PAWS E-NewsLetter September 2006

PAWS Newsletter September 2006.
By Brinda Upadhyaya

1.      From the desk of Hony. Gen. Secretary

2.      Some notable field calls (Horse, Dog Cases)

3.      PAWS on Net

4.      Best Volunteer for the Quarter II (Vishal & Anahita)

5.      Visit of PAWS Team to Rosalie's Shelter on 17th

6.      205 Parakeets rescued on 22nd

7.      Website Development www.pawsasia.org

8.      Vegan Recipes

9.      Appeal for Funds

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1. FROM THE DESK OF HONY. GEN. SECRETARY:

Dear All,

Our dedicated volunteers Shiv Prasad and Kunal attended a rescue call in
which a mother and baby donkey, injured on the roads were rescued. On
their return our ambulance met with an accident but luckily no one was
hurt. However, this has burdened us with an additional expense of
Rs.12,000 which will definitely stall the progress of our work in the
coming weeks.

I  request you for funds so that you can  help us help the animals better!

Regards,
Nilesh Bhanage
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2. SOME NOTABLE FIELD CALLS:

# PAWS volunteer Shiv-Prasad saw  a horse with a deep wound on the neck
pulling a cart.The cruel owner had tried to cover the wound with a cloth.
PAWS team swung into action & stopped the cart. Our 'Best Volunteer'
Shiv-Prasad called PAWS vet Dr. Datta for the treatment of the Horse.
Sadly the wound is getting infected due to the heavy carrier on his neck.
Vet Dr. Datta gave the treatment to the Horse & kept following up for a
week for treatment.

# PAWS received a call to help  stray dog with maggot affected wounds
from Rosalie, who  stays in Roha in Konkan Region & runs a shelter for
cows. Although this was over 140 Kms. from our place, the Paws team went
to pick up the dog and  admitted it to the THANE SPCA and when it had
recovered fully, drove back to release it and also visited Rosalie's cow
shelter there.

# PAWS office was alerted about a snake charmer near Khidkali Shiv-Temple by
Kishore. The Paws team swung into action and rescued a live and healthy
cobra from the Charmer. Later the Cobra was treated and released by
volunteer Vishal in new Bombay.

# PAWS volunteer Shiv-Prasad noticed that a  15 day old baby monkey was
left tied to an auto rickshaw and was crying for help.It was rescued by
Vishal, Prasad & Kunal & Vishal's mother - Ms. Vijaya Kantharia (PAWS
Member) gave  food & care to the baby. Next day the baby  was shifted to
Bombay SPCA animal hospital for rehabilitation. The poor monkey  refused
to let go off  Vishal's mother assuming her to be his mum too!

# PAWS Trustee Neeta Parwatey rescued 6 Rose Ring Parakeets from a
bird seller in Panvel City on 21st September 2006. The bird's wings were
clipped so that they  could not fly. They were also sick. Three parakeets
died after rescue- the remaining three were later shifted to Thane SPCA
for rehabilitation & treatment.

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3. PAWS ON NET:

# PAWS secretary's quote was taken by Thane Plus supplement by Times of
India - India's leading newspaper regarding Elephants.

http://www.timesthaneplus.com/fullstory.asp?articleID=TP1ART1022006

# See PAWS's newly launched website:-

www.pawsasia.org
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4. BEST VOLUNTEERS FOR THE QUARTER II

This quarter's best volunteers Award goes to Vishal Kantharia & Anahita
Kumar. Vishal has been a volunteer with  PAWS since two  years and has
participated in all our activities. This 23 yrs old guy is an ardent snake
lover & wildlife enthusiast. He has also adopted an abandoned Doberman
which was paralyzed in two legs.

Anahita became a volunteer  with PAWS a couple of  years back when she was
helping animals in the hospital. She  has done an excellent job by
conducting her college survey in Mumbai Zoo. She helped PAWS in leading
the Mumbai Zoo Inspection and has also raised donations from time-to-time
& participated in all Anti-Rabies Drive. We very proudly announce that she
has taken the admission for Vety. Science course & will be PAWS's future
Vet.

We wish them a successful work with PAWS also we are proud of them.
They are the real pillars of PAWS ! If you wish to join the young team of
PAWS please call Nilesh on 9820161114 or Anuradha on 9869376238 or Vishal
on vishal@pawsasia.org

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5. PAWS TEAM VISITS'S ROSALIE'S SHELTER

PAWS team visited Rosalie's shelter when PAWS released the dog rescued
from Roha city in Raigad District. Rosalie is an English lady & devotee
of lord Krishna. She stays on Hanuman hills at Roha with her Animal Ark.
Rosalie & her husband Prakash Malik  have devoted their life for the cause
of AnimalWelfare. PAWS team consisting trustees Anuradha, Nilesh & Neeta
along with Sonali, Vishal, Prasad, Kunal & Kishor visited her shelter for
cows.which is spread around 30 Acres of land with many cowsheds. She has
adopted more then 9 dogs, 50 bulls & cows and hundreds of birds including
chickens. It is a beautiful shelter spread out in green surroundings of
Kokan.The team enjoyed the visit there.

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6. 205 PARAKEETS RESCUED FROM ILLEGAL PARAKEET SELLER:

Read the full story with photographs on our website

http://www.pawsasia.org/index.php?id=61
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7. WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT www.pawsasia.org

Nilesh & Anuradha started animal welfare activities nine years ago
When there was no help for animals from anybody. PAWS came into existence in
January 2001  and has been  continuously working on roads to help
distressed stray animals. Their sincerity and dedication was noticed by
Media which has constantly covere the activities of PAWS. With thehelp of
Manoj and Dhiraj we also have a website now- www.pawsasia.org , a simple
site, with rescue updates, activities, news links & photographs. No whacky
screens neither photographs of beautiful animals Please give us  your
valuable feedbacks on our site nilesh@pawsasia.org

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8. VEGAN RECEIPE:

Recipe: Indonesian Watercress Soup

Start your autumn with this deliciously exotic Indonesian Watercress
soup. Not to be confused with water chestnuts, this leafy aquatic plant is
of the cruciferous family, which also includes cabbage, cauliflower,
broccoli, and collard greens. It contains more iron than spinach and
more calcium than milk! Watercress is rich in vitamins A, C and E and
contains significant amounts of folic acid. This recipe can be enjoyed hot
or cold, as a starter or as a light meal!

Ingredients:
10 oz. watercress

1 Tbs. crunchy peanut butter

2 Tbs. oil

2 cups vegetable stock, cube

2 cups water

2 tsp. of turmeric

pinch of nutmeg, optional

1 Tbs. soy sauce

1 large chunk ginger

Directions:

Mix salt, pepper, nutmeg and turmeric in a bowl with enough soy sauce
to make a paste. Heat oil in a sauce pan, add ginger and fry for a few
seconds; add peanut butter. Stir rapidly (peanut butter will stick to
the bottom of the pan); after 30 seconds add vegetable stock and stir
frequently. Take a ladle full of the stock and add to the turmeric
past; stir the paste into the liquid in the bowl. Add the rest of the soy
and the turmeric mixture to the pan and stir.

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9. APPEAL FOR FUNDS:

Your small contribution would make a big difference!

With two ambulances, 40 volunteers and two staff members and being in
possession of an entire animal rescue gear and medical kit, PAWS works
tirelessly under the leadership of  young Mr. Nilesh Bhanage & Ms.
Anuradha Ramaswami. Anyone wishing  to become a volunteer  of PAWS or
wanting to donate may call Mr.Nilesh on 9820161114 or send e mail at
nilesh@pawsasia.org

Donation Cheques / DD's can be drawn in the name of 'Plant & Animals
Welfare Society' on below Address:

PAWS
A-14, Savitri Sadan,
Dr. Mukharhji Road,
Dombivli (East) 421201,
India.

A registerd NGO, PAWS will send you a receipt for all your donations at
the earliest.

For Direct transfer to PAWS accounts please e-mail us on
anuradha@pawsasia.org or nilesh@pawsasia.org

Thanks, Best wishes and Love from all of us.

TEAM PAWS
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Plant & Animals Welfare Society - PAWS is....

*Member Society of WSPA - World Society for Protection of Animals

*Associated with IOAP - International Organization for Animal
Protection.

*Associated with RSPCA - UK.

*Registered under the Society's Registration Act XXIX of 1960 with
registration No. Maha/587-2001/Thane dated 7th July 2001.

*Registered with the Charity Commissioner vide certificate dated 11th
September2001.

*Donations are exempted from Income Tax under Section 80-G of the
Income Tax Act 1961, as per Certificate no.
THN/CIT-III/J&T/Trust/185/2002-03 dated May 01, 2002 and valid up to
31st March 2004.

*Registered Under section 12AA of the Income Tax Act, 1961 vide letter
dated May 01, 20 . Letter No. THN/CIT-III/J&T/184/2002-03.

*Recognized by 'Animal Welfare Board of India', Ministry of Forests &
Environment, GOVT OF INDIA.

*Affiliated with World Animal Net (WAN) Directory, USA.

*Permanent Account Number (PAN) is AAA TP 4245L allotted by
Dy.Commissioner of Income-Tax, Pune.

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For more information please contact 'Plant & Animals Welfare Society -
PAWS' at, A-14, Savitri Sadan, Dr. Mukharji Road, Dombivli (East)421201,
Mumbai.

Phone Nos.: 9869376238 or 9820161114.
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- Nilesh
nilesh@pawsasia.org
www.pawsasia.org