Orange City Animal Lovers

This weekend the world celebrates love. We all have plans to shower our favorite people with all the attention they deserve, but do not necessarily get. How about our favorite animals ?  Here are five tips to make this Valentine's Day special for our four-legged friends also. 1. Get a AWBI Colony Animal Care Taker ID We all have faced harassment from the local people when we take care of the community dogs, cows and even,as in my case, a mule. This is the ID that says that Animal Welfare Board of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests has authorized you to take care of the animals in your area. The process of getting the ID is surprisingly easy. Go to the link given below and follow the instructions. Within one-two months, your ID should arrive! http://awbi.org/ http://awbi.org/?q=node/180 2. Set up water bowls for the animals. The Weather Department has forecast a particularly harsh summer this year. Get ready to take care of your animals frie...

I thought I should put up some pictures of Nagpur SPCA and the facilities that we have. Of course, there is still a long way to go before anybody can catch a wink but still.....all thanks to the tireless efforts of Dr Marwah, we are the cleanest and the best run shelter in Nagpur and we care!

Here is an article written by Dr.Marwah, which is very close to my heart also. We come across some heart rending cases in SPCA where canines are brought as recreational toys and once the pet owner understands the amount of responsibility involved, they coolly leave the dog to die on the streets.Would they do this to their own child or an elderly parent? Maybe yes! It should never be forgotten that no pet is suitable for all homes as not all homes are suitable for pets. There are some very critical points that one must consider before even going for selecting a pet. It’s like having a new baby at home. Check with the following points: 1.Need: It’s often seen that pets are kept for the sake of keeping or fun for children. No, they are not toys which can be dumped when you don’t need them any more. Some keep as a status symbol just because the next door neighbour has a good looking pet. Again, think twice, since the next door neighbour might personally be giving time to the pet, which you...

This new year make a resolution to be kind to animals. Start with visiting and volunteering at Nagpur SPCA- an organization which can show you how.Even if it is for one hour a week, it is good enough for the animals housed in the shelter. Nagpur SPCA is located on Katol Road. The postal address says it is near Gittikhadan Square, Deepak Nagar but here it how to get there. If you are coming from Seminary Hills side, take a left towards Police Line Takli and continue on that road. You are now on Katol Road. You will pass Ramdeobaba Engg College on your left. You will soon reach the Gittikhadan Square. After you have crossed the signal, on your left, you will see a small HP petrol pump. Continue straight for roughly 25-35 metres. You will see a big ground.There is a small settlement there and an auto stand. There is a kuccha road going inside the ground. Get on that kuccha road and near the end of the ground on your right hand side, you will see a big blue gate and small white buildings. ...

A lot of people I interacted with in Nagpur were not aware of SPCA and that it exists in Nagpur. Nagpur SPCA stands for Nagpur Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals and is affiliated to RSPCA, UK. It has been around since 1971. Till 1984, it was what the present Executive President, Dr. Kailash Marwah calls, a drawing-room society. Like minded people would meet at somebody's place and discuss the steps that needed to be taken to prevent cruelty to animals. After enjoying their tea and sandwiches , everybody would disperse till the next meeting. It was in 1988 that the animals in Nagpur saw a ray of hope when Dr.Kailash Marwah ( M.V.Sc, Ph.D) took over as Executive President. Under him, the society came out of the drawing rooms and got its hands dirty. There now exists a shelter on Katol Road for the sick, abandoned and stray animals of Nagpur and its adjoining areas. There are 3 common kennels for the abandoned pets and 5 boarding kennels for the pampered pets. There is...