People For Animals - India's largest Animal welfare organization by Maneka Gandhi

PFA Memebr Shalini Arora found a German shepherd dog in front of Air Force station. He is badly suffering from a skin disease. It’s look like his owners have abandoned him due to this severe skin disease. He is badly injured because of his continuous fights with stray dogs and hunger. When PFA Bareilly member Ms. Shalini found him he was looks like a very hungry and restless. As per vet. doctor he will be alright after the treatment for 2 months or so. He is currently staying with him. [Image Gallery]

Mumbai/Pune: Special Rapporteur of the National Human Rights Commission (central west zone) Ajay Kumar has sent a detailed report to the state government, regarding a violation of human rights by the Khed police.

In September last year, a team of animal rights activists working for Maneka Gandhi’s People for Animals (PFA) group were arrested as ‘dacoits’ by the police and jailed for two weeks. They were allegedly also beaten up during their incarceration.

The nine activists, led by 19-year-old Chandrakant Salunkhe, were reportedly trying to rescue bullocks that a local butcher was illegally transporting for slaughter, in September 2012.

(1) On Dated 26-12-2012 PFA U.P raiding team informed the Rajabpur Police and saved 25 Govanshya Pashu's that were being sent to Rampur for slaughtering.

(2) On Dated 19-12-2012 from Gajraula Animal Market 10 Govanshya Pashu were saved on the basis of source information from being slaughter in Moradabad   .

(3) On Dated 4-12-2012 source informed PFA U.P Raiding Team informed the Gajraula police about 28 Govanshya Pashu that were being taken to slaughter in Rampur and  they were rescued on time.

(4) On Dated 14-10-2012 the members of PFA U.P Raiding Team informed the Amroha police about the Govanshya Pashu slaughtering and they were rescued on time. [Image Galelry]

8 Sub adults that were rescued and tended from the time they were one or two days/months old were released  after two and half years of constant gentle care in keeping/kicking their wild instincts. 8 kids - off they jumped release cage into the  wilderness giving us a MBA certificate.This Monkey Business Administration certificates are endorsed to team members - Kom, Somu, Vikas, Maya, Dr Valandikar, Dr Ramesh, Volunteers Dr Kiran, Vinutha, Vinay, ChetanV, Gagan & Shishir who were true in serving these precious souls. 6 Adults rescued and recovered from different kinds of traumas were also released along with them.

All the monkeys that were released are observed to be well adopted in the released habitat as per the post release observations by volunteers. [Image Gallery]

For years I have been seeing the Dog for Sale advertisements in the papers. I have checked on them from time to time. Most of the animals offered are inbred, the owner wants the money only in black – even if it goes upto Rs 50,000 and in most cases, there is no certification or provenance. Many of the owners are street people who have 20 dogs and bring them up in the slums. Some of the dogs are stolen, others are bought from the Uzbeks who are bringing in thousands of dogs illegally, in plastic bags, through the Uzbekistan Airlines on the grounds that they are “pet dogs” and will go back with them. Each dog is sold on Janpath by these foreign tourists – hawked like a food item. Indians, especially those that want to go into the breeding business, buy them. Many discover that the pups are sick with infectious diseases like parvo and distemper but by then the