There’s this thing about grieving. The world yearns you to snap out of it and yet there in your head you keep playing the elegy on repeat like a broken vinyl record, hoping for a different tune. And all this while you wait and wonder if there’s a way to turn your grief into something positive.
Sometimes there is.
Meet Padmini Stump, the Pune dog lover and founder of animal welfare organization Mission Possible. Padmini began rescuing dogs eight years ago, when her son collapsed in a fatal accident in Dubai, where her family is based.
This Pune dog lover is making a gigantic difference to the lives of stray dogs!
For over eight years, Padmini and her family friend, renowned oncologist Dr Ravindra Kasbekar, have been looking after the injured and abandoned dogs of Pune.
Padmini has built sheds in the open area around her bungalow, Gulshan Mahal, where she shelters the recuperating animals. The modest facility that she started has since become a buzzing rescue and adoption Centre. With nearly 100 dogs being treated and looked after at any given time, and over 1,400+ adoptions till date, Mission Possible is doing great work for the canine cause.
What is in it for this lady who hops between Pune and UAE to rescue, vaccinate and foster these homeless animals? Why not stay where her grandchildren are, far from the cacophony of neighbors who can’t understand what she does.
“After that I tried everything from praying to satsang, but nothing brought me peace. Helping these animals is worship to me, and gives me solace that if I couldn’t save my son’s life at least I can save theirs.”
Hope for Pune’s strays
Padmini keeps coming across poignant lives of pawed pals – dog with an ear blown off by a firecracker, dog with his eyes gouged and a multitude of road injury cases. Thanks to the care that these patients receive at Mission Possible, they get a second lease of life. In a slow manner, they have also taken to trusting humans, all over again.
However not everyone has celebrated this kind woman’s spirit, she has met with resistance from neighbors who complain of ‘noise’ and ask her to not nurse injured dogs in her bungalow.
“I can’t close my doors on the needy. Moreover, it’s my property. It’s not as if I have encroached on someone else’s property to shelter these animals. How can someone else dictate about who can stay? I am helping the destitute.”
Dog with Blog urges our Pune readers to please help this kind lady via volunteering at the shelter or by adopting one of the Indian dogs Padmini so lovingly cares for. We are sure that like Padmini, you too would rediscover your smile in the jocund company of the canine. Dr. Kasbekar who cares for the dogs between his surgeries at the city hospitals, helps with sterilization of street dogs as well.
There are a lot of stray dogs in our society. I don’t want them to be hurt but they are scary for children and people like me who fear dogs. Is there a place where we can give them for adoption? As a society we would love to contribute for their vaccination and wish that they be adopted by people who really love animals.
Hi i am mohsin from kondhwa pune in are area a street dog is there people harm him beat him daily he need help can u give him shelter so that he can live a happy life please reply or suggest me something
Hi Mohsin, We don’t have a physical unit in Pune. Request you to contact Mission Possible, Pune. (Call 99218 81894)
You can also lodge a complaint with police.
Mam!a great salute to u??.As there are many rich persons all over the world but u r the true rich person as u r feeding the stray dogs which is not only precious but also 1 of the most happiest thing to do in our life according to me.As it has been said before but exist still today that food donation is better than charity#whether its humans or animals#thanku mam for doing such a marvellous & great job??#may god blessed u mam??
I am trying to call all the rescue organization but nobody is picking up the phone.there is a dog injured near swami narayan temple narhe gaon pune he is not able to move I think he had an accident he is in pain please help him.
True in pune no animal’s ngo is active and no one pick up phones or no updated nos on just dial.. I am also an animal activist in Mumbai now shifted in pune. In Mumbai NGOs are very active and quick help for dogs, cats, crow, even to rescue crow they use fire brigade too. But in pune it’s very bad condition. No NGO who has van and immediate visit at place where the dogs products cats are located .please help with active NGOs. Thanks.
Hi
There r 5 stray puppies in my society. Can u suggest any organisation who will give shelter to them.