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This feel-good video from a Pakistani animal shelter will warm your heart

This feel-good video from a Pakistani animal shelter will warm your heart

The short video made by Sharmeen Obaid attempts to highlight the efforts made by the Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation
Updated 10 Jun, 2016

Here's a feel good video to kick off your weekend.

Or you might just end up crying a little but they'll be happy tears, we promise!

Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation (ACF), the non-profit animal welfare organization based in Karachi just shared an adorable video, made by Oscar winner, Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy that had us all going "awwww!" in unison.

An initiative dedicated to providing a voice for the voiceless, ACF rescues abandoned, abused stray animals from all over the city, giving them food and shelter and provides free medical treatment to the ones that may have been injured, also focusing on their rehabilitation.

"Street animals in Pakistan are considered to be unclean, na paak and no one wants to give them a chance, which is why animal shelters are so important to safeguards their rights," says Ayesha in the video, the woman behind the cause.

Ayesha feeds all animals at the shelter canned food and dry animal food. —Screengrab from the video
Ayesha feeds all animals at the shelter canned food and dry animal food. —Screengrab from the video

Currently, the ACF focuses its efforts on three main fronts: their animal shelters, their spay/neuter program and their donkey camps.

"We try to help the owners empathise with these ‘beasts of burden’. Most donkey owners abuse the animals and deprive them of their necessary sustenance."

Salman, co-manager at the shelter, explains the process. "We train them how to treat their donkeys properly and guide them on the feeding and resting processes. We give them medicine and food items for free at the end. Between 18 to 50 donkeys can be treated in one camp; one camp costs Rs 20,000."

Also read: Something beautiful is happening at the Ayesha Chundrigar Foundation

The foundation now operates two shelters in the city: one by the Superhighway, which is land owned by the Edhi Foundation and managed by Ayesha's organization and the other in Mujahid Colony, Dalmia.

Good to know these animals are now in safe hands!

Comments

open your eyes Jun 10, 2016 02:28pm
Hats off Ayesha & ACF! Great work. well done
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Kryptonite Jun 10, 2016 02:37pm
Very sweet of this lady Ayesha. May more people help her for her cause.
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Mangal Jun 10, 2016 03:02pm
Beautiful! this really is heartwarming. It makes you feel deeply sad. Our behaviour towards animals (or towards the weak for that matter) is despicable. I appreciate these people's efforts; you made me feel proud as a Pakistani.
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natey Jun 10, 2016 03:06pm
humans are a creature that have the ability to save all other creature..we on this earth are a saviour species..we need to save other animals..abd if can acf make paypal..its easier to donate by paypal..im sure you will get alot of donations from overseas by paypal than bank transfer..as its too complicated..
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Pakistani By heart Jun 10, 2016 03:18pm
Heart Touching. I fully appreciate this effort. Well done
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Ghuncha Gul Khan Jun 10, 2016 03:25pm
Great humanitarian act. I hope it catches on. As it is said, people are known by the way they treat their animals.
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khan Jun 10, 2016 03:33pm
this is the real service of these vulnerable voiceless creatures.
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Saima Jun 10, 2016 03:37pm
Kudos to ACF. I have hope in my fellow Pakistanis.....
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Nazim Jun 10, 2016 03:41pm
Thanks and God bless you
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Mehak Gulab Jun 10, 2016 04:07pm
It's very hard to good things now a days; but this is an exception & to be congratulated from the bottom of our heart. Excellent job this prompts others to treat human even better no matter what social strata or community they belong to. Grrreat Soul...
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Adeel Saleem Jun 10, 2016 04:32pm
God bless you
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Sajjad Sulman Jun 10, 2016 05:00pm
Great work you have stared, Ayesha, However pollution in Lahore environment is going high day. I fear birds of my city not suffer. Please help or guide us, how to over come the issue.
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dawn Jun 10, 2016 06:16pm
Yes indeed a feel good video. Good work by the shelter.
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E. Lodhia Jun 10, 2016 06:40pm
God bless you for providing voice to the voicleless. Your good deeds will be amply rewarded by the Almighty
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Rahail Jun 10, 2016 06:42pm
Mashallah, animals are beautiful and we can learn a lot from them. I own pets and Islam provides animals with rights and protection as well. Love animals and take care of them! Thank you.
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Zayn Jun 10, 2016 07:56pm
In Pakistani mentality most of the pets themselves are considered bad if kept in house i hope people thinking about pets in Pakistan changes , its sad to see them suffer they are not born to please us humans
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Aviator Jun 10, 2016 08:21pm
Great Work ACF Team.
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Sunil Jun 10, 2016 08:26pm
Commendable job by Ayesha, heart goes out these stray animals, who too have pain.
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Anil Jun 10, 2016 09:41pm
Keep up the good work !
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Kashif Jun 10, 2016 11:37pm
Amazing !!!
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Lkmohan Jun 11, 2016 12:26am
Great job done by ayesha god bless you
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parveez Jun 11, 2016 12:56am
Every year I visited Pakistan, I saw donkeys being abused by their owners. Burdened with weight these donkeys are struggling. To care for them and other animals, is wonderful. I will donate for sure.
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jay kumar Jun 11, 2016 05:24am
Great. Where should I send my contribution to ACF?
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Siva D Jun 11, 2016 05:42am
Hats off!
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Puja Jun 11, 2016 07:04am
Love the work done by such awesome dedicated people.They will be blessed by God for their noble deeds.All the good wishes from Toronto.
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Indian from USA Jun 11, 2016 07:40am
I can say only this that May the almighty god bestow everything Ayesha and her foundation needs to help street animals all over pakistan. She is an angel and doing an extraordinary work. Hats off to her! I am so moved watching this video. I wish people support her in her good deeds.
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Ahmar Qureshi Jun 11, 2016 10:15am
RESPECT! Something more than CSR!
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Savitha Srinivasan Jun 11, 2016 07:50pm
Hats of to you and ACF. Helping these voiceless is one sure way of feeling satisfied for having been born as HUMANS.
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Dervaish Khan Jun 12, 2016 03:41am
Somebody has said these beautiful words: The world was made for life, not just human life.
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brar Jun 13, 2016 04:10am
Thank you Ayesha thank you ACF thank u Pakistan, congratulations I was tired of reading mother burnt daughter and honor killing stories, keep it on and I am sure one dat e will proud of u like the great Eidhi Sahib though comparison with this living legend is not fare .
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brar Jun 13, 2016 04:15am
@Zayn In west people keep and love pets here we are having up to 35 children where is the time for loving pets but people do love pets and also keep them too/
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Haider Jun 13, 2016 05:58pm
Great efforts!! But in pakistan , commoners are in much debilitating state... And basic necessities of life are hard to get . we have to divert our effort to reach out to those ppl and improve their standard of living
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