If you’re looking to get yourself (or someone else) a gift that also helps a furry friend in need, check out some of the calendars on offer for 2015. All proceeds from sales go to the causes they support.
Animal Care Trust (ACT) Mangalore has a desktop calendar on offer, priced at Rs. 150 and featuring photographs of the rescued animals in their shelter. They have a special discounted price of Rs. 120 on orders of 50 calendars and above. To order their calendar, call 09845255777 or email sumatara@yahoo.com.
Chennai Adoption Drive (CAD) has a desktop calendar too, titled ‘Paws and People’. Priced at Rs. 250, it has heart-warming pictures of past rescues that were adopted by loving families in the adoption camps they’ve conducted. To order this calendar, call 8939311148 or mail chennaiadoptiondrive@gmail.com
Humane Animal Society (HAS), Coimbatore (that conducts animal birth control, vaccination and adoption camps in the area) has brought out a desktop calendar titled ‘EveryLife 2015’ with stunning black-and-white photographs of animals. Says HAS co-founder Mini Vasudevan of the theme this year, “Through the ever-changing landscapes and backdrops, the subjects are seen striking a resonant chord with their surroundings. EveryLife 2015 is an attempt to capture some emotions, sentiments and instincts of animals, across the country and beyond”. The calendar is priced at Rs 250 and can be ordered at has.cbe@gmail.com or by calling 9366127215. Orders of 50 calendars and above will be couriered free of cost.
And this time, Delhi-based Red Paws Rescue (RPR) has come up with a desktop calendar filled with delightful illustrations centred on major holidays of each month, along with a cover image that depicts pretty much every facial expression man’s best friend is capable of making. To order this calendar that’s priced at Rs 300, call 09958866067, visit www.rprstore.com or email redpawsrescue@gmail.com.
The annual PETA calendar is a celebration of their most inspiring rescue stories in the year gone by. “The PETA 2015 Rescue Calendar has 12 beautiful photographs and inspiring true stories of animals rescued by compassionate people. Our deepest appreciation to photographers Devendra Parab, Aneesh Sankarankutty and Sreedhar Vijayakrishnan for their loving portraits of rescued animals”, says PETA’s Bhuvaneshwari Gupta. Priced at Rs 300, the wall-hanging calendar can be ordered by emailing info@petaindia.org, visiting www.petaindia.com or calling 022-40727382.
Bangalore-based Precious Paws Foundation has both desktop (Rs 250 each) and wall-hanging calendars (Rs 200 each) on offer, both titled Puppy Love, with pictures of rescued and adopted puppies and dogs taken by photographers Sumanth Shetty, Ramya Reddy, Ratan Mehta and Poornima Narayan. To place an order, email donate.ppf@gmail.com or visit www.tailslovegiftstoo.com.
All prices are exclusive of postage.