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    'Jaagruti' means 'awakening' and this web-journal is a platform to share little big stories of inspirational efforts and awaken the soul and the mind, to live a life beyond yourself.

    It is an initiative to share information that inspires and empowers individuals to stand up for the animals they care for and the environment around us.

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Tail docking banned in India by Veterinary Council

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Earlier this year, the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) had issued a circular asking different bodies, individuals to ban tail docking and ear clipping by vets for cosmetic purposes. The Veterinary Council of India (VCI)  has now officially notified the same in their bye laws. So in case you find any Veterinary Doctor/Vet, anywhere in [...]

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You didn’t even say goodbye :’(

Posted on October 3, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Courtesy: This poem made its way into our inbox someway through this link of Meigs Co Dog Shelter, whom we hereby credit for penning this down. Please share this poem with anyone who has abandoned or is thinking of abandoning their pet. It may make them think atleast once over the most painful act they will ever commit in [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Pets, Poems, Relationships | Tagged: , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments »

In defense of the street dogs of Kashmir

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/jkmassculling/   Dr. Asgar Samoon, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, had issued orders in March 2011 to kill all street dogs of Kashmir. A qualified veterinarian, he has admitted to the Animal Welfare Board  of India, to requesting the ‘public’ to identify rabid dogs ! He obviously hasn’t let his veterinary knowledge come in his way. Carnage is [...]

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Cruelty to animals has serious repercussion

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Courtesy: The Pioneer By Hiranmay Karlekar Research shows that cruelty to animals often transmogrifies into criminal misdeeds and adds to a city’s list of crimes. The new Commissioner of Delhi Police would do well to crack down on those who treat animals without compassion. The new Commissioner of Delhi Police, Mr BK Gupta, doubtless has a [...]

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Priya, Dog breeding and the Income Tax Department

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

On a visit to an animal shelter a few weeks back, we met Priya, a female great Dane who was found abandoned on the road side by an animal ambulance. She was suffering from a tumour- a seemingly malignant one. Looking at her condition, it was quite evident that she was chucked out by a [...]

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Animal Abuse-from F.I.R to Jail

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

We at Jaagruti had attended the ‘India for Animals’ 2011 conference held at Chennai from 29-31 January 2011, with the objective of sharing our learnings from the conference with the readers of this website as well as the many people who keep searching the internet for information on such topics and often end up being disappointed with the paucity of easily [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Animal Sacrifice, Animals, Be the Change, Do you know?, Information that empowers!, Street Dogs of India, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Kite flying…and birds dying: Understanding the connect + bird helplines in Mumbai, Baroda and Delhi

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Credits: This article has been posted here thanks to the information circulated by Charu Shah through the Facebook Group ‘Awareness on  Kite Flying’, Neha Patel (from Baroda, Gujarat), Nilesh Bhanage (from PAWS Mumbai), Fauna Police (at Delhi) , Wildlife Rescue (at Delhi) Every year, the festival of Makar Sankranti (falling this year on 14th January [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Be the Change, Bird Rescue and Treatment, Do you know?, Games people play, Information that empowers!, Religion, Take Action!, Videos, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

Bakr-Eid: what happens to the goat?

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Before you begin reading this, please allow us a moment to introduce Meera Ahmad (the contributor of the below post) to all of you. Meera is a Ph.D student at University of Delhi and lives with her mother, brother Kabir and her canine companions in Nizamuddin. Meera is secular by birth, born to a Hindu [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Sacrifice, Animals, General/Animals, Stories from Ground Zero, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , | 2 Comments »

The ABC of stray dogs

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Animal Birth Control/ABC Programm involves sterilizing street dogs, vaccinating them against rabies and releasing them back into the areas where they were picked up from. The article below is kind courtesy of  The Pioneer Newspaper, penned by noted senior journalist Mr. Hiranmay Karlekar who is also the author of a book titled ‘Savage Humans and Stray [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Do you know?, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, News Reports, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

15 reasons to adopt an older dog

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

This post is kind courtesy of  Luigi Aero‘s Facebook Page One of the saddest things is an old dog left in a shelter by an uncaring human family. Common excuses people use are that they don’t have enough time for the dogs or that they are moving (although I have never heard of any state [...]

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