Friday, July 24, 2009

Tell Vodafone to Leave the Pug Alone!

The new Vodafone Ads (Soap and Garden) is a bad news again for real-life pugs! Many people who saw the ads last time purchased Pugs, and breeders cranked out as many Pugs as they could. Later, when their appeal wore off, many dogs ended up in animal shelters or were simply abandoned.

These Pugs face unique health challenges. Their unnaturally short faces and upturned noses lead to breathing difficulties and make them susceptible to heatstroke. Their compromised respiratory systems make anesthetising them a risk. Most of the females can't even give birth without the help of a veterinarian. Their large, shallow-set eyes are extremely vulnerable to injury and infection. Pugs are also prone to serious brain disease, joint problems and skin and allergy problems.

Please tell Vodafone to take advantage of humane alternatives like the 'ZooZoo' ads and be RESPONSIBLE, because 'Pug' ads cause huge suffering - Pugs are bread indiscriminately by dog breeders & sell them to people, who later dump these dogs once they get 'bored'; adding more and more dogs to the existing dog population crisis; where already thousands of dogs are longing for loving homes in shelters and streets across India. Remember, animals used in films are often treated as little more than props, and many suffer terribly behind the scenes.

Write to . . .
Manager Customer Service
Vodafone Essar Limited
2nd Floor, Skyline Icon,
86/92, Andheri- Kurla Road,
Marol Naka, Nr Mittal Industrial Estate,
Andheri East, Mumbai 400059
vodafonecare.mum@vodafone.com

Saturday, May 16, 2009

URGENT: Tell Landmark to Call Off 'Take Home a Labrador Pup' Contest!

Victory! Animals Won!


Dear friends,


Landmark is now offering a life-sized stuffed toy as a prize instead of a pup! Don't forget to send a thank you email to Landmark!


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Landmark Bookstore in Chennai (India) part of the Tata Group, has organized an ugly marketing promotion that exploits puppies thoroughly. It involves buying a book from the "Woofus" series and completing a slogan to "take home a chocolate brown Labrador pup". This essentially means people who participate want to pay the price of a book instead of the price of a Labrador. When animal shelters across Chennai are overflowing with homeless puppies and abandoned pedigree dogs, this sort of irresponsible marketing will contribute to the existing dog over population crisis! Because of this, animals in shelters will have difficulties in finding loving homes & greedy dog breeders will continue breed more dogs at their puppy mills!

Please call Landmark Chennai at o44 2847 7777 and write to landmark@vsnl.com, citicentre@landmark-tata.com, lijin@landmark-tata.com, natasha@landmark-tata.com and madhu@landmark-tata.com asking them to call off this irresponsible cruel promotion and treat animals with respect! Suggest them an alternative like soft toys. (This contest closes on May 25, 2009 - Please tell you friends to email & keep adding pressure; this blog will be kept updated! Let your emails be polite but strong!)

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So Why Why Animals Do Not Make Good Gifts?

Animals are not toys. They are sentient beings who, like us, require love and proper care to flourish. Intentionally or not, children or elders can be cruel to animals. Puppies, kittens, bunnies, chicks, baby ducks, and other young animals are especially vulnerable. Small children may unintentionally torment and/or harm animals, even breaking their fragile bones or causing other fatal injuries.

Adoration may turn to indifference or even hostility when a child loses interest in an animal, who may then go without necessary care. The child’s parents or the adult who gave the child the animal may become impatient and try to “solve” the problem by turning the animal over to a shelter, abandon on streets or give them to a series of homes, causing trauma, psychological scarring and behavioral problems.

Animal shelters are filled beyond capacity with homeless animals. Many of these are former “pets” who were easily acquired but, for one reason or another, didn’t fit into someone’s lifestyle. Whether they are dogs or cats, some people regard them as expendable. Unwanted animals are often passed from home to irresponsible home as the novelty of having an animal wears thin at each successive place. Many people experience little or no guilt when turning an animal over to an overburdened animal shelter or abandoning on the streets.

What You Can Do
Don’t ever give an animal as a gift! If you have the commitment, time, money, space and heart for animals; visit your local animal shelter to adopt - NEVER buy animals from breeders!

Thursday, April 16, 2009

URGENT: Dog Killings at Meerut, Uttar Pradesh (India)






In a tragic incident, a five-year-old boy who had gone out in search of his mother in a field, has been attacked and bitten to death by a pack of street dogs at Kazipur, Meerut. As a result the villagers are eliminating each stray by brutally killing them.

They are ostensibly 'remedying' the situation that led to death of two children in village Kazipur, Meerut, allegedly due to stray dog attacks. In fact, there is an illegal abattoir in village Kazipur, which is violating every possible norm - pollution control, animal waste disposal, etc. Apparently, 5000 animals, mainly cattle are slaughtered in the abattoir every day - and then, the animal parts and blood are allowed to flow into an open gutter adjacent to the abattoir, this flows through village Kazipur and beyond. The strays of the area feed on these animal remains as a consequence, attacked children who ventured too close to the gutter which is their food source.

THIS IS THE REAL CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM .

THE ADMINISTRATION TURNS A BLIND EYE TO THIS WHILE PEOPLE TAKE LAW IN THEIR HANDS. PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THE ACT OF KILLING DOGS AS AN ENTERTAINMENT FOR THEM (see pictures).

In any event, what has followed, and continues to unfold every single day, is murder, and cruelty beyond belief. They are caught, they are cornered, many have been viciously beaten to death. The dogs are caught in the most brutal manner possible, kept without food and water for 2 - 3 days until a sizable number are 'collected', and then - mainly released into the forest, or surreptitiously put down or beaten to death

AS NO LAW AND ORDER IS RESPECTED IN MEERUT anymore.

INCLUDING THE POLICE, D.M., MAYOR, or U.P. GOVERNMENT, no one is bothered to stop/ control people from taking the law in their hands and brutally slaughtering dogs using innovative methods, which also includes use of arms and weapons.

All this despite the SUPREME COURT of INDIA has put a STAY AGAINST ANY KIND OF KILLING OF DOGS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.

These photographs are attached, forwarded by Jeev Karuna Sanstha, Meerut. Some of them are 15-25 days old, and some as recent as 3-5 days.
The Animal Welfare Board of India has written thrice to various functionaries within the administration. They have advised the administration regarding the correct method of controlling stray dog population. They have apprised them as to the law - the PCA Act, the ABC Rules, etc. They have offered help and guidance, for setting up the requisite sterilization, immunization infrastructure within Meerut. Eventually, they have threatened legal action, but to no avail.

PLEASE lets all write to them & Let them know that we know what is going on and we condemn the government and their functionaries for loosing the control over law and order.

The e-mail address of are :

* D.M. : dmmee@up.nic.in
* Mr. Alok Ranjan is : aranjan78@up.nic.in
* IG Zone Meerut igzonemrt@up.nic.in
* DIG Range Meerut digrmrt@up.nic.in
* Superintendent of Police Meerut sspmrt@up.nic.in, ssp_meerut@yahoo.com
* CHIEF MINISTER of U.P. cmup@up.nic.in
* The Prime Minister of India

(to contact him you can go through http://www.pmindia.nic.in/write.htm. )
OR
copy paste following in BCC and send your emails :

dmmee@up.nic.in, aranjan78@up.nic.in, igzonemrt@up.nic.in, digrmrt@up.nic.in, sspmrt@up.nic.in, ssp_meerut@yahoo.com, cmup@up.nic.in

We can also snail mail to;
'Municipal Commissioner,
Nagar Nigam,
Meerut,
U.P.
India
Fax : 01212663676

or

Shri Rakesh Jolly,
Superintendent of Police,
Meerut,
U.P.
India

or

Mr Snajya Krishna
Fax 0121665809

HOPEFULLY A WORLDWIDE PROTEST WILL PUT THE U.P. TO SOME SHAME AND THEY WILL PUT AN END TO THIS OPEN TORTUROUS KILLING OF INNOCENT ANIMALS AND WILL ALSO SHUT DOWN THE ILLEGAL SLAUGHTER HOUSE, the MAIN CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Win Linkin Park's CDs & DVDs!

Linkin Park’s non-profit organization, Music4Relief, has teamed up with SocialVibe to help those in need following a food crisis and four hurricanes in Haiti. Help me spread the word by joining SocialVibe and selecting this cause and posting their badge and video on your profiles, blogs, and bulletins.

One lucky SocialVibe member who has the most recruits through their Music for Relief badge will get to hang in-studio with Linkin Park as they record their new album. Ten runner-ups will receive autographed CD's and DVD's!