It is time to be a ‘streetheart’
2 years, 5 months ago

It is time to be a ‘streetheart’

Hindustan Times  

Remember the case of the Salem witches where a few women are falsely branded and burnt at the stake? Since August of this year, we have been witnessing an orchestrated hate campaign against a most vulnerable and least deserving target— our trusty, loyal, uncomplaining Indian street dogs also affectionately called Indies. A recent rally at Jantar Mantar, ‘India Unites For Animal Rights’ brought under one umbrella over 40 animal NGOs, and saw the participation of almost 400-500 people who braved a red alert weather warning to show up coming from as far away as Faridabad and even, Punjab. Named ‘Be A Streetheart’, the campaign aims to show how responsible citizenship takes care of the safety needs of both dogs and the communities they are a part of. The dogs being vaccinated would allay people’s newfound fear of them, and the powerful visual image of dogs being held in laps even while receiving injections were aimed to convincingly display just how gentle, trusting and reliable our Indies are.

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Feeding and vaccination drive for stray dogs launched in Delhi, parts of Noida
2 years, 5 months ago

Feeding and vaccination drive for stray dogs launched in Delhi, parts of Noida

Hindustan Times  

To celebrate World Animal Day, a week-long feeding and vaccination drive for stray dogs called Be a Streetheart was launched across the Capital and parts of Noida in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday. Ambika Shukla from the Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre said a team of volunteers from SGACC, the Rakshan Trust, the CGS veterinary hospital and Dr Anoop Pandey from …

Indians walk away from family pets amid rumours dogs can spread coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Indians walk away from family pets amid rumours dogs can spread coronavirus

ABC  

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Grand talk of animal rights coming from Congress President Rahul Gandhi is a bit rich
6 years, 4 months ago

Grand talk of animal rights coming from Congress President Rahul Gandhi is a bit rich

Op India  

The Indian version of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Congress President Rahul Gandhi has a soft corner for animals is a known fact. Mahatma Gandhi#Avni — Rahul Gandhi November 5, 2018 The man-eating tigress Avni who is believed to be responsible for the death of 13 people in past two years, had Supreme Court directive to tranquilise and trap …

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