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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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Residential Societies can’t ban people from having Pet Animals

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Over the past many months, Jaagruti’s helpline has been inundated with calls and queries from people across many major Indian cities, like Mumbai, Bangalore and other metros where RWAs or Residential Welfare Associations that are formed in various societies have come up with ‘no pet clauses’ and are forcing residents therein to abandon their pets! [...]

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Indian Government bans use of live animals for education, research

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

As reported by Times of India’s Linah Baliga in a news report dated 17th April, 2012 MUMBAI: The Union ministry of environment and forests (MoEF) has banned the use of live animals in dissection and other experiments in educational and research institutions. But scientists conducting new molecular research will be exempted from the ban. Based [...]

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“Feeding stray dogs is not a crime”: Mumbai Court clears duo arrested, humiliated for feeding dogs

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Today’s Mumbai  Mirror reports this heartening news, as reported by their correspondent Yogesh Sadhwani: Court clears duo arrested, humiliated for feeding dogs Two animal lovers from Thane, who were arrested and humiliated two years ago after a stray dog they used to feed allegedly bit a resident, have finally been acquitted, with a magistrate court [...]

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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 [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Do you know?, Information that empowers!, News Reports | Tagged: , , , | 2 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 [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Maoists and Indian Street Dogs, News Reports, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

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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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 »

Dogs are family, can use lifts for free, rules court

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

In August, this year when we at ‘Jaagruti’ received a call from the Gulati family in Faridabad alerting us to the fact that their colony RWA was disallowing them to take their dog ‘Pixie’ in the building lift, it prompted us to do some research on such cases in India, following which we had come [...]

Filed under: Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, Games people play, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Inspiration, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, News Reports, Pets, Relationships | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 8 Comments »

New Page added: Animal Helplines in Mumbai

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

After ‘Animal Helplines in Delhi and NCR‘ we at Jaagruti are happy to share with you all our new webpage titled, ‘Animal Helplines in Mumbai‘. We hope to expand this list to an all-India level in times to come so that no one on the street ever feels helpless and ignores the sight of an [...]

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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 [...]

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