Who we are ?
AWCS has emerged as one of the best Animal rescue & Treatment Shelters (NGO) in Amritsar, where our team of experts and volunteers are working tirelessly to rescue injured indie dogs. We, at shelter provide free treatment to injured stray dogs and house about 50+ pooches till they get fully recoverd.
Our Mission
Our moto is to spread awareness about animals welfare and rights amoung people, educate the children about compassion and motivate people especially in India to adopt our own Indian dogs.
Senior Management Team
Dr. Navneet Chawla Chatrath
Founder
Dr. Navneet has always been an empath. From her childhood age, she would put food and water for the animals outside her house. Her parents have been non-meat eaters and Dr. Navneet says, she has grown up watching them show empathy and kindness towards fellow earthlings.
Her first dog was a rescued dog named snowy, whom she adopted from a lady who was not able to take care of her.
As she grew older, she realised there are many like snowy and snoopy who need to be rescued from hopeless situations and there was more to cuddling and feeding the dogs.
She felt pained to see the conditions of stray dogs on the streets but she could not do much due to the pressure of studies and hardly getting any time for her cause. after completing her post-graduation in ENT from India, getting married, and now finally settling down, she is able to realise her dream with the help of her husband who fully supports her in this cause.
Mr. kanwar Preet Singh Chatrath
Executive Board of Directors
(President and Trustee, AWCS )
Mr. Kanwar, a Harvard graduate and an entrepreneur from Canada, has been actively supporting this project financially and morally. He too shares the idea of helping the fellow earthlings.
“This is just a small center to start with, but we intend to make it into a fully working hospital with an in-built lab for the free treatment of indies. We plan on doing this over the next two years and need the support of local people and administration. This is my dream to leave behind a state-of-the-art free treatment and rehab center for the Indian dogs and cattle of farmers in Punjab. it is my wish that Indians adopt the Indian dogs and act as responsible citizens. This will be their most important contribution to us.
S Gurusharan Singh Chawla
Executive Board of Directors
(Trustee & Treasurer, AWCS )
Program Directors
ADVISORY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
His unwavering commitment to animal welfare has garnered global recognition, with prestigious accolades such as the Jeev Daya Puraskar from the Government of India, the Venu Menon Lifetime Achievement Award, the Llewyt Award from the North Shore Animal League in NY, the Humane Society of the United States Award, the Cairo Lifetime Achievement Award from the Middle East Network for Animal Welfare, the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Award in the UK, the Acharya Hasti Karuna Award, the Bhagawan Mahaveer Foundation Award presented to Blue Cross by Humane Society International in the USA, the WSPA-Canada Award, and the Winsome Constance Kindness Award in Australia, an honor "This is just a small center to start with, but we intend to make it into a fully working hospital with an in-built lab for the free treatment of indies. We plan on doing this over the next two years and need the support of local people and administration. This is my dream to leave behind a state-of-the-art free treatment and rehab center for the Indian dogs and cattle of farmers in Punjab. it is my wish that Indians adopt the Indian dogs and act as responsible citizens. This will be their most important contribution to us.
Paterons and Influencers
SUPPORT MANAGEMENT TEAM
ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT
Our Inspiration
Hon M.P, Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Hon M.P Maneka Sanjay Gandhi is an Indian politician, animal rights activist, and environmentalist. She is a member of the Lok Sabha, the house of the Indian parliament and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.She is an environmentalist and animal rights leader in India. She has earned many international awards and acclaim for the same . She was appointed chairwoman of the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) in 1995. Under her direction, CPCSEA members carried out unannounced inspections of laboratories where animals are used for scientific research.
She also filed Public Interest Litigations that have achieved the replacement of the municipal killing of homeless dogs with a sterilisation programme (Animal Birth Control programs, commonly abbreviated as ABCs), the unregulated sale of airguns, and a ban on mobile or travelling zoos.
Leading by example, she is a vegan and has advocated this lifestyle on ethical and health grounds.
Hon. M.P started the organisation People for Animals in 1992. It is now the largest organisation for animal rights/welfare in India.
She also anchored the weekly television program Heads and Tails, highlighting the suffering meted out to animals due to their commercial exploitation, and has authored a book under the same title.
We continue to look up to her as our mentor and inspiration.
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Founding Donor & Lifetime Members
SATYA DHAM FOUNDATION INC. Vancouver, Canada Inspired by Gurudev Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev ji – 1953 – 2004
His Holiness Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev ji was born on October 14th 1953, near the birthplace of Gautama Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal. During the pious days of Navratri, he was born to Mother Bhagirathi and Father Shaligram.
Mother Bhagirathi is also referred to as Ma Ganga and is considered one of the two source streams of Ma Ganges. The Bhagirathi and Alaknanda join at Devprayag in Garhwal Hills, and from that point on it is known as the Ganges.
Father Shaligram is a fossilized stone or ammonite collected from the riverbed or banks of the Kali Gandaki, a tributary of the Gandaki River in Nepal. It is also considered a form of Vishnu within Hinduism. (Source: Wikipedia excerpt)
At a very early stage, Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev ji used to go into “State of Emptiness”—a” stage; one reaches in deep “”Samadhi”—meditation. He would become unconscious, and this caused the parents to worry. A variety of local caregivers were consulted, but in vain.
The family Guru—His Holiness Neelbaba—resided always up in Himalaya—a hill called Tungnath (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tungnath) – Tungnath is at an altitude of around 3,680 meters (12,073 feet) above sea level. He came to visit the family and offered to take the child, Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev, under his wing to Tungnath Hills.
My Guru Satya Dev Ji was only 6 years old then.
His spiritual journey began at a tender age of 6 years under the guidance of Pujya H.H. Neelbaba.
At the age of 10–11 years, Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev ji spent some time at the banks of Holy River—Narmada, near Kedarnath hills, in the dense forests and caves of Himalayas.
He always enjoyed the hills of Badrinath. He roamed freely and fearlessly in the jungles. After attaining Nirvana – it is the highest state of enlightenment, where a person’s desires and suffering go away. Our Guru Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev ji under the direction of H.H. Neelbaba, was sent to plains (cities) to spread compassion. His journey went from hills to cities, and the fame grew leaps and bounds.
Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev ji spent close to 10 months each year on the hills at the Himalayas—10000 ft. or above sea level.
At the age of 47 years, Bal Sant Swami Satya Dev ji suddenly declared that he is living the extended life given by his Guru Neel Baba.
– He will only live until the age of 50 years
– He will leave his body when he reaches that mark.
True to every word, he left his body on 7th May 2004 in Himalaya.
With his countless blessings, the Sood family in Canada, is pleased to join hands with AWCS – an animal charity foundation working for the noble cause of rescuing and providing warmth and care to the stray living being.
A Global Humanitarian, Animal Welfare and Care Services (a registered charity in India and a registered non-profit in Canada) is embarking upon a noble cause to build Punjab’s First Modern Animal Hospital in Amritsar.
This hospital will be the first of its kind in the region, equipped to treat every stray animal, from the smallest pup to the largest cow or buffalo.
We request you all as well to come forward and contribute in this noble cause. By contributing,
you are helping me and AWCS provide lifesaving care to stray animals and supporting villagers
and people whose livelihoods depend on healthy livestock.
Your generosity will save lives!
With the ashirwad of my Guru Bhagwan “Satya Dham Foundation Inc.” is made possible!
A family from Vancouver, Canada
Mother – Late Rama Kumari, Father – Late Ram Chand Jaiswal ji