HELP ANIMALS INDIA
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Mission Statement
Help Animals India is an USA non-profit 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to supporting efficient and effective animal protection organizations in India. We strive to put our donors’ contributions to work where they are most needed and can do the most good. Despite some of the best animal protection laws in the world and a renowned heritage of reverence for life, modern India is a country where millions of animals suffer severe neglect or abuse. Overpopulation, poverty, pollution, superstition, apathy and ignorance all contribute to their plight. In a country where human misery and impoverishment remain high, the welfare of destitute animals is a low priority. Help Animals India provides three critical services: To assist donors who wish to help the many animals of India To provide a means to donate to the charities of India just as you would a USA. charity – and receive a tax deduction To advise and guide the charities of India to improve their mission and save more animals
About This Cause
India’s animals have strong indigenous allies. The nation is blessed with many dedicated animal welfare organizations. Help Animals India seeks out the best of these under funded organizations to provide financial and practical assistance where it can make the most difference. We strive not only to achieve immediate benefits for India’s animals, but to nurture an enduring culture of animal protectionism. Help Animals India is a USA non-profit 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to supporting efficient and effective animal protection organizations in India. We strive to put our donors’ contributions to work where they are most needed and can do the most good. The donations we receive are awarded as grants to some amazing organizations in India. The amount awarded to each organization varies from year to year depending on what their urgent needs are and how they manage the grant. See the list here: http://www.helpanimalsindia.org/recipients.html and more about some of our projects here: http://www.helpanimalsindia.org/achievements.html The Challenge for India’s Animals Despite some of the best animal protection laws in the world and a renowned heritage of reverence for life, modern India is a country where millions of animals suffer severe neglect or abuse. Overpopulation, poverty, pollution, superstition, apathy and ignorance all contribute to their plight. In a country where human misery and impoverishment remain high, the welfare of destitute animals is a low priority. What is Help Animals India? Based in Seattle, Washington, Help Animals India is a volunteer-run 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to improving the lives and welfare of animals in India. We accomplish our mission by raising money for dedicated Indian animal protection groups and advising them on how to improve their capacity to help the animals. Typically, the groups we fund are small to mid-sized charities that accomplish great things for the animals despite few resources, just as we strive to do. Help Animals India is a GREAT Nonprofit Top-Rated charity and a GuideStar Exchange GOLD Participant, reflecting our commitment to transparency and efficiency. We post our tax returns online so contributors can see exactly how their money helps the animals. How long has Help Animals India been in operation? Help Animals India was founded and registered as a 501(c)(3) USA charity in 2008. Prior to that, Help Animals India Founder and President Eileen Weintraub had been deeply involved in helping India's animals since 1998. She is a lifelong humane volunteer. Does Help Animals India help only animals, or do you help people as well? While our primary mission is to improve the welfare of animals, in doing so we also help people in India through employment and reducing the risk of rabies and as a provider of humane education. In particular, we are very sympathetic to the animal rescuers themselves, the burdens they face and their very difficult lives as they often go up against societal norms. These are the people we directly support when we help Indian charities. Animal charities supported by Help Animals India provide employment for staff who depend on their wages to feed their families. These may be the only employment opportunities in these typically poor communities; and for women, their first chance to work outside the home. The opportunity for a career that promotes kindness towards animals is invaluable. By funding the vaccination of street dogs, Help Animals India is reducing the risk to people of rabies. Every year, approximately 20,000 Indians die yearly of rabies – 36 percent of rabies deaths worldwide – according to the World Health Organization. Our partners’ work is reducing that enormous death toll. Help Animals India also works with groups that educate people about the humane treatment and responsible care of animals. Human behavior is a key to reducing animal suffering and increasing animal welfare. Programs by our funded groups help individuals care for street animal populations in their areas and teach the basics of companion animal care in a culture where the concept of having “pets” is relatively new. What are “community dogs” and “community cats”? The term “community dog” refers to dogs who live on the streets, which include semi-feral and abandoned strays. Some are “adopted” by people in the neighborhood who feed and protect them. Some are loved and tolerated; many more are feared and harassed – even cruelly killed. The most common type of community dog is the Indian Native Dog. A growing number of street dogs are pedigree dogs (purebred dogs like the Pomeranian shown here) who were purchased from breeders but have been abandoned by their owners due to illness, injury, old age or simply because their owners moved or lost interest. The abandoned pet dogs are now mixing with the Indian Native dogs. While the native dogs may be able to survive on the streets, the abandoned pet dogs cannot. The story is much the same for India's millions of “community cats.” Unsterilized community cats and dogs reproduce on the streets, which often leads to overpopulation and its tragic consequences, including hunger, starvation, disease and brutal attempts to reduce these street animal populations. (For a treat, see our video of community cats enjoying the good life at some of the shelters we support.) This is why ABC (animal birth control) and vaccination programs funded by Help Animals India are so important. How serious a problem is rabies in India? What is Help Animals India doing to improve the situation? The World Health Organization estimates that rabies kills about 20,000 people a year in India – 36% of rabies deaths worldwide. Help Animals India is heavily involved in combatting this serious problem by funding the vaccination of street dogs and ABC (animal birth control) programs to reduce the number of hungry, suffering and sometimes dangerous dogs on the streets. Learn more about helping India's community/street dogs here: https://helpanimalsindia.org/news/library/saving-indias-street-dogs-from-abc-to-arv Aren’t all cows in India sacred and well treated? The cow is sacred to the millions of Hindus in India, yet cows face many serious challenges in modern India. Dairy cows who no longer produce milk, and male calves and bulls who obviously are incapable of producing milk (in ancient India, bulls were used for ploughing but they are in much less demand in urbanizing modern India), are often abandoned in the streets. Furthermore, due to their sacred status, even “owned” cows that have not been abandoned are allowed to roam free in the busy streets of India where they jostle with vehicles and sometimes are injured or killed. Learn more about India's cows here: https://helpanimalsindia.org/news/library/restoring-the-sacredness-of-indias-cows Cows often forage for food in garbage dumps where they end up ingesting foreign objects and plastic bags that accumulate in their guts, with painfully disabling or deadly results. Help Animals India funds programs which enable veterinarians to surgically remove these medically dangerous gastrointestinal obstructions, giving the cows a second chance. Cows also face the growing problem of illegal slaughter in India or illegal transportation to slaughter plants in neighboring countries or the few Indian states where slaughter is legal (notably Kerala). While there are approximately 3,600 slaughterhouses operating legally in India, it's estimated that over 30,000 slaughterhouses operate illegally, subjecting the cows to horrendous treatment. On their way to slaughter, the cows are transported over long distances under extremely cruel conditions. While police and groups l are making some progress in shutting down these illegal slaughter and transport operations, the problem is on the rise because nearly all the cows are a byproduct of India's growing (and legal) dairy industry. The nation's 400 million vegetarians (a third of the population) are great consumers of milk and ghee (clarified butter). Another bright spot is the example set by goshalas (cow sanctuaries) which keep the unwanted cows and bulls for life. If these encouraging developments ever outpace the growth in lacto-vegetarianism (due to population growth in general), the sacredness of India's cows may finally become more reality than bitter irony. What is the situation for elephants in India? Please click here: https://helpanimalsindia.org/news/library/freeing-and-improving-conditions-for-indias-captive-elephants to read about the important work being done for India's elephants. Isn’t the government of India a supporter of the humane treatment of animals? India has some of the best animal protection laws in the world. Even its constitution sends this powerful message: “It shall be the fundamental duty of every citizen of India to protect and improve the Natural Environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wildlife, and to have compassion for all living creatures.” Yet, as with so many other countries, fine words, laws and regulations are one thing; actions and enforcement are another. As a result, it's the dedicated animal protection groups like those supported by Help Animals India who are truly at the forefront of fulfilling the people of India's duty to have compassion for all living creatures. Until he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace. -Albert Schweitzer "Even when faced with urgent human problems, we should not overlook the issue of justice to animals." - Desmond tutu