN/CIT-III/J&T/184/2002-Thane.
*Recognized by 'Animal Welfare Board of India' (AWBI), Ministry of Forests & Environment, GOVT. OF INDIA, Chennai.
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