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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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Rabies and Street dog population control in India in 2010: Problems and Solutions

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

By Dr. Ilona Otter, DVM, Clinical Director of WVS ITC (Worldwide Veterinary Service India Training Center) Dr. Ilona is also the Honorary Veterinary Consultant of Niligiri based Animal Welfare Organisation called IPAN- India Project on Animals and Nature. In the article below Dr.Ilona pens down a brief summary about rabies and stray dogs in India [...]

Filed under: Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme/Street Dog Sterilization, Animals, Do you know?, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Street Dogs of India, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , | 21 Comments »

मेरा आशियाना

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

*Credits:  Poem and Photograph by Mr. Raakesh Khatri

Filed under: General/Animals, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , | Leave a Comment »

Abandoning one’s pet: Could there be a crime bigger than that?

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Such scenes are an everday occurence all around many cities across the world. People buy pets, some even pamper them BUT then dump them on the road, at a city shelter in their old age-at an age when they need them the most. Next time you see someone abandoning them, try telling them: “FOR YOU [...]

Filed under: Against Animal Cruelty, Animals, Be the Change, Do you know?, Games people play, General/Animals | Tagged: , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Animal ‘abuse’

Posted on July 23, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

How many times do people amongst us take names of an animal or refer to one in the abusive/bad language they utter (mostly without thinking) in one’s frequent bouts of anger? These bad words could be in English or Hindi..Wondering what are we referring to here, think about these ‘ullu ka patha‘ (son of an owl) ‘kutte kamine‘, (rascal dog) [...]

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How to behave with Dogs and understand them better? – Part 2

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

To read the first part of this article, please click here

Filed under: Do you know?, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a Comment »

GoD and DoG!

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

The above photograph  was clicked and contributed to us by Kris Kumar on 5th July, 2010. It was clicked at PVR Anupam-Saket, a multiplex  in Delhi. In this small temple beneath a tree behind the multiplex where these two resident dogs with collars around their necks were sleeping peacefully,  demonstrative of the relationship between GoD [...]

Filed under: Animals, General/Animals, Inspiration, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, Relationships, Religion, Stories from Ground Zero, Street Dogs of India, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

How to behave with Dogs and understand them better?

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

An article by Erika Abrams about how to interact with dogs and read their signals… To read the second part of this article, please click here

Filed under: Animals, Do you know?, General/Animals, Information that empowers!, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Intelligent Animals: Meet the thirsty cow operating a hand pump

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

Each one of us would have heard the story of the thirsty crow who brings pebbles in his beak and throws them in a pot to raise the level of water in there so that he can sip it and quench his thirst… Now, in this real life story, we meet a thirsty cow on [...]

Filed under: Animals, General/Animals, Man and Animal: Stories of Kindness, Relationships, Videos on Animals | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

कौन ज़्यादा टेढ़ा है? – हमारे राजनेता या टेढ़ी पूँछ वाले जानवर..

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

टेढ़ी पूँछ वाला जानवर केवल पुचकार का भूखा है, पर हमारे यह राजनेता सत्ता, रुतबा, धन दौलत और ना जाने और किस किस चीज़ की कभी न भरने वाली भूख रखते हैं…..

Filed under: Articles/Posts in Hindi, General/Animals, Street Dogs of India | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a Comment »

Saying goodbye to your animal friend…and the essence of a dog’s life

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Vasudha Mehta / "Jaagruti"

“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened”- Anatole France (1844-1924) Ask anyone who has ever shared his life with an animal friend, and they will vouch for the fact that the most difficult phase in one’s  life is often the loss of your special animal friend. The loss is [...]

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