VMAAF

Special Organisation Award

The Special Organisation Award is meant for organizations that have done outstanding work in the field of animal welfare. This award is not open to individuals and it carries a cash prize, a certificate and a statuette.

1999
Compassion Unlimited Plus Action
CUPA, which came into existence 10 years ago, boasts the "largest hospital and shelter for animals in India''. It provides a range of facilities for pet, stray, and wild animals that are sick, injured or abused. It offers an ambulance service, night clinic, animal birth control programme for stray dogs, and a multi-purpose veterinary hospital and shelter. In recognition of its work, the Bangalore City Corporation handed over the management of the city's only existing dog pound to CUPA. CUPA, with the help of sponsors, also operates a Night Emergency Veterinary Centre open to the public from 6 pm to 6 am and caters to all types of animals in distress.

2000
SPCA, Mumbai

The Mumbai SPCA is the oldest organisation of its kind in India, and has been working for animal welfare since 1874. The hospital is one of the biggest animal hospitals in the country, treating at any given point, an average of 350 animals. Special campaigns taken up by the Mumbai SPCA include banning the entry of camels for joyrides, stopping the killing of stray dogs, stopping of illicit trade in wildlife and special projects for monkeys and working animals.

2001
Help in Suffering, Jaipur
Help in Suffering, an animal shelter in Jaipur, has done commendable work in animal rescue and care, with visible results. Various programmes for dogs, monkeys, elephants and equines are being carried out successfully. Worth a special mention are the animal birth control and vaccination programmes that have helped stabilise Jaipur's dog population and reduced the incidence of rabies. Help in Suffering demonstrates to other animal shelters in India that sustained and committed efforts can produce heartening results even in the face of formidable odds.

2002
Compassionate Crusaders Trust, Kolkata

Compassionate Crusaders Trust runs an animal shelter in Kolkata and has been doing commendable work in the field of animal rescue and care. The shelter has become Asia's largest cat shelter with more than 100 cats and the capacity to house more than double the number. The trust has engaged in a successful campaign against illegal cattle trade in Bangladesh and animal sacrifices in temples. It also runs a clinic in Kolkata with X-ray facilities and a mobile clinic to treat sick animals in rural areas.

2003
People For Animals, Bangalore
People For Animals, Bangalore, has been at the forefront of the animal welfare movement in the capital city of Karnataka state. One of the organisation's major achievements was the recent campaign which stopped the ritual hunting and sacrifice of wildlife in 58 villages around the city. Its campaigns have resulted in the disbanding of elephant training camps, stopping of camel slaughter and electrocution of dogs by the authorities, and killing of dogs in a military school, among other things.

2004
Blue Cross of India, Chennai

Blue Cross of India had a humble beginning in 1964, in a single small hospital shelter in Chennai. Six centres strong today, it has spread out in Chennai, Kunnam Village , Toducadu Village and Kanchipuram. Blue Cross, which has become synonymous with animal welfare, was the first organisation to recommend animal birth control in place of capture and kill method for dogs, widely practised by municipalities across India . It has treated thousands of animals injured in rail and road accidents; rescued young puppies and kittens separated from their mothers. It has carried out over 6000 ABC operations on dogs and several hundred on cats. Hundreds of injured and sick animals can be found in Blue Cross shelters at any given point of time. Their Guindy centre alone treats over 18000 animals every year. Their services, with the exception of the cost of vaccine, are totally free of charge.

2005
People for Animals, Sirohi

The People for Animals' shelter for animals and birds in Sirohi was started in 1998 on 10 bighas of land and has grown over the years to a 125-strong body of people dedicated to the care of animals. Its wide range of activities include organising veterinary camps for cattle, liaising with the police to prevent cruelty towards animals and urging them to take stringent action etc. It has published literature about applying local medical knowledge to treat ailments in animals. Its doctors have saved many cattle by removing polythene and rubber from their stomachs.

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