7 Years boy become Santa Claus for bird kite on the day of Christmas

Monday, December 26, 2011

PRESS Release by

Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai)

 

Thane : Sunday December 25, 2011 on the event of Christmas it was holiday for school students and Hitesh Yadav, a 7 years old little boy was on his way to Suraj Water Park at Thane with his parents, he spotted a Kite in the middle of the busy road and vehicles were going around, they stopped their bike and save the bird Kite. Instead of going to park we came back to bhandup with that rescued Kite and handed over it to Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) said Chandrajeet, the father of that little boy. He further added Hitesh love animals & birds very much once he get anything like it he not interested in playing so we thought not to go to the park because his happiness was in helping this bird life.

While asking Hitesh about his inspiration to do such life saving activity he said since my childhood I am observing the rescue work of Sunish Subramanian who is an animal activist and save thousands of animals, birds & reptiles and I want to be like him. 

Hitesh is youngest animal lovers who have rescued many birds like kite, sparrow, crow, pigeon, owl, cuckoo, besra and turtle. He is youngest member of PAWS-Mumbai and received many award like Sparrow Friend Award 2011 from the hands of Honorable Governor of Maharashtra Shri K Sankaranarayanan, Public Felicitation by Bombay Natural History Society – BNHS for his conservation afford in very small age from the hands of Mrs Pheroza Godrej at BNHS Flamingo Festival 2011, Outstanding Student Award 2011 for his exemplary achievement in the field of Social Work by the National Education Society & Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan on their 48^th Foundation Day from the hands of Veteran Actress Zeenat Aman, Outstanding Student Award for being a Animal Activist 2010 on the event of National Education Society & Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan’s Foundation Day, ROBINAGE Bright Sparks Scholarship 2009 by Robin Age.

For more information & detail please call

Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on

PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542

Its caring hand !

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

PRESS Release by

Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai)

Its caring hand : PAWS-Mumbai Student Member Hitesh Yadav Age 7 Studing in Std 1st of NES Primary School Bhandup with rescued Cuckoo by him

Sunday18 December 2011 :  Hitesh Yadav went to Johnson & Johnson Garden with his uncle Chandramani Yadav which is located on LBS Marg Mulund West area, he spotted a cuckoo been attacked by group of crow's outside the garden on roadside, he immediately went outside and catch the cuckoo. They inform  Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) office and brought it for treatment. As  Johnson & Johnson has small forest as well as garden, this bird cuckoo have been fallen from the tree. The bird was not injured but it was afraid due to crow's attack and it is fit to fly and we will be releasing it back into the natural habitat from the hands of Hitesh's itself. We are very happy as today's young generation are very much caring toward the nature and it conservation said Sunish Subramanian Kunju Secretary PAWS-Mumbai

 For more information & detail please call

Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on

PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542 

Model – Actress Natasha Sikka been appointed as brand ambassador for citizen movement by PAWS-Mumbai

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

PRESS Release by

Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai)

It’s the time we citizen should
come together for the justice
of voiceless jailed animals in
zoo says Model – Actress
Natasha Sikka

FOR A CAUSE : Model – Actress Natasha Sikka stand-up to raise the voice for voiceless creature. Recently she was the part of Citizen Inspection Report Team of animal rights organization Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai), who exposed the real pathetic condition of cage animals at Zoo’s of Mumbai & Delhi and launched a national wide movement called “We say NO to ZOO”. 

Natasha has been chosen as the brand ambassador of PAWS-Mumbai’s We say NO to Zoo & Save Jumbo campaign for the rights of caged animals at zoo as well as elephant who are been forced by their owner for begging and other commercial use without taking any care of their health. Very soon she will be seen shooting to promote the cause of justice to poor caged animals. 

Model – Actress Natasha Sikka at 

Delhi Zoo as part of  
Citizen Inspection Team 

She endorses animal rights vigorously and does active campaign for the protection of them. “Elephants and other animals are meant to be in the wild natural surroundings and not be inside any cage. They are born free in wild” quotes the striking natasha. We as a citizen from the land of Mahatma Gandhi who said ‘The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged the way its animals are treated”. 

When I first visited the Mumbai Zoo named Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Udyan, I was very surprise to see the very poor condition of animal, cruel caretaker, no natural habitat and later I the visited Delhi Zoo named National Zoological Park, I feel very bad to see these caged animals. 

I love sparrow, so I have adopted My Sparrow Home, an artificial nest designed to give home for this disappearing special but once it was very come, which I have fixed at home, even I request my friend to be the part of this noble cause said Natasha

Model – Actress Natasha Sikka with 
My Sparrow Home

So I written a letters with all necessary documents, photographs & even I have collected newspaper report. Which I have send to Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan : Minister of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India), Member Secretary : Central Zoo Authority and Deputy Inspector General (Wildlife). I hope my letter should open the eyes of authorities said Natasha. 

Citizen can be the part of our campaign We say NO to Zoo at www.facebook.com/wesaynotozoo and Save Jumbo at www.facebook.com/pawsmumbai as it’s the voice of common citizen for voiceless creature added natasha. 

Model – Actress Natasha Sikka letter send to

 Smt Jayanthi Natarajan : Minister of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India) 

 Central Zoo Authority and Deputy Inspector General (Wildlife) 

Poor condition of animals at Zoo's 

 For more information & detail please call

Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on

PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542 

CZA Inspection team will soon visit Mumbai Zoo

Thursday, December 15, 2011

PRESS Release by

Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai)

Member of Parliament Sanjay Dina Patil & Model – Actress Natasha Sikka have send letter to Central Zoo Authority on poor animal’s condition at Veermata Jijabai Bhosle Udyan  - Mumbai Zoo after Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) team have made surprise visit as a visitor  and published Citizen Inspection Report, which had exposed the poor pathetic living condition of caged animals. Following to that letter Member Secretary of Central Zoo Authority had send letters to Zoo Inspection Team requesting to carry out an enquiry into the matter, as evalution of the Mumbai Zoo is caring out for grant of renewal of the necessary action.

PAWS-Mumbai also started a national level campaign “We say NO to ZOO” in community site to unite citizen to raise voice against the poor living condition of animal at zoo’s across India. And as part of this campaign animal lovers across India helping us in preparing inspection report of Zoo's so its report is named as "Citizen Inspection Report" visit http://www.citizeninspectionreports.blogspot.com/ which are been send to concerned authorities.

PAWS-Mumbai also appeal to the citizen, if you ever visited any ZOO in India, that means you have been also witnessed the poor condition of jailed animals there. Do you think they are Criminals? Reply will be NO, then why should we keep silent as this zoo's are been run by we citizen tax payer money, let us use our People Power to awaken the sleeping authority that is responsible for the same said Sunish Subramanian Kunju, Secretary of PAWS-Mumbai. 

Citizen can join the campaign at http://www.facebook.com/wesaynotozoo

Member of Parliament Sanjay Dina Patil 
letter send to Central Zoo Authority

Model – Actress Natasha Sikka letter send to

 Central Zoo Authority, Deputy Inspector General (WL) and

 Smt Jayanthi Natarajan : Minister of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India) 

Central Zoo Authority letter to Dr. S. Panda : Director of Nandankanan Zoological Park, Bhubaneswar and Dr. A.B. Srivastav : Professor & Wildlife Health Coordinator, Department of Wildlife Health and Management, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Jawaharlal Nehru Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur

For more information & detail please call

Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on

PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542 

PAWS-Mumbai launched complaint against Elephant owner / mahouts for selling the hair of elephant tail & also demanded for CZA Circular on total band on Street begging elephant

Monday, December 12, 2011

PRESS Release by

Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai)

Issue : 1

PAWS-Mumbai launched complaint against Elephant owner / mahouts for selling the hair of elephant tail 

Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) launched written complaint with Senior Police Inspector of Bhandup Police Station and Range Forest Officer of Mobile Squad Thane against the using of Elephants by owner / mahouts for commercial purpose and its subsequent abuse. Selling the hair of elephant tail, which is been used in bracelet & finger ring. As per the information owner / mahouts are been selling the hair for Rupees Two Thousand and above. 

Contact Number of the officers : 

• Shrirang Nadgauda : Senior Police Inspector Bhandup Police Station - 09820217131
• T. N. Range : Forest Officer Mobile Squad Thane - 09270092021 / 09867745385
• Sanjay Shintre : Deputy Commissioner of Police  Zone VII Mulund - 09967440076
• R. K. Pole : Chief Conservator of Forests Thane - 09403787067 

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 1

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 2

Acknowledgement of send complaint letters by Speed Post to 

Senior Police Inspector : Bhandup Police Station, Range Forest Officer : Mobile Squad Thane, Deputy Commissioner of Police : Zone VII - Mulund & Chief Conservator of Forests : Thane

Copyright © PAWS-Mumbai Photographs 

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Spot : 

Opp. Kaka Petrol Pump, L.B.S. Marg, Bhandup (West), Mumbai

Pics 1 : 

Owner / Mahouts showing tail hair to the person who want to buy the elephant tail hair

Pics 2 : 

Owner / Mahouts removing the hair from the elephant tail with mouth

Pics 3 : 

Cruel Owner / Mahouts of the elephant who regularly seen using elephant for begging on the streets of Powai, Kanjur Marg, Bhandup, Mulund

Pics 4 :

Elephant tail hair is been use in  finger ring & bracelet

   Issue : 2

PAWS-Mumbai demanded for CZA Circular on total band on Street begging elephant

PAWS-Mumbai also send a letter to Central Zoo Authority (CZA) demanding for a circular on total band of elephant which are been used for begging on street, as the condition of elephants are very pathetic then the captive zoo elephants. As CZA issued circular (File No. 7-5/2006-CZA (Vol.II) Dated 7th November 2009) on banning elephants from zoo collections.   

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 1

PAWS-Mumbai Letter Page 2

Acknowledgement of send complaint letters by Speed Post to 

Central Zoo Authority (CZA), Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan : Ministry of Environment & Forests (Govt. of India), Animal Welfare Board of India and Dr. Anjani Kumar Director Animal Welfare Division (Govt. of India)

Central Zoo Authority
 Circular File No. 7-5/2006-CZA (Vol.II) Dated 7th November 2009
 on banning elephants from zoo collections   

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 Pics 1 :  

Walking on street at night time without any safety precaution

 Pics 2 : 

Injured elephant used for begging, unattended wound clearly seen

 Pics 3 : 

Elephant too cry due to pain 

 Pics 4 : 

Elephant used for begging on busy street in traffic signals

 Pics 5 : 

On what bases Forest Department had given ownership to this so-called owner, who had made elephant begging as there profession

 Pics 6 : 

Elephant been used for begging in busy crowded market 

 Pics 7 :  

Its very dangerous as children teasing elephant 

Pics 8 :  

Cruel trade of selling tail hair of elephant

For more information & detail please call

Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on

PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542 

A rare bird saved at powai by alert employer of L&T with the help of PAWS-Mumbai

Monday, November 28, 2011 

 PRESS Release by 

Nisha Kunju (Administrator & PRO : PAWS-Mumbai) 

On Saturday, November 26, 2011, S. T. Jaiswal an employer at Larsen & Toubro Powai spotted a rare bird during his routine roundup. The bird was hiding in a grass but cannot fly as he was trying to capture the bird close-up photographs in his mobile camera, so he catch hold of the bird and on observation he seen that it was injured on an leg. So he contacted Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) for help. The rescue team reached the spot and taken the custody of the bird, as it was injured on one of the leg it was given first aid. As this bird was not commonly found, so we have sent the photograph for identification of the name and the detail about the bird to Bird Expert Adesh Shivkar. Who said this is a Great Record for our region. It is a rare bird species called as Watercock. I have recorded this species from Powai a couple of years back he added. On Monday as the bird become very active and wound was recovered, we first left the bird in an open place later in water pond to check the bird is possible to walk and fly, as it was fit to take-off we released in powai lake area and about it we had informed to the forest office on phone said PAWS-Mumbai Founder Sunish Subramanian

If anyone comes across as such incident you can also call PAWS-Mumbai Helpline 25968314 / 9833480388 for guidance or help.

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PAWS-Mumbai volunteer Nisha Kunju 

giving treatment to injured Watercock 

PAWS-Mumbai Little Volunteer Hitesh Yadav 

on his way to release bird at Powai Lake 

PAWS-Mumbai first left the bird in an open place later in water pond 

to check the bird is possible to walk and fly 

 About Watercock :

The Watercock Gallicrex cinerea is a water bird in the rail and crake family Rallidae. It is the only member of the genus Gallicrex.

Their breeding habitat is swamps across south Asia from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to south China, Japan and Indonesia. They nest in a dry location on the ground in marsh vegetation, laying 3-6 eggs. These large rails are mainly permanent residents throughout their range. The body of this rail is flattened laterally to allow easier passage through the reeds or undergrowth. It has long toes and a short tail.

Watercock Bird 

Adult male Watercocks are 43 cm long and weigh 476–650 g. They have mainly black-grey plumage with red legs, bill, forehead shield and horn. Young males are buff in colour, darkening as they mature. Their bill is yellow and their legs are green.

Female birds are smaller at 36 cm and 298–434 g. They are dark brown above and paler below. The plumage is streaked and barred with darker markings. The bill is yellow and the legs are green. The downy chicks are black, as with all rails.

These birds probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects and small fish and seeds. They forage on the ground.

Watercock are quite secretive, but are sometimes seen out in the open. They are noisy birds, especially at dawn and dusk, with a loud, gulping call.

For more information & detail please call

Sunish Subramanian Kunju (Secretary : PAWS-Mumbai) on

PAWS-Mumbai helpline +91 9833480388 or Personal Cell +91 9892179542