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 of 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 of 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 unannounced inspections of laboratories where animals are used for scientific research were conducted.
She also had 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 upto her as our mentor and inspiration.