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Stray iCare
Owing to the much apathy towards the stray animals and the amount of cruelty cases committed against the speechless animals has rendered us to take up this cause as part of our mission.
Ten Commandments for Strays
Follow these 10 steps to make a stray's life liveable
- Start with Young: The seed of kindness in students should be sown right from the childhood as it is crucial to imbibe the quality of in them
- Reports of cruelty to be taken seriously: Demand for strict laws and their effective implementation against preventing cruelty against animals is also must. Report incidents seen on social media.
- Animals not safe even in pet shelters: Frequent raids should be conducted against people who operate under the guise of shelter provide fail to provide for animals’ physical and social needs,
- See animals as part of society: If everyone starts to look at animals and not just dogs and cats as fellow animals, who share our planet, we will see far fewer cases of cruelty towards animals.
- Understanding animal behaivour: To understand the nature and behavior of animals, one can observe it by adopting pets. The fact that animals cannot speak the language humans don’t understand should be taken into consideration before torturing or abusing them.
- Do not differentiate between strays and pets: Pets are given special care by their owners while the stray animals are ignored by all and often ill-treated. Humans have to understand that animals are also living creatures and we have no right to ill-treat them in any manner.
- If you see animal in need, call animal care helpline:Just as not reporting any crime against humans is a crime, witnessing cruelty against animals and not reporting it is a crime as well. We must be kind towards animals, provide immediate veterinary care to the abused or else call animal care helpline.
- Provide temporary homes to abused animals: Government shelters and NGOs should provide temporary homes to animals who are abused, injured or sick and need time to recover.
- Be responsible pet owners: People, who have pets at their homes, should be responsible enough to take care of their pets.
- Regular monitoring can keep population in check: To keep a check on brutal treatment against animals, it is important to keep an eye on the population of street animals. Support anti-fertilization drives.
How we plan to contribute
Our mission is to protect urban biodiversity and stray animals within cities are very much part of the urban biodiversity. So the way we have been creating awareness about wildlife we now plan to include education for stray animals too.
Children's Story Writing Competition: How I met my pet?
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Calling all our young friends who have a pet dog or cat at home, to pen down their first meeting with their pet. The best stories will win an exciting prize for their pets.
The prize includes a letter of appreciation and pet bed which will be couriered to the winner. The winner will bear shipping charges.
Submission: A word document in Arial font with 12 font size, single-spaced to be emailed to info@inaturewatch.org with "How I met my pet story" in the subject line.
Details
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Age group: 10-15 years
Medium: English
Story length: Upto 250 words with minimum two pictures. One of the pet and one with the participant. Add participant name, school, age and address with contact details at end of the story. Also, include the following details:
1. Name of the Pet
2. Type of Pet: Dog/Cat
3. Breed of Pet: Indian or foreign
4. Name of Adopter/Furparent
5. Location of adoption6. Age of pet
Last date: 30 December 2020
Stray Supported
22 Oct 2020: Tim
11 Dec 2020: Cookie
23 Oct 2020: Hero
Tim was homeless & starving with various injuries. We provided him medical help and currently fostering him. We got him vaccinated now we plan to neuter him.
23 Oct 2020: Hero
11 Dec 2020: Cookie
23 Oct 2020: Hero
Hero had a deep gash in his neck, we rescued him from Matunga and got him operated. We got him neutered and vaccinated. Currently we are fostering him
11 Dec 2020: Cookie
11 Dec 2020: Cookie
11 Dec 2020: Cookie
Cookie was often seen lying sluggishly on road side in Kharghar. She has skin infection throughout his body and maggot infested wounds on her head. She was admitted into an animal hospital for treatment but later was released. She is now undergoing treatment on road.