Search using Ecosia - Save Rain Forests !!!

Ecosia: http://www.ecosia.org/

Ecosia is a social business dedicated to environmental sustainability via the donation of revenue to the world’s most effective rainforest protection programs.

Our best-known service, the search engine mask at Ecosia.org, is powered by Bing and Yahoo. It lets an essential and routine task – searching the web – double as an ecological contribution: not only are Ecosia search emissions offset, but every click on a sponsored ad within Ecosia translates into either cents for the environment - or cents for generating more cents for the environment.

Cents may not sound like much, but they certainly add up. From its inception until December 2010, Ecosia was able to generate just under 125,000 Euros (164,000 USD) for its rainforest protection program with the WWF – and that in just the first year!

More on Ecosia

• The search engine Ecosia is powered by Bing and Yahoo
• It has an international partnership with WWF
• WWF receives 80% percent of the site’s total monthly revenue, in support of its work in the Amazon.
• In 2010m €123,000 was raised for WWF - simply through people searching the web as they do everyday.
• Ecosia specifically supports the world’s largest tropical forest reserve, the Tumucumaque Conservation Landscape in northern Brazil.
• One of the most bio-diverse regions in the world, Tumucumaque is home to a number of endangered species, including the jaguar.
• It is part of the Guiana Shield, which contains 1/4 of the world’s untouched tropical rainforests, as well as the last major unpolluted water reserves in the Neotropics, supplying 1/5 of the Earth’s water.
• Ecosia GmbH is a social business based in Germany
• 80% of its revenue goes to the world’s rainforests. The remaining 20% of revenue is reinvested in the further growth and development of the business.
• The carbon associated with each search made via Ecosia is offset to balance out the impact of that search.
• To this end, Ecosia collaborates with PURE - a UK based carbon offset charity, which invests money in Gold Standard projects for the creation of renewable energy sources.
• Ecosia also runs on verified green power sources.

Check the link:

Ecosia: The green search from in60seconds on Vimeo.

Buy a Calender - Help Animals !

Dear Animal Lover,

Would you mind spending Rs. 100 /- for a calender 2011 which will be utilized to help the animals in Thiruvananthapuram?

Kindly read on.

2010 has come to an end and we'd like you to usher in the new year with an act of our kindness to an animal welfare organization in Kerala that needs our support. PFA Trivandrum (not affiliated to us) is struggling to make ends meet and is the only major animal rescue group in the region. They pick up injured and orphaned animals a

nd thanks to rising petrol costs, they end up spending Rs 400 or more per rescue. Here's their Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=119096414815259

They've come out with fundraising calendars that are priced at a 100 rupees each (plus postage) and the proceeds are crucial for them to continue their operations on the same scale. Even if you've already got a 2011 calendar, please buy a couple of these and pass them on to friends and family just to support them - they're very cheap and even 200 rupees is a lot for an organization that's trying to stay afloat in a crisis.

Please pass on this message to your animal-friendly buddies as well. All contact info is on the Facebook page or you could just email this ID - pfa2002tvm@yahoo.com

We thank you on their behalf and the animals wish you a very happy 2011!

Warm regards

The ways you can buy this calender:

Cheques can be made out to : -

'People For Animals, Trivandrum Chapter'

And should be addressed to:

Ms. Leela Latheef,

People For Animals,

Karthika, Anayara,

Trivandrum - 695029

Contact Information:

Website:http://www.pfatvm.in

Email:pfa2002tvm@yahoo.com

Office:Karthika, Anayara, Trivandrum - 695029 / Land Line No: 0471-2742378 or 0471-2740748

Location: Karthika, Anayara, Trivandrum - 695029 / Land Line No: 0471-2742378 or 0471-2740748

Thiruvananthapuram, India, 695029

Little Contribution

Hi people,

I thought I would post the contribution from my side to welfare of animals.

It starts with the animals I have in home:

1. a dog
2. 15 cats (includes 6 unnamed kittens)

And let me justify the reason I have these pets in my home.

1. These were homeless animals left in street.
2. The effects it may take if they continue to be in roads,
a. Risk of being hit by the vehicles in road.
b. Risk of being left in hunger.

I thank my family for tolerating my menace. :)

And now, I am trying to become an active member - Blue Cross of India.

Recently, Have installed donation boxes from Blue Cross of India at a famous book bank here at Chennai. My friends would have guessed the name right :)
I thank book bank management (sir & my friends) for agreeing for this noble cause.

I request the people to adopt at least one pet left homeless in road / Blue Cross.
There is a drive been conducted for such animals to be adopted. Check out the link : http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/adopt.html

If don't have an option for an adoption, try donating to the organization which involve themselves to help the helpless animals.

Blue Cross of India is one such kind. You can donate through this link : http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/donation.html

There are several organizations which dedicates themselves for the welfare of the animals.

Knowledge removes ignorance. Spread the word around the people.

Make people think about the creatures created by God which as all the rights he has in this world. So share the earth with them.

Try stopping deforestation. Building homes / farm houses near forest area.

Instead of complaining "Animals are coming into the places where the humans live". Do correct the sentence, only humans are exploiting the forests, disturbing animals and the ecology of the earth.


Hope I had spoke much and expressed everything right :-)

Final note, Recently Actor Karthi has adopted a white tiger cub from Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai.

Check the links:

http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article813191.ece

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Kollywood-heart-throb-adopts-one-year-old-white/articleshow/6686494.cms

http://reviews.in.88db.com/index.php/movie/gossips/3621-karthi-adopts-white-tiger

You can also start your own way of helping the helpless, homeless animals. :-)

Sathish Kumar Subramanian

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Write to Jairam Ramesh – Double Standards | Save the turtles

Dear All,

Is there hypocrisy in the corridors of power? The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has given a clean chit to the Dhamra port in Orissa in front of the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), even though the port has clearly violated the Forest Conservation Act 1980.

The ministry has contradicted its own regional office, which has repeatedly confirmed this violation for several years^[1]. This ministry had earlier punished Vedanta for violating the law,^[2] but has shown its double standards in the case of Dhamra. Are rules different for different corporations?

The Dhamra port poses a threat to the fragile ecology and fisheries of the area, the mangrove forests and crocodiles of the Bhitarkanika National Park and the Olive Ridley sea turtles. Minister Jairam Ramesh needs to know that these double standards won't do – the law must apply equally to all.

Can you write to Mr. Jairam Ramesh asking him to implement the law impartially?

http://greenpeace.in/turtle/write-to-jairam-ramesh-double-standards

Public opinion and anger against Vedanta made the government take action. By showing him the depth of public sentiment against the Dhamra project we can pressurise Minister Jairam Ramesh to do the right thing again.

The ministry never acted on the reports of its regional office in Bhubaneswar. Now in a recent affidavit to the CEC^[3], the ministry has flatly contradicted its regional office's stand, without any explanation.

It's time the ministry explained its internal contradictions and took a just and impartial stand to save our environment.

Write to Jairam Ramesh and ask him to be impartial:

http://greenpeace.in/turtle/write-to-jairam-ramesh-double-standards

Thanks a billion!


Ashish Fernandes
Oceans Campaigner
Greenpeace India

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Sources:
1. Regional MoEF letter to Central MoEF, April 1st, 2010 http://greenpeace.in/turtle/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/RegionalMoEF-April-1-2010.pdf

2. Jairam Ramesh denies environment clearance to Vedanta bauxite project, India Today, 24th August, 2010
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/110068/Top%20Stories/jairam-ramesh-denies-environment-clearance-to-vedanta-bauxite-project.html

3. MoEF affidavit, May 5, 2010.
http://greenpeace.in/turtle/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/MoEF-affidavit-May-5-2010.pdf



Thank You.

Sathish Kumar Subramanian

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Two hours: one golden opportunity

Dear Animal Lovers,

Do you have two hours to spare this week? If yes, you can make a difference without having to travel a distance or expend any energy. We have an opportunity to connect with our Jain patrons this week during their Paryushan -the period when all the Jains visit the temples in the morning between 9 and 11am and in the evening between 7.00-9.30pm. During this time, they donate generously to causes that are close to their heart, animal welfare being one of them.

We are on the lookout for volunteers who will be present at the temples on behalf of the voiceless, requesting them to donate towards Jeevdaya: compassion for all life forms. There are close to 50 temples across the city and we are sure you will find something close by and convenient. This is a golden chance for us to raise much-needed funds that will feed our 2500 residents and provide them medical treatment and offer them a chance of rehabilitation.

The central coordinator is our Resident GM, Mr. Dawn Williams, a former NSG Commando who has now dedicated himself to service to animals. Please contact him at 9176025265 to collect a donation box and get started. As the festival has already begun, time is of the essence. The animals need our help now. Please get in touch and thank you for your compassion!

List of Temples:
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Sr No | Name of Org /Temple | Area
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1 Sri Adhinath Jain mandir Gandhi Road, Pammal ,Chennai
2 Sri Adhinath Jain mandir Choolai
3 Sri Adhinath Jain mandir Perumbur
4 Sri Adhinath Jain mandir Saidapet
5 Sri Adhinath Jain Mandir Triplicane
6 Jain mandir Sowcarpet
7 Sri Chandraprabha Jain Mandir Sowcarpet
8 Sri Chandraprabha Jain Mandir Annaipillai Street
9 Sri Chandraprabha Jain Mandir Mint Street Sowcarpet
10 Sri Chandraprabha Jain Mandir Venkatachallam Mudali street
11 Sri Dharamnath Jain mandir Ammankoil street
12 Sri Jain Prarthana mandir Veperi Chennai
13 sri Jain Aradhana Bhavan Sowcarpet
14 Sri Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir Chindaripet
15 Sri Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir Kilpauk
16 Sri Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir Nehru Bazaar
17 Sri Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir Poonamalee,Kilpauk
18 Sri Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir T H Road
19 Sri Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir Porur
20 Sri Paswarnath Jain Mandir El Dams Road Tenaympet
21 Sri Paswarnath Jain Mandir Kelambakkam
22 Sri Paswarnath Jain Mandir Choolai
23 Sri Paswarnath Jain Mandir Kellys
24 Sri Paswarnath Jain Mandir Puruswalkam
25 Sri Paswarnath Jain Mandir Royapuram
26 Sri Sambahvnath jain mandir Sampath Road
27 Sri Sambahvnath jain mandir Vadapalani
28 Sri Sambahvnath jain mandir vyasarpadi
29 Sri Sambahvnath jain mandir vepery
30 Sri Shanthi nath jain Mandir Dhobipet
31 Sri Shanthi nath jain Mandir Pattalam
32 Sri Shanthi nath jain Mandir T Nagar
33 Sri Shanthi nath jain Mandir Dadawadi
34 Sri Shanthi nath jain Mandir Manadi
35 Jain Mandir Royapuram
36 Jain Mandir Old Royapuram
37 Suparshwarnath Jain mandir New Royapettah
38 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Park town
39 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Doveton
40 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Alundur
41 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Ambattur
42 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Puruswalkam
43 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Periamed
44 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Avadi
45 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir Egmore
46 Sri vasupujayaswami Jain Mandir kutcheri Road , Mylapore
47 Sri Vimalnath Jain Mandir Poonamalee High road
48 Sri Vimalnath Jain Mandir Hunters Road
49 Sri Mahavir Swami Jain Mandir GST Road Pallavaram
50 sri Shreyasnath Jain Mandir New Perungalathur
51 Sri Sheetalnath jain Mandir Pammal
52 Sri Shanthi nath jain Mandir Tambaram West
53 Sri Chandraprabha jain Digambar Jain Mandir Seven Wells
54 Sri Chandraprabha jain Digambar Jain Mandir Sowcarpet
55 Sri Chandraprabha jain Digambar Jain Mandir Kondithop

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Please distribute and create the awareness among people about helping animals - Helping hands are better than praying lips !

Dear Animal Lovers,
Hope this email finds you and your family in good health. At Blue Cross, we are gearing up for the Joy of Giving week - a forum to spread awareness for our cause and also raise funds for our activities. It is a celebration of charity and we hope you will join us by talking to your friends, family and organizations and inviting them to support us during this event.

We've jotted down the important details in the attached word document (we promise it won't take you long to read it). Please check it out and pass it along to corporates, institutions and individuals who would like to chip in. As always, we will be grateful if you could join us too! Every rupee you help us raise will change a life for the better.




Thanks and best wishes from the animals
BC Team








Sathish Kumar Subramanian

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YOUNG PEOPLE SPEAK OUT FOR ANIMALS - This Saturday - 17th Jul '10

Please join us on Saturday morning to raise money for our cause! It's a great way to get Blue Cross some much-needed funding especially since we are still in need of a corpus fund that can keep our rescue work going. Details are below and please contact IAYP's representatives directly(their numbers are at the end of this email) as BC isn't holding tickets for this one - IAYP is in charge of that aspect.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Best wishes,
Blue Cross team

YOUNG PEOPLE SPEAK OUT FOR ANIMALS
The prestigious International Award for Young People (IAYP) – the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is joining hands with the Blue Cross of India to raise awareness and funds for animal welfare.

A walkathon in aid of Blue Cross of India will be held on 17th of July from Labour Statue to Gandhi Statue on Marina at 6.30 am. The walk will bring together youngsters from schools, colleges and organizations and is aimed at bringing together Chennai’s younger generation to pledge their commitment to the cause of animals. About 5000 to 7500 participants are expected to attend, and the group will include a wide spectrum of personalities from all walks of life.
The Highlights of the Event

The participants will qualify for a part of their service section at any levels of Bronze/ Silver/ Gold Award of the IAYP.
CBSE Schools: It will be a part of their CCE (continuous comprehensive evaluation) catering to their co- scholastic areas of thinking, creative, social and emotional skills and their attitudes towards the environment and value for the same.
The IAYP is a widely known, highly competitive award that receives as many as 635,000 participants from across the world. This event marks an important chapter in the history of animal welfare in Chennai and will make a difference to the lives of thousands of homeless animals that require rescue and rehabilitation.

In the words of IAYP Chairperson Margarette Davidraj, “this will be a rally for the voiceless ones who also have a right to share our planet in comfort and dignity”.

Participation :
The participation fees (a minimum of Rs.20/- for school students and Rs.50/- for all adults) will go to Blue Cross in order to facilitate development of adequate amenities for animals that are sheltered there such as rations and medicines.

Participation tickets are available at Landmark and with the IAYP who can be contacted at:
+91 9840521483
+91 9962580155

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PETA - Legislative Protection for Animals

Hi Animal Lovers,

Please spare few minutes of yours and email Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Environment and Forests of India for protection of animals.

Kindly read on,

As you may know, there are currently several draft animal welfare rules being considered by the Ministry of Environment and Forests. These laws would give animals basic protection from the worst abuses. Please take a moment to send an urgent letter to the ministry in favour of stronger animal protection legislation today!

The following laws are being considered:

Proposed Ban on Trade in Peacock Feathers
Draft Aquarium and Fish Breeding and Marketing Rules 2010
Draft Dog Breeding Rules 2010

Even though these proposed legislative improvements for animal welfare are minimal and basic, those who profit from the trade in animals or animal parts are fighting against them. That's why it's vital for caring people like you to send the ministry your letters in favour of the proposed improvements to animal welfare legislation as soon as possible.

Please write to Mr Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Environment and Forests of India at jairam@sansad.nic.in and mosef@nic.in asking the ministry to pass stricter rules to protect animals. Sending letters in your own words is always best, but below is suggested text in case you wish to use it for your letter.

Suggested Text:

Dear Minister:

I am writing to relay my support for stronger legislation to protect peacocks as well as legislation to protect animals in the pet trade.

The protection to animals proposed via the proposed ban on trade in peacock feathers, draft Aquarium and Fish Breeding and Marketing Rules 2010, and Draft Dog Breeding Rules 2010 are basic and minimal and the least we can do to help protect the animals currently suffering because either they or their body parts are being sold.

Thank you for your time and consideration.
[Your name]

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Adopt a Pet - Its free for lifetime !!!

The third weekend of January each year is witness to an unprecedented rush to Blue Cross of India’s shelter in Guindy. People literally wait for the gates to open and want to be the first adoptee in the Pet adoption program conducted by Blue Cross.

The annual pet adoption program was started by Blue Cross 8 years ago in response to a worldwide call by the North Shore Animal league in USA. The first weekend of May every year saw animal shelters all over the world holding adoption programs and finding homes for hundreds of abandoned animals in those two days. But on a practical note, in India, we found that either people were travelling or the heat of May was keeping them away and so we decided to shift the dates to January which is definitely cooler. Not coincidentally, the Animal Welfare Fortnight is celebrated every year from the 15th to the 30th of January all over India. It was only appropriate that we indulged in a special drive to find homes for mongrel pups and kittens during this period.

Adopt a Pet On the third Saturday and Sunday of Jan , between 8.30 a m and 5.30 p.m. Blue Cross becomes a beehive of activity as our volunteers cope with a steady flow of prospective adoptees picking up a pup or kitten of their choice and returning home with a smile ,looking forward to the days ahead where the little one will become an inseparable member of their loving family. Pups always form the majority since people are more inclined toward dogs. Booklets on how to handle the pet and a ready reckoner on the feeding and vaccination schedules are given out and our volunteers personally enquire about the pets during the next few weeks to make sure that everything is fine.

What should you do?

Adopt a pet instead of buying it. Help the homeless animals. Give your home, share with it.

What would you get back?

A lifetime free love of the pet you take home.

For further information, http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/adopt.html

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Helping Animals - Blue Cross of India

About - Blue Cross of India:


The Blue Cross of India was established in 1959 and registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act in 1964 to alleviate the suffering of animals. It has grown from small beginnings to become one of India's largest animal welfare organizations, running active animal welfare, animal rights and humane education programmes.

Location:
Registered Office: 1 Eldams Road, Chennai 600 018, India
Guindy – Hospital, shelters, ambulance services and ABC center at 72 Velachery Road, Guindy, Chennai 600 032
Lloyds Road ABC center – Lloyds Colony, Chennai 600 005
St. Thomas Mount Cantonment – ABC center
Kunnam center in Kanchipuram District – Hospital, shelters and ABC centre
Toducadu – ABC center for Thiruvellore District

Why this blog?

To invite everyone to participate in helping the animals throughout India.

How you can contribute? Classify yourself! There are 3 classifications:

1. You an animal lover, but not getting chance to help in person?

You can donate to Blue Cross of India to help animal, Please log on to : http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/donation.html

2. You an animal lover and also have time to spare for animals?

You can donate to Blue Cross of India to help animal, Please log on to : http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/donation.html

And you can also be a Blue Cross Volunteer, Please log on to:

http://www.bluecrossofindia.org/volunteer.html

3. Not an animal lover?

No probs. Still you can contribute, just pass the information (share the link) to your friends who love animals. :)

Thank You.

Sathish Kumar Subramanian

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