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Mundgod January 4th
to 16th 2008
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Thinley Norbu, Thinley, Yangkey(Accountant), Monlam(Managing Director), Monlam Dolma
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His holiness the Dalai Lama arrived at Mundgod on
January 3rd for the opening of Drepung Loseling Monastery’s New Temple
. During the 13 day visit, a large number of devotees flocked in to get a glimpse
of His Holiness and listen to his teachings.
Tibetan Volunteers for Animals (TVA) headed by Mr. Lobsang Monlam (Managing Director) and Geshe Sonam Dawa (Board Member) organized an exhibition
to educate Tibetans and to create awareness on Vegetarianism, Animal rights and
Rabies. A huge poster titled ‘Hell on Earth’ explained the suffering of animals
created by humans - for food, clothing, entertainment and in the name of
scientific research. “Millions of animals
are mercilessly slaughtered everyday for food, clothing and other purposes. We
don’t expect anyone to help these animals, the least we expect is not to harm them;
when you eat meat, you are harming them” said Tenzin Tsering, a young Volunteer
from TCV School Veg Club Bylakuppe.
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Monlam Dolma: explaining "The Samsara of a silk moth"
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Another poster titled
‘What’s wrong with silk’ had
information on the secret and cruel process of silk production. “To produce 100 grams of silk, 1,500 silk
moths have to be boiled alive and killed” explained Monlam Dolma, another
young volunteer from TCV School Veg Club Bylakuppe. “An average silk-Chupa has more than 200 Gm of silk, i.e. more than
3,000 silk moths. A normal 4 feet Silk brocaded Thangka Painting has about 1KG
of silk, i.e. more than 15,000 silk moths, what could be tragically more
ironical?” she added. A huge poster containing information on Rabies was
also displayed and explained to the visitors. TVA runs an animal welfare
program called ‘We CARE’ to help sick and injured animals. The program is aimed
at vaccinating the dogs against rabies and providing medical care to the sick
and injured animals.
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| On the street: Against Silk |
This time TVA received 73 signatures from people who pledged
to leave meat off their plates for good. A Video CD containing slaughter house
scenes were given to them so that they could watch it if ever they feel like
eating meat again. A Vegetarian starter guide containing a lot of information
on Vegetarianism was also given to them. More than 10,000 Booklets, stickers
and pamphlets on Vegetarianism, silk and compassion for animals were also
distributed at the Exhibition.
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| Thinley & Monlam Dolma: treating a stray dog |
In the evening, documentaries, speech of His Holiness the 17th
Gyalwa Karmapa and movies on Animals were shown in the Exhibition Tent attracting
a huge crowd. The documentary movies touched the hearts of the audience and brought
tears in their eyes where as the movie ‘BABE’ (the story of a pig) brought
pearls of laughter on their lips. Every evening, while the visitors were busy
watching the movies in the tent, the members of TVA took a round of the
Monastery to check for any sick and injured animals so that they can be treated
and taken care of.
The exhibition closed on 16th January 2008. After
reaching Mysore, all the volunteers were taken to ‘Fantasy Park’ (a water park
on the outskirts of Mysore) where they finally had some good time. “It was a lot of good work and a lot of fun
in the end. We feel so good and satisfied” said Thinley and Norbu,
volunteers from TCV School Veg Club, Bylakuppe. TVA wrote a letter to the Mundgod Representative office requesting the Chairman to urge Tibetans to abstain from Meat during His Holiness' visit. We thank the Mundgod Representative officer for banning Meat at all the restaurants in Mundgod from January 1st to 20th.
TVA is a registered non-govt. and a non-profit organization
managed and run by a group of young Tibetans determined to make a difference.
 
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