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AUCTION FOR A CAUSE BID FOR SUNIL CHHETRI’S INDIA AND BFC JERSEYS ‘Captain Fantastic’, India Captain & Bangalore Football Club (BFC) Captain Sunil Chhetri wears many hats — helping dogs is one. The world’s second highest goal after overtaking Lionel Messi and behind only Ronaldo, Sunil Chettri. Sunil is a Padma Shri & Arjuna Awardee, AIFF Player of the Year 5 times, AFC Challenge Cup Most Valuable Player, Hero of the I-League, Hero of the Indian Super League & Hero of the Intercontinental Cup. Now he plays for stray dogs in supportingRead More

Many large Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) and Managing committees (MC) write to us asking us to take away all the stray dogs from their societies/gated community/ buildings etc. They don’t realize that relocating stray dogs is an illegal act. VOSD is the world’s largest no-kill rescue and sanctuary, and the largest provider of legal and medical expertise on dogs. And we would like to provide a legal framework for stray dogs so that everyone understand the rights of Stray Dogs and what they can and cannot do when it comesRead More

WATER FOR VOSD www.ketto.org/fundraiser/water4vosd We are facing severe drought at the VOSD Dog Sanctuary. Our 2 water ponds have dried up and we have just 1 source of water left – a borewell, which is also sputtering. Please donate generously so we can immediately dig alternate bore-wells and bring water for our 800 dogs, 7 horses and 7 cows. To donate please visit: www.ketto.org/fundraiser/water4vosd www.vosd.in/donate If you are outside India, you can donate here: https://www.paypal.me/vosd   Your INR donations will get 80 G exemption in India. Please donate today! If you’reRead More

Thanks to your continued support, we have managed to start the revamp of the VOSD Sanctuary Clinic. The first load of supplies for the construction work arrived few days ago. We are so excited and happy that soon our dogs will not have to make the 150km travel to Bangalore city to start treatment or for critical diagnosis. We will have the best medical care for them right here at the sanctuary. We have raised INR 6,75,295 of INR 26,35,000 goal. Still a long way to go! Please continue sharingRead More

URGENT REVAMP REQUIRED AT VOSD SANCTUARY CLINIC  I  http://ket.to/VOSDSanctuaryClinic VOSD Sanctuary clinic was built 6 yrs ago when we had 20 dogs. While we have 2 OPD’s, a basic surgery and give great long-term medical care, each dog has to make a 150km round trip to Bangalore to begin treatment! This compromises health care we can provide greatly. With 800 rescued dogs ALL with medical conditions, we urgently need to upgrade. WHAT WILL THE INVESTMENT ₹ 26.35 lacs CREATE (1) 3 OPDs and 1 top-of-the-line operation theater (2) 30 new kennels,Read More

Life in India is changing fast, but not fast enough for our street dogs. Haven’t you felt sad looking at the dogs in street? The terror. The hunger. The emptiness. Haven’t you wondered how could make it better. The best hope is for one to be rescued. But a rescued dog waits for either of 2 things – to get adopted or die waiting. Each ‘shelter’ or rescue has a limited geographical footprint. Could it be any different? Well, VOSD makes a difference by supporting rescuers and rescue efforts acrossRead More

Add some do-good to your brand’s feel-good. Love is a verb. If you are part of the CSR or HR teams in any company and would like to contribute to animal welfare in a meaningful way, then please write to us at info@vosd.in We have some amazing initiatives through which your teams can contribute and share their love with our doggies. 🐕   About VOSD VOSD is the Bangalore-based privately run non-profit with 80G status. Runs the world’s largest no-kill dog sanctuary & trust with 800 resident dogs, 7,500+ rescues, 250,000+ treatments.Read More

Security of 800 VOSD dogs Donate in INR (80G) : https://www.ketto.org/help800vosddogs Donate in US$ (PayPal): https://paypal.me/vosd The VOSD Sanctuary is undoubtedly the best maintained and best-managed sanctuary for dogs in India – arguably anywhere in the world. It is also the world’s largest no-kill rescue and rehab system that operates in Bangalore (India). In the past four years, VOSD has rescued over 7,000 dogs, carried out over 250,000 sophisticated medical treatments to rescued dogs. This includes the VOSD Dog Sanctuary which is a permanent refuge for dogs, rescued not only by VOSD but byRead More

THE (then) 750 DOGS OF THE VOSD Dog Sanctuary In a world full of stories of cruelty, apathy, destruction and filled with endless opinion. There’s also VOSD. DailyWOWvideo team shot this video a few months ago ( in 2017) and released it today. VOSD is the India’s largest dog care brand, supporting the world’s largest no-kill sanctuary and trust. www.vosd.in   The Voice of 800 Dogs Festival ‘The Voice of 800 Dogs’ festival runs from 20 June 2018 for 3 months and will celebrate, showcase and support the 800 rescued dogsRead More

Facing hostile neighbours if you feed or otherwise take care of dogs is not new. But it has to be dealt with in a firm manner. First stay calm. Do not get into a slanging match or a showdown. The law and order machinery is on your side, and you should leverage it to protect yourself and the dogs. These are the 3 main things you should know: First, you are well within your rights to feed dogs that are in the locality and any neighbours or RWA cannot put inRead More