Dear Ms Anjali ji,
I Know Ms Dipala Chauhan and her immense sacrifice and dedicated service to animals in (as referred in the letter) one of the most prosperous and cruelly raw areas of India. I in fact assured her of some financial sponsorship and still stand by it, but for getting substantial donations and any sort of government help ,a registered organisation is required. I even met and talked to the Chief minister in this regard, when I took up the matter regarding such abuse of cattle and have the the H P Cow slaughter law amended accordingly-( which was subsequently done in March 2011). That I have even made the by- laws for her organisation “Heavens corner’, and completed the other requirements for its registration, but someone from or on behalf of her organisation has to come to the Registrar’s office for completing the other formalities.In fact in this context, I even have a copy of the proposals to the AWBI ready with me, but for reasons I am not really aware of, there has been no contact from her side,and I do not have her contact number either.
There is absolutely no doubt about the work and the selflessness in her efforts, in serving the cause of animals in distress, but certain basic paper work is needed to boost such efforts with the necessary funds.
I would in fact request you, if there is a way around for the AWBI to finance such efforts,as in certain circumstances, and situations where the credibility of the individual carrying out voluntary animal welfare activities is widely known, but for want of a formally registered organisation is hampered in financing such work. Certainly in cases where the person has all but spent her entire earnings, running into lakhs of Rupees on such activities from her own pocket. I beleive in this present case the AWBI will have to take a special initiative and there after things will get started.
Kind regards
Rajeshwar Singh Negi
Please spare a little time to read the mail below about the horrific conditions that prevail for animals (legs of cows/calves chopped off, healthy animals thrown into gorges) in Himachal Pradesh and the desperate odds against which Dipala Chauhan is trying to run her shelter.
Please come forward and help the animals in H.P. Please also pass the message to your friends. If anyone is interested in donating (see medicines list below), please email smita@DogsNeedHelp.com or shikhapawar1981@gmail.com and we will have the stuff collected from you (Delhi/NCR).
Thank you for your support.
Smita
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From: Shikha Pawar <shikhapawar1981@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Subject: HELP NEEDED FOR 110 ANIMALS IN HIMACHAL – RESCUE CENTER RUN
SOLELY BY DIPALA CHAUHAN
To: smitajo79@gmail.com
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From: Shikha Pawar <shikhapawar1981@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 27, 2011 at 11:02 PM
Subject: HELP NEEDED FOR 110 ANIMALS IN HIMACHAL – RESCUE CENTER RUN
SOLELY BY DIPALA CHAUHAN
To: smitajo79@gmail.com
Dear Smita
My mother in law in Himachal Pradesh has been rescuing abused animals
for the past 17 years. We have a lot of land that can be used but no
finances/ help. I have given below details of out rescue center and
life… would appreciate it if you could read through, see the
pictures I ahve attached and get back to us with some help…
For the last 17 years my mother-in-law has been living in a secluded
part of Himachal Pradesh – Puzarli. She initially went there to settle
the land issues and restore their house that was burnt by the local
villagers in an attempt to murder her father to occupy the land
illegally. However, after seeing the cruelty on animals she started
taking in abused animals immediately and has been living there ever
since.
As well as taking in abused animals she has been trying to educate the
locals but has been ignored, or worse, threatened. All her efforts to
begin any sort of organisation have been stopped by the locals who
have been causing problems for her because of her activities.
It must first be understood that this is NOT a poor area. Almost all
the people in the area are orchardists who earn lakhs of rupees from
their crops. They have travelled out of the area and are not ignorant
by any standard. The children are educated in some of the premier
hostels in India (Bishop Cotton and Sanawar) and some have been abroad
for their further education.
Currently, she is caring for close to 110 animals that include dogs,
cows, cats, goats & mules all being victims of abuse and abandonment.
She has NO help because the locals actively chase away her labour.
None of the locals assist in any way and in fact charge her many times
the rate for all the commodities including fruit and vegetables. In
fact, she now gets wheat husk for the cows from other states such as
Punjab which costs her 40,000 per truck just for the freight. The
locals have illegally occupied the forests which stops her from
getting fodder from the forests.
cows, cats, goats & mules all being victims of abuse and abandonment.
She has NO help because the locals actively chase away her labour.
None of the locals assist in any way and in fact charge her many times
the rate for all the commodities including fruit and vegetables. In
fact, she now gets wheat husk for the cows from other states such as
Punjab which costs her 40,000 per truck just for the freight. The
locals have illegally occupied the forests which stops her from
getting fodder from the forests.
Veterinary facilities are almost negligible, which makes it even more
difficult in these conditions.
difficult in these conditions.
There is no financial assistance from any source and the entire
project is being funded by her son, my husband. They have put off
building their own house to look after the animals.
Here are a few instances of the abuse on animals and some of the many
that she has saved –
project is being funded by her son, my husband. They have put off
building their own house to look after the animals.
Here are a few instances of the abuse on animals and some of the many
that she has saved –
1) Calves are thrown out of the house so that the owners can take all
the milk from the mother. They are brutalised to scare them away so
they do not return.
the milk from the mother. They are brutalised to scare them away so
they do not return.
2) –This is not uncommon. Sometimes a single leg is chopped off with
an axe, otherwise the calf is taken some distance away and all four
legs are cut off. My mother-in-law was able to rescue one little calf
with a cut leg who was with us for 13 months and then he passed
because the other legs were also broken and could’nt take the weight
of his growing body. The siblings of this calf had all 4 legs chopped
off and were lefts in the middle of the crossroads to bleed to death.
This was all done so that they do not return home. May times these
calves do not make it to over a few months in age because they are
starved to death or beaten to death.
an axe, otherwise the calf is taken some distance away and all four
legs are cut off. My mother-in-law was able to rescue one little calf
with a cut leg who was with us for 13 months and then he passed
because the other legs were also broken and could’nt take the weight
of his growing body. The siblings of this calf had all 4 legs chopped
off and were lefts in the middle of the crossroads to bleed to death.
This was all done so that they do not return home. May times these
calves do not make it to over a few months in age because they are
starved to death or beaten to death.
3)Sometimes their mouths are tied shut with wire and their legs are
tied together with wire so if they try to move it cuts them. We have 3
such calves and cows that are now healthy and living. Some of the
others had died from their horrendous injuries. Many times the older
cows are locked up in a small room without windows and starved to
death and beaten regularly so that they stay in a half dead condition
and cannot move or create a nuisance.
4)Once the qty of milk is reduced in older cows because of lack of care,
then they turn the cow out on the road which eventually is taken for
slaughter, become victim to the hungry dogs on the road or because she
cannot walk on the steep slopes of the area she falls and dies a slow
death, cows lying with broken back or legs on days on end dying a slow
tragic horrible death is a common sight. The most recent way to get
rid of the unwanted cows/ calves is to load them in a truck and then
are pushed out of the speeding truck into a gorge or into a fast
flowing river.
5) Our mule Nelly – The mule currently living on the farm – was being
used to carry construction material. It was so heavily over loaded
that both her front legs broke under the strain. Then the poor
creature was left to die where it fell and was in that place and
condition for 9 months until my mother in law heard about it and sent
a vehicle to have her picked up and brought home.
6) Plight of dogs
Once the crop is harvested the dogs are turned out of the house to
fend for themselves through the cold winter months. In many areas the
dogs are tied with wires around the orchards 24 hours a day and in all
harsh weather conditions and are barely fed. Most of them die by the
time the crop is harvested, the ones that survive are beaten and
shooed off and turned out to the street where everyone turns a blind
eye to them even in the snow or to their poor starving condition. For
the next season they are dragged back and then again they go through
the same thing. Many of the dogs are beaten severely during this time
and abused. Most of the dogs we have, have been rescued from these
atrocious conditions.
Recently my mother in law found out that 2, 10 day old pups were
dumped in a tar drum. The skin had burnt out and they were fed 18″
strip cloths to kill them.It took 2 months to eventually get them back
in a descent state.
Dogs are hung from the tree for entertainment. One such incident is
when a fully pregnant female dog was hung from a tree and beaten to
death and this was done because the owners did not want her to come
back.
A man thought his dog barked too much so the dog was hung In front of
his friends for entertainment.
A heavily pregnant dog was tied with wires and left to die int he snow
but unfortunately she was discovered too late and when the wires were
cut off she died within a few minutes.The wires had cut into her skin
and she was swollen but when she was freed she collapsed and died
within a few minutes.
Female pups are taken as soon as they are born or in a few days and
buried alive. Or they are given to the local kids who are very cruel
to the pups and they eventually die within a few days.
Collective murder – A few years ago all the villagers bought their
unwanted female dogs and pups to the town, then they were all poisoned
and about 60 dogs were killed and then the bodies were buried in a
ditch. Some were still alive when they were buried.
7) The animal sacrifices in the temples –
Recently 2 sows were brought in the state for slaughter by the main
priest of the temple and they were killed brutally. One of them was
hacked over 17 times until she finally died in public outside the
temple. These are animals that are kept tied ( mouth and legs) for
many days and are sold in the market the same way.
A horrifying new development is the “custom” of partial sacrifices in
which a person who does not wish to sacrifice a whole animal just
sacrifices the ears. Then its sold at a cheaper rate to the next man
who will buy it.
These are very few of the many, many incidents of cruelty that occur
on a daily basis. Being a single woman without any help my mother in
law is severely limited in the amount of animals she can look after.
she urgently needs at the very least, financial assistance and
physical help so that she can take in more animals.
Also, as until now none of the various people and agencies she has
contacted have Even bothered to return or get in touch with her again.
She has on many occasions met the CM of the state as well as other
influential people who have promised her a lot but since there is no
political will to do anything humane, nothing has come about despite
all their promises.
So, I on her behalf am requesting you to give her as much assistance
as you can and to get in touch with her directly so you can
understand the situation in far greater detail than I can possibly put
down in an email.
Here are her contact details –
Dipala Chauhan
Mobile #09816487612
Doctor’s orchard, Puzarli #4
Tehsil – Rohru
District – Simla
HP – 171207
Thanking you,
Shikha Chauhan ( for Dipala Chauhan)
If you can meet some immediate requirements, the animals need the following medications on a routine basis:
Medicines needed —
1.Neomac for mange
2.Betadine for wounds
3.calendula tinctrure
4.Benzyl benzoate for skin disorder
5.Novalgin for fever
6.Biffilac for bad stomach
7.De worming medicines for dogs and cats
8.Himax
9.Iron medicines as the animals are anemic
10.Vitamin/ mineral supplements (for the pups)
11.Calcium tablets
12.Antibiotics ( for various problems like wounds, sores, infection due to flea infestation, stomach problems etc)
13.Rabies/ other 9 in 1 injections
14.Tick/ flea shampoo
15.Spot-on vials for fleas
16.Neem Oil
17.Tick/ flea powder
18.Dog brushes
The dogs there constantly have skin problems, so anything to combat that.
19.Coats and blankets as it snows there
Last time people donated old ones that they washed and took up, these were very useful.
20.Collars
21. Bayticol / Protecktor
Anything else of need that you can think of.
—
Smita Joshi
Hiranmay Karlekar