Gang of CATS

Proud to say that all Animal groups, NGOs & individual volunteers have helped get a huge task look simple. Never before have I seen such coordination amongst diverse groups & people .

This is the Spirit of Mumbai - that motivates you & says - Humanity & Love for Animals thrives & grows !!.

Issue : Cats at Charkop numbering approx 70 are being fostered by an old couple in a makeshift house. They have been facing problems like sickness, starvation, excess births & population explosion

Krupali, Gargi, Brinda, Charu , Shirley & Ganesh have been talking individually about getting Cat sterilizations started. We saw this as an ideal opportunity to bring in the strength of collaboration

We approached all like minded people regarding getting the cats a good quality of life as the old couple needs a helping hand. The response is tremendous & makes me feel that sharing it will increase more such activities in the city

Sterilizations : IDA, WSD & Ahimsa have pitched in to help carry out sterilizations. Two people have also promised financial support for sterilization activity if needed. We have already carried out 3 rounds of sterilizations (wekly)- 12 cats already done. We plan to finish 35 cat sterilizations soon.

Post Operative : SOS has provided for 5 splendid folding cages to transport the cats & to keep them for post operative care. Ahimsa is planning to keep female cats for observation

Transport : SOS & ASHA vans have helped transport cats to the sterilization centre. Their people wait till the operations are carried out .

Vaccinations : AMTMs team under Ganesh's supervision has carried out vaccination ( Anti Rabies) of the kittens.

Food : Sona, Ruksana, Nadia, Zara, Sonia have been sending food, utensils to the couple to help feed the cats.

Emergency Cases : Gargi being the closest shoulders the responsibility of looking after emergency cases thru her vet contacts. PFA's team is planning to send vets on a regular visit to check on the kittens

Sakshi, Rahul, Shashikant, Gracy have been the pillars of support taking care of any unforseen circumstances.

The difficult task of getting adoptions started is now to be taken up. A lot of cajoling is needed to get the activity started.

We hope to use this model to sterilize & vaccinate cats in various fish markets & areas where our volunteers are present. Once the Charkop cats are under control, we plan to unleash this power to other areas & get islands of sterilized cats across the city.

Regards

Sourabh

They Start Young!

Its been a proud moment to work with Maulik. His dedication has humbled me & have resolved to help him in whatever way possible.

Maulik is a boy in the 8th standard & goes to school like a regular brat.

But there is a heart of gold that ticks below all pranks & games. This kid from Rokadia Lane, Borivali (W ) spends a few mins a day looking after the strays in Rokadia lane. He has been tending to the wounds of puppies in the area. He single handedly pesters Karuna, Ahimsa, Asha to help in looking after accident cases , maggot wounds & starving pups. The boy is known to pick up fights with unreasonable elders who harm puppies.

Maulik showed me 3 female dogs & 2 lactating mothers with 6 puppies that he has been looking after. He needs help in sterilisation which he is well aware of. But is not getting enough support from the BMC yet.

The poor kid was pained when we reached a starving dog & found it dead yesterday. But with renewed vigour tended to the pups which had a come under the wheel of a car.

Such dedication at a young age of 10 years is rare & needs to be cultivated. I see real good future for the strays under his care. Lets hope that we can keep the spark burning & keep him away from all frustrations & troubles that we have gone thru.

Sourabh

Heroes of the Day : Dr Parab , Ravi from IDA & Maria, Pradeep of Asha

One of the bad accident cases that I have seen. Saw a dog in Aarey Colony road with a bad fore leg wound. 5 inch bone was jutting out & was dry. The wound was approx 7 days old. Asha's van responded swiftly & was very effective in catching the dog. Coincidently, the IDA van was on the highway. Quick phone calls to IDA helped coordinate transfer the dog to the IDA van. The doctors there will be able to do an amputation. Hope to see the dog hopping on 3 legs soon.

Thanks to the quick coordination between Asha & IDA, we could manage a difficult task with such ease. NGOs working togather along with volunteers on street are a deadly combination to counter any situation.

Sourabh