The Dogs Of India

tasuray

In Kolkata,The Kolkata Municipal Corporation has dog squad but there are lot of dog lovers in all the localities and they protest against the procedure of dog catching by the squad.Result of which stray dogs are increasing day by day.Moreover, dogs have no inclination to family planning.One NGO had tried for vesektomy operations of bitches in some localities in South Kolkata but it was not also very fruitful.

shilpaks

is there any organisation in delhi that works with dogs. i love dogs more than i love human beings and wanna help out over the weekends. anyone knows anything?

Noodle

@ ghummakadz, I understand. Great plan to have dogs fixed once you're settled! Good luck with that!

@ shilpaks, the Venu Menon Animal Allies Foundation is located in Delhi.

Venu Menon Animal Allies Foundation
P.O. Box - 3557,
New Delhi - 110 024,
INDIA.

or

Venu Menon Animal Allies Foundation
A-302, Saransh Apartments,
34 I.P. Extension,
New Delhi - 110 092,
INDIA.

Email: vmaaf@yahoo.com

Website: http://www.vmaaf.org/pages/aboutvmaaf.htm

But they work with all kinds of wildlife.

If I find more I'll let you know!

shilpaks

ty noodle, looking forward for more inputs from you
i found this online http://www.samrakshan.org/animal_welfare.htm
http://pawsindia.org/index.htm

And along the lines that we have been discussing here(fro mthe samrakshan website :

Frequently asked questions(FAQs) about
sterilization and vaccination of street dogs

Sterilization and Vaccination of stray dogs has been accepted the world over as the only effective and sustainable method of controlling stray dog populations. In its judgment in response to a PIL, the Tis Hazari court of Delhi passed an order in December 1992, prohibiting the authorities from killing of stray dogs.

Since then, the MCD and the NDMC, the two civic agencies in Delhi, capture dogs and send them to various animal welfare organisations in the city. Here they are sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, and given any other medical treatment they require. Finally they are marked for identification and released by the municipal dog squad in their original locations.

Some of the common questions that arise are:

1. If stray dog population is the issue, isn't killing more effective?
No. The MCD had been killing dogs for a number of decades.
Till 1992, more than 50,000 dogs were being electrocuted annually without any noticeable reduction in their population.
This is because dogs are territorial animals, and animals migrating from neighbouring areas quickly fill the vacuum created by dog removal. The dogs that escape killing also quickly fill these niches through a very high breeding rate. Sterilized dogs, on the other hand, do not proliferate, and also prevent other dogs from encroaching on their territory.

2. But isn't sterilization more expensive?
No. Dog killing is an endless process and a complete waste of
tax payers' money. Sterilization, though initially expensive (about Rs.500 per dog), is solution oriented, and only requires to be carried out for 7 to 10 years in a specific geographical area, for complete coverage of the area.

3. Are both male and female dogs operated upon?
Yes, by authorised veterinary surgeons. Males are castrated, so they no longer pursue and impregnate females on heat. Bitches go through an ovario-hysterectomy, so they do not come on heat or breed. Male and female dogs are operated upon after the age of nine months. Reproductive females are sterilized eight weeks after delivery.

4. What about the nuisance of dogs fighting and barking at night?
Since most dog aggression and fighting occurs due to mating, sterilizing greatly reduces this problem. Moreover, sterilized dogs tend to become more docile.




5. How is the rabies problem being tackled?
Dog killing was being carried out by the Municipality as a rabies control measure, but even very high killing rates had absolutely no effect on the number of human rabies deaths. The World Health Organisation has recommended mass immunisation as the only effective method of rabies eradication, especially in developing countries.

6. Are any localities conducting vaccination-cum-sterilizations in their areas?
Yes, in fact many residential colonies have been extremely successful in controlling the dog population in a completely humane way due to the efforts of individuals and Resident Welfare Associations. The result is happy, healthy female dogs who now do not have to go through endless cycles of birth, leaving them weak and emaciated. The dogs in these areas are actually an asset and a source of delight to the whole neighbourhood. They are healthy, playful companions and most dependable guards at night.



7. What do I do if I want the strays in my area sterilized?
It would be best if you can bring the dogs on your own to the sterilization centre nearest to you, after checking with the NGO running it. Alternatively, you can contact the nearest animal welfare organization to help transport the dog.

Noodle

Just googled a little ...

What about this site

http://dogrescue.meetup.com/cities/in/delhi/

They seem to be organising dog rescue groups in Delhi.

And here is an article about PAWS that run animal rescue projects in Delhi, also work with street dogs.

http://lonelyplanet.i-to-i.com/Anima....aspx?ci=en-GB

They look for volunteers.

Oh, and here is a list of "ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS & INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN CARE, RESCUE AND REHABILITATION"

http://www.dogsindia.com/animal_welfare_org.htm

For Delhi they list:

Delhi SPCA
Late Hardev Sahai Marg, New Delhi - 110054, India, Ph: 91-(0)11-2515369 (off) 2522805 (Hosp)

The Friendicoes-SPCA
# 271 & 273, Under Defence Colony, Flyover (Jangpura side) Market, New Delhi - 110014
Ph: 91-(0)11-4624787

People for Animals
A 4, Maharani Bagh, New Delhi - 110065, India Ph: 91-(0)11-6840402 / Fax: 6823144

Ahimsa International
53, Rishat Vihar Extn., New Delhi - 110006, India

Delhi Pinjarapole Society
372, Khari Baoli, New Delhi - 110006, India PH: 91-(0)11-2525224

Kindness to Animals and Respect for Environment (KARE)
M- 39, Main Market, Greater Kailash, New Delhi - 110048, India Ph: 91-(0)11-6412963 / 6432477

Jeevashram Foundation
# 7, Amrita Shergil Marg, New Delhi - 110003, India, Ph: 91-(0)11-4622459 / 4631776

Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre
Near Shivaji College, Raja Garden, New Delhi -110027, India Ph: 91-(0)11-54480620

Maybe one of those is close to you.

Noodle

The site you found is also great! They also look for volunteers and spay female dogs.

shilpaks

ty for that list noodle
i used google too , checked out the rescuemeetup thingie...only saw messages about why they should have meetups and not soemthing where i can volunteer.
i have mailed samrakshan and put in my name for volunteering at paws. will also call them up soon, lets c how that goes.

Noodle

Great! Maybe you tell us later when something gets rolling.

k9healer

I have to say, I have been pretty stoked to learn from this thread just how many great people out there are doing really great things for the animals. I had no idea it was so far reaching - let's keep making it better from here!

Spirit of Havelock

Read an old book (1927) Sir Walter Roper Lawrence, gives the following anecdote from Western India, which I thought was REAL funny: 'There was a plague of street dogs in Ajmere, and at the cost of the Jain community (the Jains are very tender about life. They will not allow insects to be burned by flying into lamps, and I have often seen them filtering the lake water through a peculiar cloth into their jars, and carefully replacing the cloth in the lake lest some invisible creature should be destroyed) we had a large cage on wheels made, into which we put the dogs. The wheeled cage was driven solemnly out six miles into the country. The dogs were enraged and then trotted back following the conveyance to Ajmere, none the worse for their drive. So we took sterner measures. The police, with loaded sticks, would call, "Come brother!" to the city dog, and then brain him. Whereupon the Jains, who were the chief citizens, came to me and suggested that I should charter a railway van once a week and send the dogs to Jodhpur Junction. I did so, and received a most polite letter from the agent of the Jodhpur Railway, thanking me for my kind thought, but as they had plenty of dogs in Marwar, he was sending my consignment back. So we had recourse to the loaded sticks and to poison'. - Nothing new about the problem

Shiver me Timbers

I remember on Havelock Island, my guest house owner told me that he and all the others guys used to go hunting the dogs at the start of every tourist season, and kill as many as possible.......

PeakXV

They say you can tell the personality/demeanor of a person/owner by the nature of their dog.

Dogs may well be able to sense aggressiveness, uneasiness or perhaps even "a rat factor" in humans by just a glimpse and a sniff. While some people seem unassuming/unaggressive and pass by dogs without notice - others will draw a snarl, raise a hackle, or even get snapped at regularly.

Perhaps dogs are but a barometer of human personality and it is
those "hair-raising" humans that should be herded toward the neutering queue.

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cyberhippie

By the way folks if you are in Goa and want to help dogs and positively influence the dog population, then it only costs 600 rupees to have a dog neutered and cared for, for a week while it recovers!!
Also the various agencies involved, look for dog walkers, to exercise the dogs during their recovery!!

This neutering program is important because simply killing the dogs ensures that with a few months you have new dogs moving into the territory. So you've killed a dog but not influeneced the problem so to speak! Neutering leaves the dog in charge of it's territory and ensures no new dogs move in. Through time this will decrease the population but it won't happen overnight!!

Another problem that needs to be targeted is educating locals somehow. India, like many countries has a section of people who love dogs until their about 6 months old, suddenly they are not that cute puppy anymore and get thrown into the streets to survive on their own!! I'm convinced this has greatly added to the stray problem in India over the years!!

I'm a dog lover myself but I can see the concerns of people about the dogs in India thay can be intimidating if you encounter a pack of them. The barking is also a annoyance for many, though I confess some places I frequent wouldn't be the same without the "nightly howl" of the street dogs, as they have a waffle with each other on the "street telephone" It can be very eery this but for me it's kinda comforting. It drives some friends of mine up the wall, which I can completely understand!!

Anyway give it some time, the problem is being tackeled but the results will take time to filter through!!

Spirit of Havelock

NAGALAND -

The Ao Nagas placed dogs in a prominent position in their afterlife myth. Each and every soul would go to the village of the dead, a realm much like life on earth, save that there was no sexual intercourse. After living out his allotted span there, a man would die a second time and had to pass to an unpleasant shadowy place which went by the peculiar name of 'Dogs-finishing-village'. Anyone who treated his dog badly in this world found his position reversed; he would himself be kept as a dog, with a dog as his master, and received in full measure, all the starvation, cruelty and neglect which he meted out to his canine friend on earth. After a time they would simply fade away and disappear. Amongst the Rengma Nagas, a woman was not even allowed to step over a hunting dog. A dog was also sacrificed at funerals to accompany the deceased on his journey to the afterlife and to bark at and scare off enemies he might meet en-route.

MEGHALAYA --

HOW THE DOG CAME TO LIVE WITH MAN (khasi legend):

In the olden days, when the world was young, all the beasts lived happily together and they bought and sold together, and they jointly built markets. The largest market where all the beasts used to take their articles for sale was 'Luri-Lura' in the Bhoi country. To that market the dog came to sell rotten peas. No animal would buy the stinking stuff. Whenever any beast passed by his stall, he used to say 'Please buy this stuff.' When they looked at it and smelt it, it gave out a bad odour. When many animals had collected together near the stall of the dog, they took offence at him, 'Why have you come to sell this evil-smelling, dirty stuff?' They then kicked over his wares and trampled them under foot. The dog then complained to the principal beasts and also to the tiger, who was at that time the priest of the marketplace. But they condemned him, saying, 'You will be fined for coming to sell such dirty stuff in the market.' So they acted spitefully towards him. When the dog perceived that there was no one to give ear to his complaint, he went to man, who said, 'Come and live with me, and I will arise with you to seek revenge on all the animals who have wronged you'. The dog agreed, and went to live with man from that time. Then man began to hunt with the assistance of the dog. The dog knows well also how to follow the tracks of the animals, because he can scent in their footprints the smell of the rotten pea stuff which they trod underfoot at Luri-Lura market.

Traditional Khasi Legend.

MIZORAM -

Mizo tribal laws as used and imposed by local British courts, laws compiled by N. E. Parry, Superintendent of the Lushai Hills, 1927, (Assam Government Press).

Section V-26: Dogs. - No compensation can be claimed for damage done by a dog; but a fierce dog generally has his tail and ears clipped. A dog that is always stealing food can be killed and no compensation can be claimed by its owner. If during a fight a small child gets mixed up in a dog fight and bitten to death, the owners of the dog must kill a mythun [a type of cow] for the Thlaichhiah [The sacrifice of an animal when a person dies to accompany the spirit to the next world]. For an ordinary dog bite no compensation can be claimed.

Section V-27: Hunting Dogs. - Hunting dogs are much more highly valued than ordinary dogs but if one gets shot by accident while out hunting, the owner can claim no compensation. It is the custom to give the dog through whose exertions an animal has been killed one leg of the animal that the dog was responsible for bagging.

Section V-29: Ran Vulh Hlawh. - If a bitch which is in pup has its puppies in the house of a man who is not the owner, the owner of the house may choose which of the puppies he prefers and may retain it as his.

Section V-34: Killing of a dog in a house. - It is considered very unlucky if a dog is killed in a house and if anyone kills a dog in another man's house, he is liable to a fine of Rs. 40. The same applies if crabs are cooked in a house.

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Nick-H

Me too! Feel just the same way .

The yapping of a chained-up pet, on the other hand, makes me want to feed its owners to it in small pieces

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