AWS Tag

The contrasting approaches of  The M.C.D. [Municipal Corporation of Delhi] and the B.B.M.P [Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike] in the face of AWBI’s advice on errant organizations namely ‘Circle of Animal Lovers’ (CAL) in Delhi & ‘Animal Welfare Society’ (AWS) in Bangalore. The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) & both municipal bodies in Delhi and Bangalore received several complaints over the past years against the treatment of stray dogs by the respective Animal Welfare Organizations (AWOs) from several volunteers and animal lovers – with irrefutable evidence. In both cases AWBIRead More

Have a look at the insides of AWS Ambernath. Stray dog’s pain & torture brought to you in Thane/ Navi Mumbai by AWS sponsored by BMC.Read More

This video was shot on 13 Dec 2011 following the inspection on 6 Dec 2011 of the illegal AWS operation. The video clearly shows: Completely illegal ABC operation in progress under the aegis of the BBMP Small pups about 2 months being operated Incorrect tagging on almost all dogs – forget location even the sex, color and weight are not correct No weighing for dogs brought in at all – all medication is by ‘estimation’ of a driver/ worker/ helpful Other areas being raided to complete ‘quota’ for ABC surgeryRead More

Emaciated & maggot ridden – you call this alive! We carried a rescue story by Rinky Karmakar just the other day. Here’s another one – equally heartbreaking, and then some. This baby did not not make it. This little girl was found about 1200hrs in front of the AWS Kapaswadi facility on 10 Sept (Sat) by Amit Pathak. On checking Amit and Rinky found that:Read More

This account is of AWS visit by “The Voice of Stray Dogs” on 9 Sept 2011. ABC rule allows dogs to be brought in on complaints from residents/ citizens if the dogs is attacking or is described as a ‘furious’ dog. The dogs have to be released at the same location after observation. An earlier feature here showed small puppies being kept in AWS kennels – captured against complaints of being ‘aggressive’. And now you can see the frivolous grounds on which citizens are complaining and of dogs being pickedRead More

The Voice of Stray dogs has brought out 2 previous reports on the abysmal conditions & horrific treatement meted out to strays dogs at the AWS facilities. These can be seen as the 1st report on AWB Bangalore & 2nd report in AWS Bangalore. But clearly in-spite of all the evidence gathering, reporting and submissions publicly, to BBMP to AWBI nothing has changed at AWS Bangalore – where the work of systematic cruelty goes on unabated. AWS has no regard for the AWBI SOP, BBMP or in the least the strays dogs. AndRead More

  In a letter no. 24-18/11-12/AWB dated 10th June 2011 & addressed to Dr Srinivasalu (Founder & General Secretary of Animal Welfare Society – AWS) the Animal Welfare Boar of India (AWBI) highlighted that the AWS facility at Queens Road, Bangalore, despite sevaral assurances given by AWS to AWBI has not improved its performance. This letter came close at the heels of an inspection from an AWBI appointed team. The letter stated that:Read More

This is an account of inspection of AWS Queens Road facility in Bangalore. The volunteers were Rakesh Shukla, Kelly Johnson, Levin, Mansi Yalamalli & Jayasal. Detailed photo-record at the bottom of the report. Day 1:  Aug 27th, 2011 The team of volunteers arrived at 1100 AM on Sat, Aug 27th, 2011. We found the following Inside the AWS facility: All the doors were closed and no manager nor vet was around. All except 1 van had gone out to catch dogs for ABC – this van had a puncture andRead More

The Voice of Stray Dogs visited the Action for Animal Rights (ARF) K R Puram ABC Center on 22nd August 2011. ARF is run by Dilip Bafna. The center catches and spays/neuters dogs in 12 wards in Bangalore. These are wards 25, 26, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 81, 82, 85 & 87. This visit was un-announced so no officials at the center, ARF management or BBMP knew of our arrival. The intention of the visit was to see one-day-in-the-life of an ARF ABC Center (earlier we’ve visited AWSRead More