Usually cats clean themselves many times a day. But she'll need a little help from you, sometimes. Grooming a cat to not just look them fashionable but it's a good way to know about your cat's health, any illness etc.

How to groom a cat :

• Brushing : Cats can have short or long hair. Cats clean their hair themselves but if you do it properly then it will help remove dirt, dead hair, fleas preventing the mats. Brush once or twice a week will be enough for a healthy, glowing coat. There are cat-specific combs available in the market, make use of that. Always brush your cat gently. You can do so when she is sleeping or sitting in your lap. 

• Trimming : Not all cats needs hair trimming, but if your cat has long coat/fur, you should think of trimming her hair with cat-specific trimmer. Do not trim harshly, but gently. If it seems difficult to trim, you can hire a professional groomer for this task. 

Cleaning and Hygienic care both things comes under Dog Grooming. Keeping your dog clean is an important part in increasing their lifespan. Irrespective of the breeds, all dogs requires grooming regularly.

When you groom your dog regularly, it helps strengthen the relationship between you two.

Reasons for grooming :

• routine cleanliness
• decrease the chances of any unusual illness
• develops a strong bond between you and your pet
• dog look pretty

Everyone knows there are hundreds of stray cattle roaming on the road in India. Road traffics or blocks are often caused by these animals with road accidents. A serious problem has been arises due to these stray cattle roaming freely on the streets.

At night, this problems becomes worst as the drivers are unable to spot these animals due to darkness. Normally vehicles move at a high speed hence creating a risk of lives to the occupants and these animals, too.

Cows roaming on the road are not healthy. They don;t get grass or other hygienic food to consume. They survive on the food present in garbage and leftovers. This increases the risk of disease or sickness to the cow. Eating meat of such animals and drinking milk can be more dangerous to our health.

These cows comes from illegal or unregistered roadside diaries or cattle shed. Many comes by actually left by their owners due to old age, stop giving milk or owner cannot afford them anymore.


State government initiatives for this issue :

• Uttar Pradesh is in the process of setting up 5 cow sanctuaries besides 426 Gaushalas which are already built up.  

• Rajsthan state government is spending Rs. 50 per cattle per day to any one for the good living of stray cattle. 

• Delhi government hired 150 cow catchers who will catch 10 cows per day. 

Solution :

• Dairies should be built outside the city. 

• Creating huge Gaushalas which can tale care of these street cows. 

A woman in the group of American tourists visiting Amber fort near Jaipur filed a complaint with PETA. A group of eight men including Mahout, was beating an elephant, who tried to escape from the discomfort of carrying tourist uphill in extreme heat.

Jaipur is very common for excessive violence with elephants. A detailed research of elephants, used in rides and other tourists activities , organized by experienced veterinarians animal-welfare experts from PETA, Wildlife SOS, Animal Rahat in Kerala concluded that many elephants are weak, ill due to lack of food.All elephants suffered from physical ailments. Their owners do not have valid ownership certificate.



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The Honorable high court of Kerala, made it mandatory to register the elephants, used in rides, with AWBI (Animal Welfare Board of India). In spite this, none of the elephants used in rides in Jaipur are registered with AWBI.

Elephants in kerala are in much pain. Even the Mahouts beat them with iron-tipped wooden sticks, spiked chains, even pierce their sensitive ears and drills holes into their tusks.

Elephants usually walks upto 50 kilometers daily for food, but these captive elephants are constantly chained and forced to stand at one place causing foot problems. Visually impaired or injured elephants also forced to carry people under sun blaze.

Beating elephants, giving them painful injuries is really cruel. Usually Mothers do not wean baby elephants until they are 10 years old but these cruel captors separate them at the age of 3 years only.  

Join PETA in calling on authorities in Jaipur to protect one of India's most sacred animals by putting an end to all elephant rides in the area immediately.

Put an end to elephant rides in Jaipur. 

There are thousands of homeless animals in every shelter. Majority are young and healthy. It's really heartbreaking but there are many ways to do something for them without spending money and without leaving the home, too.


Ways To Help Homeless Pets :

1. Don't buy, Choose adoption : If you're thinking to buy any pet, choose adoption first. There are thousands of homeless pets waiting to get their forever home and with a little research you can find a suitable pet for your home. Adopting from a shelter is like saving two lives. First one is of course, the pet you are adopting. And making a space for a new in shelter.

1. Educate : Get complete knowledge and educate other people on the importance of adopting a homeless pet. How can they help save lives by just adopting a pet.
2. Donate supplies : If you don't have a budget to sponsor any cash to shelter, you can donate supplies which are just there at your home. Just like a blanket, towel. Shelters use these blankets for animals to sleep or rest. You can even offer food, animal toys and other pet supplies.
3. Social media help : The local shelter has many animals which are waiting to get a new home. You can upload their profiles which will help them get a lovely, forever home. If you have anyone looking to buy a pet, ask them to visit the shelter and adopt a lovely pet as per their needs. Such a small help will certainly change their life.
4. Foster : There are many animals in a shelter and the space is less. You can foster a dog or cat till they find their forever home.
5. Volunteer : Spend time in your local shelter by helping them fill food bowls, give fresh water, get animals to a walk, grooming and more. 

Animal shelters are overflowing with dogs, cats. These animals are waiting to get a new, loving home. But the basic questions is why these animals gets abandoned?




After a lot of research and from my own experience, i found the main reasons for abandoning animals are :

• Moving to a new home
• Pets are not allowed by new landlords
• No space in new home for pets
• Allergy if any new member joins the family
• Personal problems
• No time to take care of pets
• Pet illness
• Biting
• Maintenance not affordable 

In every country, except China, Dogs can be police officers, service dogs, emotional support for abused children, a child's best friend, a family's loyal pet and more.

China, Yulin conduct dog meat festival every year. This festival starts in summer on 21st June every year which lasts for 10 days where more than 10,000 dogs including pups get consumed.  Large number of dogs are stolen from their loving families, rest are stray dogs and the dogs raised in dog farm.

These dogs are forced to travel without food and water, in a tight cage, for days one over the other where they can't even move a bit. At Yulin, these dogs are hanged, burned, skinned, boiled, torched and beaten that too ALIVE. This all goes on the streets in front of public. Moreover, they tortured these poor animals in front of other animals so that they get stressed and feared.

The belief behind this torture is while they are still ALIVE, more the animals have run fear through their blood, more tasty their meat will be.  It also gives the men more sexual stamina, keep them cook during the hot summer.



The tradition of eating dog meat is around 400 years old. Dog meat traders started this event to boost up the business.

Animal welfare activist have been trying for years to get this horrible tradition banned. Unfortunately, government of China is giving some reasons to avoid this ban. We need to send the petition to the old generation people, who still believe in this tradition of eating dog meat.

We are the 20th century generation and we believe that this act is cruel and inhuman. The poor animals do not deserve this type of treatment and millions of people across all the countries are against of it.

We should boycott Chinese products until they ban this act.

Sign this petition to convince China's government, how cruel this act is. And they should better ban this festival.



Sign the Petition here : Change.org

If you see any animal/bird is injured/abandoned or any animal related help, kindly contact on given numbers below.

All the organizations run on contribution by people like you, we request you to have patience till the help arrives.

Stay with the animal till you receive the help. Offer food, water and first aid treatment to the animal.

NGO and the helpline numbers:

IDA India–
Helpline Mumbai area: +91-9320056581, 022-32681418
Helpline vashi area:+91-9320056585, 022-32681419
Helpline for horses/cattle: +91-9920587845
Neral centre for horses: +91-9860344750

Mumbai SPCA– 022-24137518, 022-2413 5285

Welfare of Stray Dogs 
Mahalaxmi centre area: 022 2306 0275/ 022 64222838(office)

Ahimsa
Malad-goregaon area: 022 2880 8206

Ashray for Animals
South of Dadar area: +91-9833839011 (driver). +919820758266 (Sunetra)

Manav Mandir
Bombay Central area: +91-9224699635
Andheri area: 022 65651313, +91-9819100100
Ghatkopar to Kurla area: 022 25022358, 022 25112929
Virar area: 95250-2502222 / 95250 3203333

Karuna 
Helpline: +91 9819100100
Bombay Central area: 022 23018863
Thane to Kanjur area: 022 32522588
Bhiwandi area: +91 9850530001
Virar-Vasai-Nalasopara area: 95250 2502222, 95250 3203333, +91 9970170780, Kantibhai +91 9960747547

Bahena 
Thane to Ghatkopar area: 022 25689999

Mangal Vardhini
Ghatkopar-Chembur area: 022 65252573

PAWS
Dombivli / Thane / Kalyan area: +91 9820161114 (Nilesh

Save our strays
Western Suburb area: 022 26351503 , +91 9820141310

ASHA- Western Suburb– +91 9820127085

ALAS
Goregaon area: 022 28761313

Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) by Tata Memorial Centre, Kharghar In case a person wants to bring any cancer-affected animal to the Kharghar centre, they need to fix an appointment by sending an email to pets@actrec.gov.in or calling animal cancer helpline at 022-27405000, extension 5451

All India Animal Welfare Association (AIAWA)
Address: Dr E Moses Road, Mahalakshmi
Contact: 022-23094077
Timings: 24 hours, Mon-Sat
Services: Animal Birth control, immunization, anti-rabies treatment, general surgery, general medical treatment for small animals

Animal Lovers Association Society (ALAS)
Address: Jaykar Smurti, Shop No 55, Aarey Road, Opp Rajasthan hall, Goregaon (West)
Contact: 022-28761313, 28763856
Timings: 9 am-7 pm, Mon-Sat
Services: Mobile clinic for treatment of strays only, prevention of cruelty to animals;
Areas Covered: Goregaon to Mira Road

Animal Matters to Me Mumbai (AMTM Mumbai)
Address: B601, Shyam Nagar, Off JVLR, Behind Majas depot, Jogeshwari (East)- Mumbai 400060. Landmark – Ganpati Mandir Lane.
Contact: Dr. Ankita Pathak, Mobile +91-9820335799. Ganesh Nayak, Mobile +91-9819380310. www.amtmindia.org, https://www.facebook.com/amtmindia

Services and Initiatives: Sterilization – TNR Program·  Merchandise sale for fund-raisers· Aimal rescues/ fostering/ adoptions·  Charity merchandise for fund-raisers· Stray dog vaccination drives (monthly)·  Stray cat vaccination drives (monthly)·  Feeding programme for stray animals (ongoing since inception)·  Rice, lentils, dry food donations to individual stray animal feeders· Awareness camps in schools/collages/corporate spaces/public places·  Fighting against animal cruelty·  Municipality pet license

Association For Service & Healing Of Animals
Contact: Brinda 91-9820127085      Timings: 10 am-5.30 pm Mon-Sat
Services: Animal birth control, funding, hospitalization, medical services for stray animals, awareness programmes in schools and colleges with regard to animals (especially reptiles and snakes) and the environment, holding camps for working cattle, horses and donkeys (they hold medical camps for the animals who work and whose owners are poor to afford their treatment)

Bahena
Address: Telecast, RRT Road, Mulund (West)
Contact: 022-26673838
Timings: 9 am-6 pm, Mon-Sat
Services: 4 ambulances and provide medical aid including surgery to stray birds and animals
Areas Covered: Bandra to Dahisar, Ghatkopar to Thane, Airoli to Vashi

Bai Sakerbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital (SPCA)
Address: Dr. SS Rao Road, Opp MD college, Behind Mahatama Gandhi Hospital, Lalbaug
Contact: 022-24133598,24137518
Timings: 9 am-12 pm, Mon-Sat
Services: Medical treatment for all animals, surgeries, immunization, birth control

In Defense of Animals (IDA)
Deonar Centre Address: Near Deonar Municipal Colony, Near Cemetry, Off Mankhurd Lane Road, Govandi, Deonar
Contact: 022-32681418; Mobile: 9320056581, 9320056583
Timings: 9 am-5 pm, Mon-Sat
Services: Animal Birth control, immunization, anti rabies treatment, general surgery, medical treatment for small animals, prevention of cruelty to animals
Areas Covered: 2 mobile clinics that operate on both the central and western Mumbai
Vashi Centre Address: Shwan Niyantran Kenra, opp Kopri Gaon, Koperkhairne, After Petrol Pump,Sector 28, Navi Mumbai
Contact: 022-32681419 Mobile 9320056584-85
Timings: 9 am-5 pm
Services: Animal Birth control, immunization, anti rabies treatment, general surgery, medical treatment for small animals, prevention of cruelty to animals
Areas Covered: Mobile clinic from Digha to CBD Belapur

Karuna
Address: Mukti Nivas, Shop No 3 (Tasyani Print-O-Graph), VP Road, Opp Bombay Mercantile Co-op Bank, Andheri (West)
Contact: 022-65651313
Timings: 10 am–7 pm, Mon-Sat
Services: 4 mobile clinics which are used to treat general medical problems of stray dogs

Plant & Animals Welfare Society (PAWS)
Address: A-14 Savitri Sadan, Dr. Mukherji Road, Dombivli (East)
Contact: Mr. Nilesh Bhanage 91- 9820161114; Timings: 24X7
Services: Rescue operations, rehabilitation, adoptions, anti rabies treatments, animal birth control, wildlife rescue, pigeon center, ambulance services for medical treatment, educational seminars in schools
Areas Covered: Navi Mumbai and Thane Areas

Thane SPCA, Address: N.K.T Compound, Besides Bhramand Complex, Kolshet Road, Azadnagar, Thane, Maharashtra 400607, Phone:093222 71966

Source - http://www.headsupfortails.com/blog/emergency-contact-numbers-for-animals-birds-mumbai/

India has the largest number of street dogs, which are roaming freely on the road. Most of these dogs belongs to ancient canine family known as Pariah Dog, which is there all over Asia and Africa.

These dogs live on garbage created by humans. The dogs are often kept as pets by rural and urban slum people.

To control the population, sterilization is the best method, i guess. NGOs should invest a little more time in spaying and neutering, which reduce the overall population of stray dogs in country.

Adopt, Don't Buy :

Nowadays, we all can see one statement that Don't Buy. Adopt. And that is very much correct. Stray dogs/pups needs your love. They are much loyal than any other dog breed. Then why are you wasting your money for a foreign dog breed. Go and adopt a street dog. He will be much more happy to have a lifelong home, loving parents.


Some steps we can take to reduce the suffering on street :

1. All dogs in a particular area should be sterilized. This way we can reduce the number of newborn pups.
2. There should be some responsible person in every area, who will ensure any new dog who comes in is sterilized.
3. Individual people should take active part in sterilization process instead of being dependent on any organization or NGO.   

Hats off to Peta India Movement ! They finally did it.

After being chained for 51 long years, Gajraj - a 63- year old bull elephant - has been successfully rescued from his chains. Gajraj was kept as a tourist attraction at Bhavani Museum and Yamai Devi temple at Satara.

Gajraj was kept isolated receiving abusive treatment in these 50 years.  After the inspection by Wildlife SOS veterinarians, Gajraj is suffered from toenail abscesses in his legs and it may spread to the bone. Both of his foot pads shows severe degeneration, which could make him severely lame.

But now, he will receive good treatment and will start getting company with his fellow elephants.



More than 200,000 supporters from PETA India helped Gajraj to have his life back. But the rescue was not as easy as it is seen. Hundreds of villagers and his mahuts showed an objection even threatened mass suicide. But on examining Gajraj's situation, under Maharashtra-government's notice, a veterinarians team confirmed varies injuries and an untreated abscesses on his hinds and elbows.

Sources said that, Gajraj was taken to the place when he was 12 years old from MP 800 kilometers away which took almost a month and a half.

Now Gajraj will be in safest place where he can roam anywhere without chains, bath in river and be in the company of another fellow elephants.

Thanks to Peta India.

Gajraj, a 63 year old ailing elephant, has been held captive for 51 years. There is a special movement to to get Gajraj FREE and move him to a good shelter, where he can spend his last few years safely, happily.

The poor elephant has been chained for 51 years near Shri Bhavani Museum and Yamai Devi Temple in Aundh, Maharashtra. He is currently not in good condition. After years of abuse, neglect and exploitation he is slowly succumbing to his illness. It's really shameful to left him in pain to die alone by his mahuts just because he is too sick and old and not able to work more for them.


He has kept constantly chained because of this he has developed many injuries. He suffers from broken and overgrown toenails on all four feet. He tries to get rid of chain but unable to, leading severe injuries.
Someone even chopped off his tusks without any legal permission.

Gajraj is not a tourist spot. He is living there lonely and should get FREE from there immediately.

Maharashtra Forest Department should immediately take an action and release Gajraj to a safer elephant care shelter where he can get proper treatment.

Kindly help Gajraj by signing this petition so that  he will live rest of his life free from chains.

Sign the petition here 

Original Source - Peta India

I am really feeling happy by starting this blog. I love animals. I like to help them, feed them.
I have adopted 7 cats and 1 dog (stray).

I live in Mumbai. By profession, i am a freelancer in digital marketing industry.