YE DILLI HAI
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16 ht city New Delhi, Friday, December 23, 2011 my city Namya Sinha ■ [email protected] A s the winter’s coldest days come around, spare a thought for the countless stray animals left shivering in the cold. You can do a lot in making the chilly conditions bearable for them. “The most basic thing that the stray puppies need in this season is warmth. This is the season where one can see maximum number of newly born puppies. They can be provided temporary shelter in a back alley that is safe from cars. There, they can put lots of boris (gunny bags) for the mother and the puppies,” says Geeta Seshamani, co-founder and vice president, Friendicoes. There are many places in the city where you will find stray dogs well-fed, wearing coats, and lying on mattresses. “There are about 10-15 dogs in Khan Market that are clothed, vaccinated and fed by two or three locals,” says Mohan Kadam of Windsor in Khan Market. “I give milk and bread to the dogs on the ITO bridge. I feed them while coming from office,” says Mehak Aggarwal, a resident of Preet Vihar. Not only dogs, there are other stray animals that people also take care off. “I have been feeding a stray cow and her newly born calf. I feed her around eight chapat- tis with jaggery everyday, so that she can keep warm. She is also fed peanuts, pea shells and leafy vegetables by other people,” says Shubhra Singh, a resident of Mayur Vihar. This winter, do something special for stray animals in the city. Here’s how you can help them stay warm in the cold Spread the winter warmth WHAT YOU CAN DONATE WHERE TO DONATE HT PHOTO PHOTO: WASEEM GASHROO ■ Boris (gunny bags): On an average, a shelter needs 100 of them in a week ■ Newspapers: A shelter needs around 100 kilos of newspaper ■ Daliya: It is fed to dogs every morning Friendicoes SECA Where: 271 & 273, Defence Colony flyover market (on the side of Jungpura) Tel: 011- 24320707 and 011- 24314787 Sai Animal Welfare Ashram Where: 30 Satbari Farms, Gaushala Road, Chattarpur Mandir Road, MG Road Tel: 9810099711 Jeevashram Animal Shelter Where: Rajokri, Rangpuri Tel: 011 25064114 Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre Where: Near Shivaji College, Raja Garden Tel: 011- 25448062 and 011- 25447751 Sonadi Charitable Trust Where: Near Sai Baba Mandir, opposite S. P. Kapoor Farm House, Masksudabad, Najafgarh Tel: 011- 26275216, 9212797696 SPCA Noida, Animal Shleter and Hospital Where: Plot No. 8, Sector 94, Noida (Near Mahamaya flyover) Tel: 9999929204, 9818085256 Manav Gou Sadan - A shelter home for stray cows Where: 975, Street Jogiyan Near Jawaher Chowk, Najafgarh Tel: 9313327983 ■ Sheets of fibre glass to provide protection against the chilly weather ■ Donating money to a NGO is always useful. Pay through cheque or demand draft on the name of the organisation ■ Powder milk and cerelac for puppies ■ Old mattresses, blankets, curtains ■ Cleaning supplies can help keep the shelter clean and sterile A vendor in Connaught Place has made the nearby stray dogs wear woolen coats, while another shopkeeper keeps a fire going to keep strays warm (below) GUEST EDITORS’ TAKE For animal lovers, actors Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra, there was no contest when it came to which story they’d like to see on the My City page. Their pick: How to make winter more comfortable for our furry friends on the street
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16 htcityNew Delhi, Friday, December 23, 2011
my city
Namya Sinha■ [email protected]
As the winter’s coldestdays come around,spare a thought for the
countless stray animals leftshivering in the cold. You cando a lot in making the chillyconditions bearable for them.
“The most basic thing thatthe stray puppies need in thisseason is warmth. This is theseason where one can seemaximum number of newlyborn puppies. They can beprovided temporary shelterin a back alley that is safefrom cars. There, they canput lots of boris (gunny bags)for the mother and thepuppies,” says GeetaSeshamani, co-founder andvice president, Friendicoes.
There are many places inthe city where you will find
stray dogs well-fed, wearingcoats, and lying onmattresses. “There are about10-15 dogs in Khan Marketthat are clothed, vaccinatedand fed by two or threelocals,” says Mohan Kadam ofWindsor in Khan Market. “Igive milk and bread to thedogs on the ITO bridge. I feedthem while coming fromoffice,” says MehakAggarwal, a resident of PreetVihar.
Not only dogs, there areother stray animals thatpeople also take care off. “Ihave been feeding a stray cowand her newly born calf. Ifeed her around eight chapat-tis with jaggery everyday, sothat she can keep warm. Sheis also fed peanuts, pea shellsand leafy vegetables by otherpeople,” says Shubhra Singh,a resident of Mayur Vihar.
This winter, do something special for stray animals in thecity. Here’s how you can help them stay warm in the cold
Spread thewinterwarmth
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■ Boris (gunny bags): On anaverage, a shelter needs 100 ofthem in a week
■ Newspapers: A shelter needsaround 100 kilos of newspaper
■ Daliya: It is fed to dogs everymorning
Friendicoes SECAWhere: 271 & 273, Defence Colonyflyover market (on the side ofJungpura) Tel: 011- 24320707 and 011- 24314787
Sai Animal WelfareAshramWhere: 30 Satbari Farms, Gaushala Road, Chattarpur MandirRoad, MG RoadTel: 9810099711
Jeevashram AnimalShelterWhere: Rajokri, RangpuriTel: 011 25064114
Sanjay Gandhi AnimalCare CentreWhere: Near Shivaji College, Raja GardenTel: 011- 25448062 and 011- 25447751
Sonadi Charitable Trust Where: Near Sai Baba Mandir,opposite S. P. Kapoor Farm House, Masksudabad, NajafgarhTel: 011- 26275216, 9212797696
SPCA Noida, AnimalShleter and Hospital Where: Plot No. 8, Sector 94, Noida (Near Mahamaya flyover)Tel: 9999929204, 9818085256
Manav Gou Sadan - Ashelter home for straycowsWhere: 975, Street Jogiyan NearJawaher Chowk, NajafgarhTel: 9313327983
■ Sheets of fibre glass toprovide protection against thechilly weather
■ Donating money to a NGO isalways useful. Pay throughcheque or demand draft onthe name of the organisation
■ Powder milk and cerelac forpuppies
■ Old mattresses, blankets,curtains
■ Cleaning supplies can helpkeep the shelter clean andsterile
A vendor inConnaughtPlace hasmade thenearby straydogs wearwoolen coats,while anothershopkeeperkeeps a firegoing to keepstrays warm(below)
GUEST EDITORS’ TAKEFor animal lovers, actors ShahRukh Khan and PriyankaChopra, there was no contestwhen it came to which storythey’d like to see on the My Citypage. Their pick: How to makewinter more comfortable for ourfurry friends on the street
