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At Vvegano - we are happy to partner for Social causes as we need to continuously work towards raising awareness, educating people and making available the necessary tools for people to make crueltyfree, compassionate choices on a daily basis
- Kalote Animal Trust - 100% of your contributions at the Checkout page go to Kalote Animal Trust on a monthly basis so they can continue the amazing work they do. They are One of India's first cageless animal shelters. No amount is small - so feel free to contribute 5%, 10%, 15% of your order value, as well as you have the option to donate Any amount.
What does Kalote Animal Trust do? Read it in the words of the K.A.T. team -
It was in November, 2017 that a small flame of hope was lit and it soon spread its warm glow in many a heart. The Kalote Animal Trust was initiated and today it’s a home sweet home to over 370 animals. Dogs, cats, cows, buffalos, goats, pigs, sheep, monkeys, donkeys, horses and a variety of birds and reptiles have found a loving shelter. Each of these animals has an amazing rescue story that will melt your heart and make you marvel at their ability to choose love over a traumatic past.
As the number of animals grew, Sameer ran the shelter with whatever money he could earn from his job and a few random donations from family and like-minded friends. But then things changed with a chance encounter with Sridhar Gorthi and Munish Makhija. Together they nurtured a vision of a land where destitute animals could roam free and happy. They acquired a beautiful plot in Kalote on the outskirts of Mumbai and created their dream animal shelter. Although the first step had been taken, the shelter still needs more financial support in the form of donations or partners who share their vision and belief.
A tale of pure trust
Less than two years after we started our Trust, the Forest Department contacted us. Upon inspection of our facilities, they decided to entrust us with the rehabilitation of Indian Wildlife, protected under The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. (PCA Act, 1960). Our main focus is the rehabilitation of primates, reptiles and birds that come to us as a result of animal human conflict. Currently we are home to 14 primates, a pea hen, 4 kites and 8 Indian parrots.
The monthly costs of running the shelter
The Kalote Animal Trust is a labour of love. We try to keep costs at a bare minimum without compromising on the quality of life of the animals. But it is an uphill task as we do not have regular sponsors and currently we run on the goodwill donations of people. However, these donations are sporadic and we are looking for sponsors and partners who can donate regularly to our cause.
Present status
Today, the Kalote Animal Trust is spread over almost half an acre (20,000 sq feet.) But this is insufficient to accommodate our animals and the added enclosures needed for the wildlife. So, we have put a down payment on 2 acres of land (Approx. 80,000 sq feet) adjacent to our property. The property is pictured here with the wire fence. The aim is to build state-of-the-art enclosures for our rehab program, as well as to grow our own organic fodder for our grazing animals. However, we are a long way from owning this property and we are looking for committed donors who can put their shoulder to the wheel, and help make this dream a reality.
You can know more about this cause on https://www.kaloteanimaltrust.com/
For any questions, you may contact kaloteanimaltrust@gmail.com.
You can also reach out to kaloteanimaltrust@gmail.com and support@vvegano.com for the deduction u/s 80G.
Location of Kalote Animal Trust - Kalote, Mokashi, Maharashtra 410202
- HUMANS - a song dedicated for the animals, created by AWBP Trust led by Mr Lakshman Moletti. A big thank you to Actor Sadaa Khan and Athlete Arvind Krishna for launching the song on 15th August 2020, India's Independence Day. We hope we can play a small role in also helping animals get freedom from us Humans exploiting them for all our needs.
> Song made by awbp trust https://www.awbpindia.org
> Visit their youtube channel for other educated films on animal welfare https://www.youtube.com/awbptrust
> Visit for song meaning: https://awbpindia.org/music/first-video-song-humans-communicating-pain-of-animals
- Open Artwork Contest 2020 - A contest started by AWBP Trust to raise awareness of animal cruelty using the medium of Art. 72 contestants participated and there were 3 lucky winners - Aurokanya Chattopadhya, Sagarika Majhi and Gurudeep Joshi. Vvegano handed over Gift vouchers to all 3 winners.
Do check out the winning artworks below for the top 3 prizes:
