Keep Animals Safe This Holi
Keep Animals Safe This Holi
Well, by simply learning the fact that it is not a funny thing to throw colors on those innocent beings and this stands true both for pets and for the stray animals. If you ask us whether any kind of color is safe for pets or not. Well, we say none! Not even the so called herbal colors are safe for those little beings. The Holi Colors cause lot of harm to them. This very innocent looking Holi Powder makes life fussy and problematic for them.
Speaking on how festivals are usually a tough time for pets, dog breeder and pet hostel owner Shalaka Mundada, said, “People usually go overboard in festivities during Holi and put colours on their pets. Animals habitually lick themselves and if they lick the colours then it is chemicals that they are consuming that can cause stomach ailments and other illnesses. If not treated on time, it can also prove to be fatal. The coloured water can cause skin infections and affect the eyesight.”
The trauma is not just physical but also psychological as being exposed to colours is unnatural for animals. These colours affect their gastrointestinal tract badly. Even when treated, the lack of nutrition in strays affect their immunity and make them more prone to severe problems later on.”
Awareness needs to be created that applying colours on animals is not right, not even for fun. Currently many people are sending out this message through social media platforms but a wider section of society needs to know this.
How to Keep Your Pets Safe from Color this Holi
Keep them Indoor
First things first, no matter how much your relatives want to cuddle and kiss him with all those colorful hands, do not let them do so. Also, make sure that you do not let them go outside alone because some people have this tendency to throw colorful balloons on them. Keep em safe in a room and switch on the TV so that he or she does not feel alone.
Create Awareness
It is rightly said that charity starts at home! Start with your kids. Tell them how harmful the colors are for an animal’s health. We all know that pets have this tendency to lick their bodies and fur when they feel itchy and irritated. These colors are induced with toxic chemicals and licking them can have dire consequences. Besides, this throwing balloons or eggs can actually injure them. You can arrange a meeting with all the members of the locality and sensitize them about the issue.
Tip: Do a skit portraying the pain the animals go through when you throw colors on them.
How to remove Holi color from the pet’s hair
If your dog or pet comes in contact with any kind of color, then the first thing you need to do is to calm and caress the pet. Take a mild shampoo and a wet towel and try to clean the hair slowly. Make your pet shower with some warm water. If the irritation persists, then you should take him to the vet.
Provide shelter to the strays
If it is possible for you, then please provide a safe shelter to the strays because they are the most affected out of the lot. People get high and then hurt the animals for their fun. Please save them from becoming a victim.
Do not serve them with fried and sweet foods
We know that it is time to make merry and everyone wants to have Gujiya and the Kachori but do not serve these kinds of foods to your little pets. The sweets and oil can be harmful to their health. So no matter, how much those twinkling eyes beg you to give them a bite, please do not.
At the end, I Just want to say that it is the festival of Holi, the most colorful and playful festival of the Hindus. Sort out conflicts, play and dance till the beat drops but do not harm the animals. Holi is not for them! Be aware, make aware and do not let those adorable beings suffer because of you. If you witness, any such thing happening, Just first to try to stop it! If that seems impossible then inform the nearest animal care center or police station.
Try to make them hear soothing songs
If it is possible for you to stay at home, please try to be with them so as to comfort them. Do not let any guests or any person from that matter throw colors on your beloved pooch.
Dog rescue organizations
1. People For Animals, New Delhi
People for Animals, also known as PFA, is India's largest animal welfare organisation with a nationwide network of 26 hospitals, 165 units and 2.5 lakh members. PFA works towards the rescue and rehabilitation of needy animals. It runs shelters, ambulance services, sterilisation programs, treatment camps and disaster rescue missions. PFA actively patrols highways to check against overloading and smuggling of animals for slaughter. Interestingly, PFA is also on the Film and Censor Board of India to check animal abuse in films and has successfully filed cases against films that misuse animals.
You can visit the website here
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DOON ANIMAL WELFARE Dehradun
This is a N.G.O. for animals on the name of DOON ANIMAL WELFARE. We use to provide treatment on the spot and AMBULANCE facility. Our main goal of life is to save each and every animal for that we need more funds.
Treatment and ambulance fuel and maintainance costs me too much. All the donations will help us in running our ambulance for more rescues and to do more treatment.
You can visit the website http://www.doonanimalwelfare.org/
2. Animal Aid Unlimited, Rajasthan
The founding family of this shelter and sanctuary in Udaipur, Rajasthan, comprises three people named Erika, Jim and Claire Abrams-Myers. They have been living in India for 15 years and started Animal Aid Unlimited after witnessing the dire conditions of the animals there. They opened the Animal Aid Hospital in 2003 and grew rapidly, treating over 50,000 animals by 2015. They have volunteers from all parts of the world. Check out their website for the most incredible rescue stories, complete with videos!
You can visit the website here
3. Charlie's Animal Rescue Centre, Bengaluru
CARE was started in January 2013 in Bengaluru and is dedicated to housing, rehabilitating, re-homing and giving timely medical aid to stray and abandoned animals. A 10-year-old 3-legged therapy dog became the inspiration behind this trust. They provide 24-hour veterinary care, ambulance services, inpatient facilities and adoption of dogs and cats. They are now building a medical centre which will consist of an OPD, operation theatre, x-ray and scanning facilities for street animals.
You can visit the website here
4. Blue Cross of India, Chennai
The Blue Cross of India is one of India’s most recognised animal welfare organisations and the first of a new genre of organisations that looks after the welfare of all kinds of animals. Located in Chennai, Blue Cross is home to all kinds of creatures who have been abandoned, abused, injured or disabled. They have treated, rescued and saved a whopping number of birds and animals since 1964.
You can visit the website here
5. Friendicoes, New Delhi
This animal welfare NGO has been caring for Delhi and Gurgaon's homeless animals for over 35 years now. Friendicoes was in the news last year due to a massive financial crunch. The debt was mounting and it was on the verge of shutting down when individuals and groups raised money in an effort to save the homes for 320 animals at the Delhi centre and 1300 at the Gurgaon centre. 115 people work at the 2 centres and almost Rs 3 crore was is spent on salaries of 115 people, food, rent and medicines.
You can visit the website here
6. The Bombay Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (BSPCA), Mumbai
A one-of-a-kind in India, BSPCA is a charitable organisation and has been running for over 134 years. Its purpose is to prevent cruelty to animals and provide help and relief to all animals in Mumbai city. The animal hospital works 24 hours a day and treats around 10000 animals every year which includes different species of animals and birds such as emus, geese, vultures, owls, turtles, horses, monkeys, dogs, and many more. They have started new projects such as a cardiac centre, an ICU, a blood bank, an animal birth control centre, an electric crematorium and a shelter for ownerless animals.
You can visit their website here
7. Debasree Roy Foundation, Kolkata
In existence since 2009, DRF is a registered NGO in Kolkata aspires to "establish a harmonious co-relation between humans and animals by bringing them closer through comprehensive adoption programs and awareness camps against animal cruelty". As stated, DRF rescues injured or sick dogs and give them new homes. One of its main goals in to ensure that the animals on the streets are healthy and vaccinated.
You can visit the website here
8. The Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC), New Delhi
As per the website, The Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC) is India's oldest and Delhi's largest all-animal shelter. This all-animal facility was founded in 1980 and happens to be Asia’s largest, with over 3000 animals at any given point. It is equipped with special care units, OPD clinics, modern dental care, operation theatres, and much more. The SGACC mission is to provide sick, wounded and abandoned animals food, shelter, medication, kindness, safety and care for as long as they need it.
You can visit the website here
9. Visakha Society For The Protection And Care For Animals, Andhra Pradesh
The Visakha Society for the Protection and Care of Animals (VSPCA) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, has been operational since 1996. As mentioned on their website, the VSPCA works to stop the illegal trade in internationally-protected sea turtles, rescues cows and water buffalo too old or injured to be kept by their previous owners, as well as provides permanent happy sanctuary to hundreds of dogs, cats, birds, monkeys, horses, rabbits, tortoises, ducks and other animals who had been suffering severe abuse or neglect.
You can visit the website here
10. Posh Foundation, Uttar Pradesh
Posh Foundation is a shelter and treatment centre in Noida, UP. Their vision is "to work for a world in which all humans respect and live in harmony with all other members of the animal kingdom." Adoptions, sterilisation, post-operative care and cruelty intervention are some of their areas of service.
You can visit the website here
There is no world without animals. Let's do our share in making sure they're loved and protected. They have the right to life and liberty, just like us. No one should take that away.
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