The Squad - Launch of WhatsApp Communities

Are you on a squad yet? You should!

After the success of whatsapp groups like Cubbon Park Canines, Knights of Cubbon Bark, Cunningham Canine Squad, JP Nagar Mini Commune, we felt that we should try and create some structure around the localisation and community in the effort to produce effective, resilient and informed Community Guardians.

The use of the word Squad creates a sense of purpose and being uniformed, armed and goal oriented. The common branding also creates a single united canine platform for Bangalore and allows sharing of best practices. The addition of both compassionate animal lovers, officials and specialist team members creates a diversity and spread of effective outcome oriented results , without losing out on warmth, we-feeling and community that motivates it. The removal of any commercial element whatsoever confirms its integrity and singleminded purpose.

*Objective* :

• Create Communities locality wise

• Strengthen community guardianship

• Create standard action templates for feeding, rescue and escalation

• More focused animal work rather than the haphazard AK47 approach used now

• Create a sense of warmth & interdependence

• Dovetailing with larger community and RWA

• Involvement of local BBMP, SAWB and police in area

• Channelise group wisdom and knowledge management on neuter, abuse, rescue & cruelty

• Loyalty and brand as seen in a common logo

*Success*:

• Buzzing WhatsApp groups creating a framework for anything animal related in Blr

• Templates for cookie cutter community efforts that can be standardized all Blr/state/India

• More ABC, structured feeding, more #AdoptDontShop, faster effective rescues, less cruelty, less illegal breeders and pet shops

• Better funding for community effort

• Recognition by AWBI and Civic authorities .

Here are a few squads in town

1. Cubbon Park Squad

2. Cunningham Canine Squad

3. Ulsoor Canine Squad

4. Sadashivnagar Canine Squad

5. indiranagar Canine Squad

6. Frazer Canine Squad

7. Jayamahal Canine Squad

8. Hennur Canine Squad

9. Hebbal Canine Squad

10. Richmond Canine Squad

11. Austin Canine Squad

12. CV Raman Canine Squad

13. ECity Canine Squad

14. JP Nagar Canine Squad

15. Bannerghata Canine Squad

16. BSK Canine Squad

17. Koramangala Canine Squad

18. Jakkur Canine Squad

19. Jalahalli Canine Squad

20. Lalbagh Canine Squad

21. Bellandur Canine Squad

22. Whitefield canine Squad

23. GGL & SunCity Canine Squad

24. growing every day

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