PAWSFoundation.Life

People for Animals, Wilderness and Sustainability Foundation

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

इस प्रचंड गर्मी में हमें अपने आसपास के पशु-पक्षियों को भी नहीं भूलना चाहिए। अपने घर, बालकनी, छत, दुकान या ऑफिस के बाहर पानी से भरा एक छोटा-सा बर्तन रखना भी किसी प्यासे पक्षी के लिए जीवनदान बन सकता है। आइए, इन कठिन दिनों में पूरी संवेदनशीलता और करुणा के साथ एक-दूसरे का ध्यान रखें।

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi: On Supreme Court refuses to modify directions to remove stray dogs from public places, Animal rights activist Gauri Mulekhi says, "I think it is a balanced judgment. Earlier in November, the Court had asked for dogs to be summarily picked up and removed and kept in shelters, whatever. Here today, the most stress was given to animal birth control rules. It has been directed that there has to be an animal birth control centre in every district. There has to be trained manpower, trained veterinarians, as well as procedures to be followed, which have been prescribed by the Animal Welfare Board of India. Reporting has to be done, and compliance reports have to be given to the High Courts and the Supreme Court. So the focus on animal birth control rules is very, very welcome, and the rest has been left to the state authorities as to how they want to remove dogs from sensitive areas..."

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

Today's judgement in SMW (Civil) No. 5 of 2025 makes the Animal Birth Control Rules the cornerstone of everything that follows.

One functioning ABC centre in every district. Trained veterinarians. Trained manpower. AWBI prescribed procedures. Compliance reports to every Hon'ble High Court and the Hon'ble Supreme Court.

The emphasis is on building infrastructure and ensuring on ground implementation.

#streetdogs #animalbirthcontrol #abcrules

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

131-page Supreme Court judgment.
32 mentions reinforcing the Animal Birth Control Rules.

1 line permitting euthanasia for rabid or mortally wounded dogs - and that becomes the headline.

Clickbait thrives on fear. The law doesn’t.

The architecture of today’s order: ABC Rules upheld, one ABC centre per district mandated, every High Court on compliance watch.

This reinforces what has always been the only humane and scientific framework:
Sterilise. Vaccinate. Return.

Let’s keep our focus where it needs to be.

#streetdogs #dogsofindia #factsoverfear

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

First at the UP Police Headquarters. Now at the Moradabad Police Academy.

Because animal protection laws do not enforce themselves - people do.

Building on our sessions at UP HQ, @PFAppf in partnership with @Uppolice conducted a specialised workshop focused on strengthening enforcement of animal protection laws and on-ground response.

Every trained officer means:
• better recognition of cruelty offences
• stronger legal intervention
• faster action for animals in distress
• one more institutional safeguard

#animalprotection #sensitisationworkshop

[NDMA India | राष्ट्रीय आपदा प्रबंधन प्राधिकरण 🇮🇳 @ndmaindia]

National Guidelines on Animal Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (AiDRR) was launched today by Hon’ble Minister @JM_Scindia ji at the Annual Conference of Relief Commissioners—marking a significant step towards safeguarding both human and animal lives during disasters.

#AiDRR

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

A landmark for India: @ndmaindia releases the National Guidelines on Animal-inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction.

Sincere gratitude to Hon’ble HM Shri @AmitShah ji and NDMA for embedding animal welfare into India’s disaster framework - across farmed animals, companion animals, community animals & wildlife, and every phase of a disaster.

Key features:
• Veterinary Emergency Response Units (VERUs)
• ⁠Provision for creation of shelters and relief camps
• Standardised SOPs for rescue, evacuation and rehabilitation
• Integrated with Disaster Management Act 2025 and disaster management plans across states and UTs
• ⁠World’s first disaster guidelines to cover fish welfare

@PFAppf is proud to have assisted in the development of this critical national instrument.

Our real work begins now - translating these guidelines into trained responders, equipped VERUs, and prepared communities across every State and UT.

We remain committed to walking this road with @ndmaindia and partners.

No being left behind. 🇮🇳

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

Workshop on Animal Protection Laws at the Judicial Academy, Assam, in collaboration with @PFAppf - because the strength of our animal welfare statutes ultimately rests on the judicial officers who interpret and enforce them.

Grateful to the Academy for organising the sessions.

@Shaalini97 @SibalSunayana

[People For Animals Uttarakhand @PFAukd]

Ahead of Kedarnath Yatra, we trained the mule task force, police & vets in Rudraprayag on the PCA Act.

Tourists — your part:
→ Don't ride horses/mules
→ Report cruelty on the track

#kedarnathyatra #equinewelfare

[Anupam Chatterjee, PhD @anupam_iitb]

There is no ideology here, or whataboutery. All facts regarding the carbon footprins of meat vs plant based diets are well-established in scientific literature. I will invite you to read them. Here's a graph, for example.

This is the UN report: https://t.co/N2PPLPtptd

The papers referred here are from high impact journals including a 2018 study in Science which has been cited thousands of times.

If you still think it's just 'ideology and whataboutery' then you're just wilfully ignoring evidence, in which case not much can be done.

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

The Char Dham Yatra begins April 19. After years of relentless effort, animal welfare is formally part of the preparedness conversation — in court, on record, with a deadline.

A step in the right direction. We remain committed to supporting the state and the animals towards a compassionate and peaceful Yatra season.

#uttarakhand #chardham #equinewelfare

https://t.co/vRmQjJLxyu

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

Institutions like JDMC play a vital role in nurturing conscious citizens. Honored to felicitate NSS volunteers at Astitva ’26! Dedicating 240+ hours to service proves that real change comes from consistent, quiet effort, and the conscious choice to live gently. 🌱

@CollegeJanki

[PAWSFoundation.Life @PAWSFoundation_]

RT @gauri_maulekhi: The arc of justice must be long enough to cover the most vulnerable among us.
Honored to address the judicial officers…

[People For Animals India @pfaindia]

A pioneer, a reformer & a fearless voice for animals; Smt. Maneka Gandhi has shown how compassion can shape public policy and society.
On International Women’s Day, we celebrate her inspiring legacy.
#ShandaarNarisOfAnimalWelfare
#AwaraNahiHamaraHai
@womensday @ForbesWomen

[People For Animals India @pfaindia]

On International Women’s Day, we celebrate women who protect those who need it most. Inspired by Mrs. Ambika Shukla @AmbikaShukla15 many across India continue building a kinder world for animals.
#ShandaarNarisOfAnimalWelfare
#AwaraNahiHamaraHai

[People For Animals India @pfaindia]

This International Women’s Day, we salute the countless women who care for and protect the voiceless, continuing a movement for compassion championed by Ms. Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi
#ShandaarNarisOfAnimalWelfare
#AwaraNahiHamaraHai

[Vidit Sharma 🇮🇳 @TheViditsharma]

In an inspiring moment from Malviya Nagar, a delivery rider from Magicpin, Shivanket, showed what real courage looks like.

He stepped forward and stopped people from throwing water balloons at helpless stray dogs. One voice. One stand. One act of humanity.

Small actions like these restore faith and remind us that compassion still lives among us. Respect.

@mymagicpin

#Holi2026
#HoliCelebration

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

India’s conscience keepers must reflect: directives that are impractical and blind to animal welfare, public health, ecology and public finances do not strengthen the nation. They erode the hard-won faith that our institutions have built over decades.

#JusticeForAnimals
#ConstitutionalCrisis

[Gauri Maulekhi @gauri_maulekhi]

"The tragedy of India’s ‘dog problem’ isn’t a lack of law. It’s a failure to apply it."

Former SEBI Chairman Shri D.R. Mehta, one of the most inspirational IAS officers, articulates a vital point: sustainable solutions lie in scientific implementation and constitutional boundaries, not in fear-mongering or judicial overreach.

We must choose reason over reaction.

[ThePrintIndia @ThePrintIndia]

'The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all'

Maneka Gandhi, former women and child development minister and an animal rights activist, writes

#ThePrintOpinion

https://t.co/Kv5FIFssbg