Humans need to be humane towards animals. JBF believes that this approach needs to be developed during childhood and this will lead to betterment for all lives. Under the leadership of Dr. Sashanka Sekhar Dutta, himself initiated a pioneering endeavor in India’s North East Region – a conflict-prone and unfelt region of India, to motivate children and adults to interact positively with animals. The entire program is named as ‘AaDaR’, a local language word which means ‘to love/affection’.

‘AaDaR’ – Kindness and Compassion for Animals: A Humane Education Initiative:

This initiative has been promoted in Schools & Institutes. In order to make the program more targeted and effective, attempts are being made to identify to protect and restrain in conflict-prone areas. Animal abuse is predictive of human aggression patterns including the ability to commit murder and larger social injustice. Exposure to animal abuse can produce a desensitization process where empathic abilities are reduced, and callousness increased. Cruelty to animals is increasingly being recognized as a crosscutting cultural risk factor for human psychological health and security.

Under the project, Rabies Free India JBF along with the state government has initiated counselling programs for dog-bite patients in government hospitals for dog-bite and rabies prevention, in Kamrup district and an educative awareness program for children in government schools. Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organizations (FIAPO), under their Rabies Free India campaign, has also helped JBF towards the mission. To create general public awareness, JBF is continuously undertaking activities like Animal Birth Control (ABC) & Anti-Rabies Vaccination (ARV) program, Awareness Campaign on Anti-Rabies Vaccination, leaflet distribution on pre & post bite exposure, what to do & not to do in dog bite. JBF visited several schools for an educational campaign to provide education on prevention of dog bite, rabies and anti-rabies vaccination both in dogs & humans in schools.

Thankfully, school children in Delhi and Assam have given a really heartening response to our awareness drives.

ACTIVITIES UNDER AADAR- A HUMANE EDUCATION INITIATIVE:

★ Educational campaigns in Schools & Institutes

★ Awareness campaign on ‘Humane Eating’

★ Awareness campaign in ‘Rabies control’

★ Free anti-rabies vaccination on special occasion

★ Skill training to veterinarians and animal handlers

★ ABC-ARV program (spay/neuter)

★ Internship opportunity for foreign vets/interns

★ Face to face interaction with dog owners

★ Leaflet distribution, postering, social media campaign

★ Animal Shelter Visits

★ Nature camps