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NGO
DOON WELFARE ORGANIZATION
AN NGO FOR THE
VOICELESS
Inputs by: Ashu Arora, Doon Welfare Organization
had to face numerous obstacles but never
gave up her dream of setting up the Doon
Animal Welfare as well as other initiatives
to uplift both animals and humans in her
hometown.
Milli was recently awarded the ‘Outstanding
Achievement Award for Contribution
to Society’ at the 5th International
Conference on Pharmaceuticals and
Manufacturing, held at Jakarta, Indonesia
in March this year.
he
Doon
welfare
Organization, a voice for
the voiceless is located on
the foothills of the popular
hillstation of Mussoorie,
nestled in the heart of the
picturesque town of Dehradun. Founded
by Milli Jagjot Kaur, an ardent animal
lover the organization is a shelter home for
all kinds of injured, abandoned and lost
animals.
T
Kaur, a young and dynamic member of
society who is known to have inspired
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many others to become part of her work,
started rescuing strays at a tender age of 12
years. Well known to the city of Dehradun
for her altruistic work with animals, Milli
Rough Beginnings:
Milli displayed a profound sense of
compassion for animals since a very
young age. She was encouraged by her
grandfather to bring in puppies from
the street and care for them. Although,
some community members disapproved
of her actions, she did not give up. Milli
started visiting a local animal home-
Raahat Animal Shelter and Veterinary
Hospital
and
sought
professional
guidance on taking proper care of animals.
During her school years, she would spend
In addition to the fi nancial constraints, the
existing shelter could only accommodate 50 dogs
which wasn’t big enough to help address the
growing number of animal related problems in
the area
Creature Companion | May 2019 • Vol. XII • Issue 5 • Noida