Pawco ~ A Pariah Animal Welfare Community
Helping abandoned and abused animals since 2016
WHO WE ARE
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” ― Mahatma Gandhi
In the summer of 2016, a group of animal lovers got together. We wanted to do our bit for the commonly seen and ignored Indian mongrels or the Indian pariah dogs.
Hence we decided to collectively work towards the welfare of stray animals (primarily dogs) in the small city of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Our journey of ABC & vaccination camps, adoptions and on spot treatment has touched the lives of many voiceless strays and gave us the experience to move forward to the next phase of our work with a goal to build a future where humans and animals can coexist in harmony in Allahbad:
The PAWCO Animal Charitable Society, Reg No. ALL/02899/2018-2019
The Problem.
What is the problem with the Indian Pariah Dog?
Human-canine conflict.
This mass movement of people into a few limited bigger cities has created not only pockets of densely clustered houses and shops, but also garbage (free food for stray animals): the stray animals including stray dogs and cats followed. Our cities are getting more populated leading to an exponential increase in the number of stray dogs.
Dogs are not vile creatures. Few of us humans have pushed them around, denied them space, have often abused them and snatched their basic right to even exist and in a fight between stray animals and humans, the animal will always lose.
Exactly how big of an issue is the stray dog over-population?
It’s in the numbers!
A healthy adult female dog gives birth to = 6 pups (3 male and 3 female)
Number of times a year she gets pregnant = 2/year
Average number of pregnancies of a female dog = Average Age * 2 = 8*2 = 16
Total pups born via one dog in her lifespan = 16*6 = 96 pups
Considering 50% of these dogs survive the road = 48 dogs (24 females)
Number of dogs born via 24 females = 24*96 = 2304 pups
All these dogs will ultimately be a victim of human-canine conflict.
*The numbers mentioned above are just for estimations, ignoring multiple variables.
OUR APPROACH
How PAWCO got involved?
Pawco was born out of necessity and compassion.
- Animal Birth Control (ABC) Camps
- Vaccination Camps
- Rescue and Treatment
- Stray Adoption drives and pet events
- Animal Sensitization programs in schools
- Water Bowl placement drives
— Our Mission
To not only reduce animal suffering on an individual level but, also to systematically reduce the number of stray animals on the road through targeted animal birth control programs and awareness and adoption drives.
— Our Vision
To change the image of the Indian Pariah dog in our community as a friendly companion and not as a wild mongrel, while spaying and neutering enough dogs to control their population on the road.
The Team
Dr. Samar Rahman
PRESIDENT
MBBS, MS General Surgeon (for humans :D). The Doc. has worked as a volunteer for 3 years at a prominent NGO in Delhi. His insight of medicine has been Pawco’s backbone in a city which lacks a basic veterinary healthcare.
Tamanna
Founder, VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Textile Designer, vegan and an animal rescuer since a very tender age. She was the brain child of the idea of building a community for animal welfare with the Doc. Her name is what volunteers associate with Pawco the most.
Rohini
Treasurer
Godmother of about a 100 strays of Allahabad, she has been feeding them even before Pawco started. Pawco’s strong arm, she is the go-to person for shelter management and rescues of dogs, cats horses , cows and others.
Advait
Secretary
Mechanical Engineer, and a crazy animal lover. Instrumental in starting community activities and brand building ideas and exercises, that has helped Pawco in establishing a name for itself in Allahabad.
Suyukti
Joint Secretary
A lawyer and an educator by profession, along with Rohini Darbari, she manages rescues and on spot treatment. Go to any party in Allahabad you’ll know Suyukti as the tallest girl yapping about dogs.
Kanika
Content Manager/editor
Kanika started off with the work at Pawco by first adopting Django and Lana. A silent back-end worker, she does what no one wants to do. Animal file keeping, donor list updation and dog baths. 😀
Nidhi
Mukul
