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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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Commonwealth Games and Street Dogs- Part 2

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

For a background or part 1 of this story on Commonwealth Games (Delhi, 2010) and street dogs, kindly click here and then read on below On 5th October, 2010, the Animal Welfare Board of India wrote to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi to apprise them of the fact that the  Continued (temporary) removal of stray dogs by [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment »

Commonwealth Games and Street Dogs

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

    After the news of the report submitted by Commonwealth Games Federation President and CEO was made public by the electronic media early this week,  it was apparently qouted and shown in the photographs submitted by the committee that, “there were pug marks of street dogs on the mattresses in the apartments of the games villages [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, News Reports, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments »

How to act when your society RWA puts a bar on letting your pet dog use the building lift?

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

On the afternoon of 10th August 2010, the Jaagruti helpline received a call from Mrs. Usha Gulati in Faridabad who informed that the residents welfare association of the colony in which they stay had objected to them taking their Pet dog Pixie up and down the building lift from their 5th floor flat. Ms. Gulati [...]

Filed under: Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, Do you know?, Games people play, Information that empowers!, Inspiration, Jaagruti's interventions, Pets, Relationships, Take Action!, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments »

Wildlife Crime Investigations and the Legal system

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

By Vasudha Mehta [Mail : vasudha@jaagruti.org] We learn much in life through our respective experiences, trials and errors and this article traces my experience while working with animal rescue groups on wildlife crime based investigative operations. We do understand that what I did was just one tiny drop in the ocean but atleast it was [...]

Filed under: Animal Laws of India, Be the Change, Do you know?, Information that empowers!, Inspiration, Stories from Ground Zero, Take Action! | Tagged: , , , , , | 5 Comments »

For reporting animal cruelty cases: How to approach the police for help?

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

What comprises Animal Cruelty? Contacting the Police on the Phone: In an emergency situation telephone your local police station or dial 100 (Central Police Control Room) Get your “Ticket number” if you have dialled 100. Get the name and designation of the police personnel if you have called your local police station. Note the date [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Animals, Be the Change, Information that empowers!, Take Action!, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , , , | 5 Comments »

‘Bali’ (Animal Sacrifice) in 21st Century India: The Law (Video)

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

This photo of a ‘young baby goat’ (referred to as a ‘kid’ in proper English language) tied to the side of a temple railing-waiting to be sacrificed was shared with us by Mr. Satish C. Gupta, an Agra resident.  It was clicked on his recent visit to Kamakhya Temple in  Guwahati, Assam. He also shared [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Be the Change, Information that empowers!, Take Action!, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , | 4 Comments »

Video: How to lodge a P.I.L (Public Interest Litigation) to benefit Animals?

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animal Laws of India, Information that empowers!, Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , | Leave a Comment »

Video: How to lodge an F.I.R with the Police when you see animal cruelty?

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

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India: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 (Also referred to as the PCA Act, 1960)

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

Click on the link below to download this PDF file to make yourself familiar with Animal Protection laws in India. Share this booklet with your neighbourhood Police Station too, its important we spread the word around on these largely unknown laws. Animal Protection Laws of India_by AWBI Other useful resources are as follows: Animals and [...]

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Video: Street Dog Sterilization and vaccination/Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme, India

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

To watch a self-explanatory film on the Indian ABC Programme using your Facebook login, please click here, else watch it below. Please Note: Through the feedback received thus far on this post, there is an apparent misunderstanding on the portion in this film’s beginning where street dogs are being  cruelly captured using ‘tongs’ and since [...]

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