After a successful dog sterilization camp in South Goa covering Assolna and nearby areas, WVS, Goa @WVScharity is moving on to Borim(Pond) in South Goa for the next campaign from November 2 to Mov. 21,2026 at Kalmamol ground. Says Stacy Sequeira @StacySeque21731 , Veterinary Surgeon and Director WVS HICKS ITC, Goa, "We have just completed our previous camp in Assolna with 836 dogs sterilised and 914 ARV's administered." Kindly spread this message and help us to help more animals across Goa.🙏 @GoaAnimalfedn @dip_goa @Goa_Police @coll_southgoa @egnacleetus @spsouthgoa @bobbyworks

Bombay High court at Goa pulls up local self government bodies over delay in submitting compliance reports over survey of stray dogs and setting up of shelters. Btw, the NGOs in the animal care sector in Goa have been after the government as well as the local self government bodies to focus on Sterilization ( and vaccination) of the community dogs as the solution to the problem is reducing their number, towards which enough funding and infrastructure is the biggest issue, the NGOs point out. @GoaAnimalfedn @goaalm @Bobworks @Manekagandhibjp @manekagandhiMp @joedelhi @theviditsharma @nidasayeedtoi @govindkmaadtoi @kdrow

facebook.com/share/1DnrgugFf… Will @prudentgoa point out where is the word Dog Menace in high court's reprimand to local self govt bodies? Or Prudent Media has indicted stray dogs as a Menace for the failure of local self govt bodies to comply with HC directives? @GoaAnimalfedn @Bobworks @StacySeque21731 @SachiRupaliK @sweta2625 @kdrow

Actor Adivi Sesh @adivideh and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals India (@PetaIndia) have donated Andhra Pradesh’s first life-size mechanical elephant, Ranga, to Sri Sri Radha DamodarVisakhapatnam Temple, ISKCON Visakhapatnam @iskconvskp . On Sunday, Ranga was unveiled by Chairman of Governing Body Commission of ISKCON, Shri H.G. Madhusevita Prabhu in the presence of ISKCON Visakhapatnam Temple President, Shri H.G. Samba Das; Spiritual Mentor, Dr Nitaisevini Mataji; temple officials and devotees. The initiative was facilitated by PETA India in recognition of the temple’s compassionate decision to never own or hire live elephants. This new mechanical elephant, Ranga, marks the 33rd robotic elephant donation facilitated by PETA India across seven Indian states. The mechanical elephant was welcomed through an inauguration ceremony followed by a ceremonial procession and soulful bhajans. 🙏❤️ We @GoaAnimalfedn welcome such initiatives.🙏 @Bobworks @SachiRupaliK

DRAFT RULES ON ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION, 2026, MUST BE WITHDRAWN! Our dogs, our cats, our cows, our monkeys and every other animal we share our country with are not disposable. They are not objects to be experimented on without proper safeguards. They are living beings who feel pain, fear and suffering, and they deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. The Draft Rules on Animal Experimentation, 2026, threaten to weaken the safeguards meant to protect them. Animals could be sourced from open markets and unregistered establishments, while institutions could approve their own experiments through internal committees. Who will protect these animals if the safeguards meant to protect them are weakened? We cannot allow this to go unchallenged. 📩 Write to the Member Secretary, CCSEA @Dept_of_AHD , at CPCSEA-MEF@GOV.IN Demand the withdrawal of the Draft Rules on Animal Experimentation, 2026. Make your objection heard, and urge others to do the same. India must move towards humane scientific research and alternatives to animal experimentation, not weaken the protection animals deserve. THESE DRAFT RULES MUST BE WITHDRAWN. #AnimalsMatter #WithdrawAnimalExperimentationRules2026 #SaveAnimals #SaveIndianAnimals #Pawsasia Email ID To: CPCSEA-MEF@GOV.IN Dear Member Secretary, I am writing to register my strong objection to the proposed Draft Rules on Animal Experimentation, 2026, and to urge their immediate withdrawal. India has a moral and legal responsibility to protect animals from unnecessary pain, suffering and exploitation. Any revision to the existing regulatory framework must strengthen animal welfare safeguards, not dilute them. The reported provisions permitting animals to be sourced from open markets and unregistered establishments, along with greater reliance on internal institutional committees for approving experiments, raise serious concerns about transparency, independent oversight and accountability. Animals are sentient beings, not expendable resources for scientific advancement. Research must be guided by ethical responsibility, stringent independent scrutiny and a commitment to developing and adopting scientifically validated alternatives to animal experimentation. I therefore urge the CCSEA and the concerned Ministry to withdraw the proposed Draft Rules, undertake meaningful consultations with animal welfare organisations and independent experts, and introduce a framework that places animal welfare and ethical scientific progress at its core. Scientific advancement and compassion are not mutually exclusive. India should aspire to lead in both. I request that this objection be formally recorded and considered before any further action is taken on the proposed Rules. Yours sincerely, Prakash W. Kamat, (Vice President,Goa Animal Federation @GoaAnimalfedn )

Busting a few myths about Goa having highest incidence of persons capita dog bites: 1. The Health department shows each Rabid vaccination as an animal bite(because they do not maintain record of dog bites, what they maintain is record of rabid shots for all animal bites/scratchesetc., including that of dogs. So first of divide the number given by government 5. So a 500 % error. A study by the Goa Animal Federation @goaanimalfedn with reference to a Goa Government official press release admits that 95 per cent of the dog bites are by pet dogs. So the GAF study shows actual bites in a 3 year period starting 2022 as just 372. Not 37,197 as per published hype and which many newspapers carried without checking the government hospital records which register daily Rabies shots given for all animal bites. 2. There is neither a locational dog population data nor bite data. So targetting Beach Dogs is for reasons other than bites. 🙏 @Manekagandhibjp @manekagandhiMp @jpedelhi @vijaisarfesai @kdrow @sachirupalik @wayer4voiceless @rohankhaunte @alokikgoa @govindkmaadtoi @mallaikamat @abirkamat @dattanandkamat @petaindia @percybillimoria @asharmeet02 @oheraldogoa

At the Free Spay Neuter Camp in Quelossim Village 12th to 24th January, a sight to behold 🥰❤️ A heart ❤️ touching moment when a dog who is scared ..God knows why we are brought here😥.. is comforted by his brave friend...Nothing to worry Yaar.. Whatever happens, happens for good. Let's face it bravely👍 ❤️🙏🤩😃 ...... A free dog spay/neuter camp is currently being conducted by WVS @WVScharity ,Goa in Quelossim village, in collaboration with Rooney Marlee Animal Welfare Trust, as part of ongoing efforts to humanely manage the local dog population and improve animal welfare. The camp, running from 12th to 24th January, is offering free sterilisation services for community dogs and owned indie dogs in the village. As of today, 213 dogs have already been successfully sterilised, significantly reducing the risk of unwanted litters, disease and suffering on the streets. With three days still remaining, the team hopes to sterilise many more free roaming dogs before the camp concludes. Sterilisation not only helps control the dog population in a humane way, but also leads to healthier animals and safer communities. Residents are encouraged to make use of these final days by bringing in dogs from their neighbourhoods or informing caregivers and feeders about the ongoing camp. This initiative reflects the power of collaboration and community participation in creating long-term, compassionate solutions for animals. Thank you @StacySeque21731 and her dedicated team WVS,Goa🫡 for your relentless pursuit to offer a humane and scientific solution to the issue of community dogs in Goa.🙏❤️ To book an appointment, community members may reach out on the hotline at 8999317342. @GoaAnimalfedn @dip_goa @Coll_NorthGoa @EgnaCleetus @DrPramodPSawant @NilkantHalarnk1

@GoaAnimalfedn logo... Those who care for animals and would like to know, keep abreast of our work on animal care front, the developments in regards to Supreme Court order on community dogs and the cattle on the streets, please follow ❤️🙏 @TukaramGaonkar4 @parsekarrama821 @Sugamyata @ReshaVernekar @mdsawant7nabgoa @OmkarSantoshPa1 @tahahaaziq

Will the Registrar of Cooperatives,Goa show some spine to question these residential colonies like Estrela Housing Cooperative Housing Society ,Tonca-St Inez , Goa under what provisions of law they are holding such a poll for the members of the Society-colony? Thank you @DSPCANorthGoa for standing up and issuing a legal notice. We @GoaAnimalfedn firmly stand by you.👍 @Coll_NorthGoa @Goa_Police @spnorthgoa @Shahinlambe86 @GaureeM_TOI @KDRow618021

This news report👇 says that the Rajasthan government is seeking time as it obviously wants to implement the Honorable Supreme Court order in letter and spirit. The infrastructure in terms of Shelters and fencing is simply huge for all the States. Unless it is built,it would be futile to remove dogs. This exercise as told by Honourable Supreme Court in its revised order in August last, needs to be done in a humane and scientific manner. Because this order of the hon. SC is intended to bring safety and security for children,students,travellers,patients,etc. So removing dogs sans shelters to put them after vaccination and sterilisation will need a solution on the ground with huge infrastructure and human resources in food and animal care. Removing them without adequate fencing in place will again render the excuse futile as new dogs would replace old. Appeal to Goa government @DrPramodPSawant please seek guidance from your counterpart from Rajasthan, as Goa too needs to do a good job of implementation of the Honorable Supreme Court order with all infrastructure in place.🙏 @Coll_NorthGoa @NilkantHalarnk1 @Coll_SouthGoa @EgnaCleetus @DHS_Goa @GoaGmc @visrane @FrazellaA @DOE_GOA @Goa_edu @DGP_Goa @dip_goa @Varsha270819 @GoaHumaneTrust @DexterBraganza @Shahinlambe86 @RadhikaSatoskar @prudentgoa @PrimeTVGoa @alokikgoa @thegoanonline

The First action by schools is with the help of government nodal officer to assess the number of dogs in the premises. 2. Keep ready sufficient space in designated Shelter to take the dogs after they pick them up, sterilise them and vaccinate them. 3. Get ready with fencing so that once dogs are removed they are not replaced by new dogs. Unless the above things are ready no school can remove dogs, prohibit feeding and water to dogs. This is what is envisaged in the order dated 7th November by the Honorable Supreme Court. @Goa_edu @EduMinOfIndia @GoaHumaneTrust @goacm @DrPramodPSawant @NilkantHalarnk1 @SachiRupaliK @VijaiSardesai @Yurialemao9 @alokikgoa @RadhikaSatoskar @Shahinlambe86 @AlphaAngel35013 @StacySeque21731 @Navhind_Times @thegoanonline @DexterBraganza @VishvavNaik

Goa Animal Federation(GAF) reports: Ponda Sterilisation Camp Achieves Milestone 240 Surgeries in First Week*,reveals Dr. Stacy Sequeira Director for WVS HICKS ITC (@WVScharity,India) on Saturday evening. The first week of the dog and cat sterilisation and vaccination camp at Goa KVS Ground, Ponda, has concluded with 240 dogs sterilised, a significant milestone achieved despite continuous rains and tough working conditions. The camp was inaugurated on 29th Sep Monday, by Shri Ravi Naik (Minister of Agriculture) and Shri. Nilkanth Halarnkar @NilkantHalarnk1 (Minister of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries) formally launched the initiative. The camp has witnessed strong community response, with locals from in and around Ponda bringing in both pets and community dogs for free sterilisation and Anti Rabies Vaccination. "We at World Veterinary Services(WVS) and Mission Rabies(MR) @MissionRabies feel this indicates growing recognition of sterilisation and vaccination as humane, scientific long-term solutions for controlling dog populations and reducing bite incidents," says Dr. Sequeira. The camp is being run by a 30 member team, including 2 dog catching teams, a camp supervisor, a helpline operator, veterinary assistants and animal handlers and just two veterinarians, who together carried out 240 surgeries in the span of seven days. Despite being set up in late September during unseasonal heavy showers, the team established an efficiently designed 360° fenced, hygienic and safe temporary facility. The site features a German hangar tent and 6 pagoda/army tents which house, a reception, a kennel holding area with 105 kennels, a surgical preparation unit with autoclave and cold storage, a fully operational operating theatre, and designated cooking, cleaning, dining and waiting spaces. The camp’s early success reflects not only the dedication of the team but also the increasing public willingness to engage in humane solutions for animal welfare and community health. "With a target of 1000 sterilisations by 31st October, we call on the community to continue showing their support by bringing in pets and community dogs for sterilisation and vaccination, said Dr.Sequeira, adding, "The success of this initiative depends on sustained participation, ensuring a safer and kinder future for both animals and people".(eom) @SachiRupaliK @GoaHumaneTrust @TheViditsharma @joedelhi @RohitMonserrate @VijaiSardesai @kbdessai @Coll_SouthGoa @spsouthgoa @Varsha270819 @GaureeM_TOI @BasavarajMaled @avelinodesa @Goa_edu @tajmahalfoxtrot @tawf_uk @goadisability @DHS_Goa @PetaIndia @asharmeet02 @VishvavNaik @SPTrafficGoa @DexterBraganza @chicathechih @GraciesWorld3