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Andhra Pradesh: Progress!

Andhra Pradesh: Progress!

Nearly 70,000 dogs spayed/neutered--and other news!

Delhi: Not a boxer!

Friendicoes --a peaceflul haven

Sunderbans: Cyclone hits tiger habitat

Causing devastation

Andhra Pradesh: On the trail of parrot poachers!

Rescuing parrots from "fortune tellers"

Andhra Pradesh: For the love of India's cows –

VSPCA rescue victory

Kolkata: A Painted Stork blown about in a storm

Compassionate Crusaders Trust to the rescue!

Uttar Pradesh: Changing the destiny of dancing bears

Saving one bear at a time!

Kolkata: Sundari stars in her own rescue!

Shy street dog barely escapes disaster

Bangalore: Saving 81 Barn Swallows

Rescuing birds from a poacher

Uttar Pradesh: Turtles confiscated and released

From the illegal turtle trade

Blue Cross of India acknowledged

For starting world's first TNR program for dogs

Orissa: A huge celebration of kindness

School kids march for animals!

Andamans Islands: Do elephants really swim?

CUPA catches a glimpse of elephants by the sea

Himachal Pradesh: Uphill battle during rabies outbreak

Himalayan Nature Society fights to protect dogs

Madya Pradesh: Tiger poacher put behind bars

Wildlife Protection Society of India combats poaching

Andhra Pradesh: A close call for wildlife!

Development project cancelled!

500th bear rescued!

Wildlife SOS welcomes their 500th rescued bear

Haryana: Jackal rescued from a well

After Wildlife SOS turns snake charmers into wildlife rescuers

Himachal Pardesh: India's second official Butterfly Park

Promoting Butterfly Conservation

Finding new homes for Kolkata's animals

Everybody needs a home

Mumbai

A day of sadness

Rajasthan: Court case may save elephants

From tourist drudgery

Orissa flood relief: From Cuttack to Puri

Food and medicine for animals caught in the floods

Karnataka: The Forest Department and CUPA rescue three circus elephants

Munniya, Barkha, and Baby are now safe!

India: Orissa flood update

Help is reaching the animals!

India, East Coast: Flood update

Still underwater

India, Bihar: Rosie and her buffalo

The worst floods ever in Bihar

India: Floods in Orissa too

Visakha SPCA's rapid response teams need supplies

Bihar, India: Rescuers aid 6,000 cows

In worst flood in 50 years

Bengal: Bhusundi

A tale of birds

World Animal Day 2008

Love, Care and Protection on October 4th.

Assam: Brave Dog Jimmy

Defending his family

Tamil Nadu: The road traveled to a no-kill country

43 years with Blue Cross of India

Andhra Pradesh: Sharing dinner

And children get help for a monkey

Andra Pradesh, India: Rescuing Guddi

A half-blind, older horse now off the street!

Andhra Pradesh: Bear cubs between the devil and the deep canal!

Wildlife SOS arrives before daybreak!

Arunchal Pradesh: Tracking the rescued bears

Release or sanctuary for the "dancing bears" of India?

West Bengal: An example of compassion

Transforming animal care in Kolkata

A new book by Nanditha Krishna

"Sacred Animals of India"

Karnataka: An elephant wins!

Girija Prasad no longer "owned" by temple accused of abuse

India/Kashmir: Dog killing cancelled!

Animal advocates save Srinagar dogs!

Andhra Pradesh: Downpours in February

Unusual rains threaten animals

Tamil Nadu: Cricket, the amazing puppy

Up and walking!

Andhra Pradesh: Visakha SPCA February Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Cats from Mumbai land in Visakhapatnam

Visakha SPCA rescues more cats

Andhra Pradesh: the Visakha SPCA looks for answers on the beaches

Many sea turtles have died and a few dolphins too

Andhra Pradesh: VSPCA investigates mystery deaths of sea turtles

Sea turtles wash ashore on beaches

Sri Lanka: The Cat Lady of Hope

One woman changes the face of humanity

Assam: A major move for rhinos

Experts called in to help

Calcutta: 14 police horses to retire, thanks to People for Animals

W.B. Police's Riding School's old horses get life-long care

Orissa: Wildlife SOS saves a baby bear from a ring of poachers

Suspected bear cub poacher/trader arrested in Orissa

Big Cats as Pets

With the decreasing number of wild cats, why is there an overpopulation of cats in captivity?

Kolkata: Helping animals helps their people too!

A bicycle ride to the vet

Kolkata: Where compassion reaches out

With a three-wheeler ambulance!

U.S/India: An insightful viewpoint

An overview of the animal movement and its divergent views by Merritt Clifton

India: Uttar Pradesh: Uniting to fight wildlife crime!

Police, Forest Department and Wildlife SOS pledge closer cooperation!

India: Saving the Tiger


India: Andhra Pradesh: More space for dogs!

VSPCA launches spay/neuter program at space launching site!

India, Assam: Relief for animals caught in flash floods

The Wildlife S.O.S. Emergency Team swings into action

Viewpoint: A call for more focused protection of the tiger

The Deccan Herald interviews Dr. K Ullas Karanth

Maharashtra: Babu Bear freed at last from his ring

And from his dancing career!

India: Haryana: Abuse charged on behalf of two elephants used for begging

CUPA, WRRC offer permanent care for Lakshmi and Poornima

India: Andhra Pradesh: Visakha SPCA, a garden of kindness

All the programs are back on track after the floods of last year and the year before.

India, Assam: Update on flooding

Local people call for changes to help animals in floods

India,Tamil Nadu: Blue Cross campaigns to end jallikattu

Jallikattu is a "celebration"

India, Assam: The fight to save the rhino

Park rangers combat floods and poachers

Uttar Pradesh: Bear cub rescued!

Forest Department and Wildlife SOS save cub!

India's Supreme Court rules for the bulls!

The bull-tormenting celebrations of jallikattu won't be allowed!

Tamil Nadu: Remembering Viji

A remarkable life of caring for children and animals

India, Assam: Eye on the elephant

A look at captive elephants in northern India

India: Visakha SPCA - 27,000 spayed/neutered dogs!

In eleven years!

India: People for Animals Ghaziabad stops bullock-cart race!

Bullock-cart races are abusive to animals

New Forum on the India Community

How to change negative attitudes to cats?

Thank you once again

for helping animals in India!

Andhra Pradesh: Update on Floods

Weather affecting the Visakha SPCA

Thank you for helping animals in India!

Your help is making a difference in their lives!

Perception of Animals and Nature

The fish and the tortoise

Floodwaters pour into Visakha SPCA

Conditions worsen yesterday

The transformation of poachers into sea turtle protectors!

Visakha SPCA's Sea Turtle Project

Floods again in eastern India!

Flood rescue teams need funds

Four Golden Jackals orphaned!

Day 25 of the India Campaign

A close call in the line of duty!

Day 24 of the India Campaign

The Bears in the Bannerghatta Forest

Day 23 of the India Campaign: Learning to Forage

India Impressions


India: CUPA is the rescuer of the week


Karnataka: Puppy love

Photos show the bond between children and a street puppy

Massachusetts animal lover crafts way to combine interests

Secondo sells Indian wares to help country’s creatures

Karnataka: CUPA’s outreach to rural villages

Care and counseling keeps rural animals healthy

Karnataka: Former street dog Rosy finds a calling

A special dog helps special children

Karnataka: Charlie administers doses of canine therapy

CUPA’s head dog is a softie with children

Karnataka: CUPA’s free medical camp for camels

The presence of the "ships of the deserts" on the streets of Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka in India—the IT and software hub of India—is unimaginable!

Wildlife SOS: Learning to be a bear again

India Campaign: Day Thirteen

International Rescuer of the Week teaches us a new vocabulary!

It’s not an SPCA – it’s an SPKA!

Karnataka: Wrestling bears?

India Campaign: Day Eleven

Bear keepers watch over the young bears!

India Campaign, Day Ten: The Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Center

Delhi: So far, 392 "dancing bears" rescued!

And so many other animals! India Campaign, Day Nine

Visakha SPCA: Meet Tiger, the founder dog

And other special dogs who are loved no matter what

Visakha SPCA: Cat tales

The stories of three cats saved by VSPCA

Visakha SPCA: Where did all the monkeys come from?

India Campaign, Day Seven

Rescuer of the Week, Pradeep Nath

The story of Visakha SPCA

Gujarat: Cellphones lure leopards away from villages

Cellphone ringtones have replaced goats and other live prey as a way to entice leopards into cages.

India Community -- Day Five

Andhra Pradesh: Babu had torn up his owner's money!

India Campaign - Day Four

Gomatha, the sweet cow who wouldn't give up!

Visakha SPCA: An animal sanctuary that is a garden!


Visakha SPCA: Emerging from the time of floods


West Bengal: A trusting bull is cared for at ASHARI

Like many bulls throughout India, Nundy roamed the streets, foraging and relying on the goodwill of humans for food and care.

West Bengal: State Governor admires animal welfare work of ASHARI

The grandson of Mahatma Gandhi stated that animals should be treated with “love and humanity” during his visit to animal-care facility in Kolkata.

Dharamsala: The Dalai Lama’s 2006 speech to benefit animals

The Dalai Lama advocated a vegetarian diet and spoke out against animal suffering in his speech last year.

West Bengal: Global warming eroding world’s largest tiger reserve

Rising sea levels submerging tigers' habitat.

Peacocks in peril

The beauty of the male peacock’s feathers has inspired artists and storytellers for centuries.

SHARAN: Sanctuary for Health and Reconnection to Animals and Nature

Check out this new blog on the India Community

Mumbai: A 2-month-old puppy rides the rails to rescue

Bogie finds help at the end of the line.

An innovative use of technology to help homeless animals in the U.S.


Bangalore: Animal Help Foundation of Ahmedabad to conduct TNR progarm

City officials heeding advice to institute effective, humane street dog management plan.

Bangalore: Temporary halt to harassment and killing of dogs

Killing of dogs will resume in 10 days, city says.

Blue Cross of Hyderabad founder looks for some answers

Amala Akkineni, Indian film actress and animal welfare advocate, is asking hundreds of thousands of people a question about animal welfare.

New Study Shows Humans are Compassionate--Up to a Point

Given the choice between acting to help one being—human or animal—or many, a person will extend compassion towards the individual, according to a recent study by Paul Slovic, professor of psychology at the University of Oregon.

Andhra Pradesh: Star Tortoises returned to India, released in forest

The tortoises had been smuggled out of India

Karnataka: Sharon visits the man who saves raptors and snakes at the WRRC


Bangalore: Sharon visits CUPA and reflects on the history of the "street dog"


Cow care in changing India

As rural lands vanish and cities grow, the fate of sacred cows is uncertain.
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