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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian animal rights charity}}<br />
{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = Rajpur Deesa Panjarapole<br />
| image =<br />
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| formation = 1992<br />
| founder = Bharatbhai Kothari & Nanubhai Shah<br />
| type = Non-profit organization<br />
| purpose = Animal welfare, conservation<br />
| headquarters = Rajpur, Banaskantha district, Gujarat, India<br />
| location =<br />
| services =<br />
| website=[https://rdpdeesa.org/ rdpdeesa.org]<br />
}}<br />
'''Rajpur Deesa Panjarapole''' is a [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit organization]] founded in 1992 in Rajpur, [[Banaskantha district|Banaskantha]] district, [[Gujarat|Gujarat, India]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2022-11-08 |title=SHREE RAJPUR DEESA PANJARAPOLE |url=https://ngodetails.com/india/karnataka/shree-rajpur-deesa-panjarapole/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> The organization's primary objective is to rescue and rehabilitate animals, particularly those destined for slaughter.<ref>{{Cite web |first= |title=કતલખાને જતા જીવોને બચાવાયા,Divya Bhaskar |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/palanpur/news/jeevadaya-lovers-speed-up-11-cattle-from-rajasthan-to-deesa-abol-jivo-sent-to-rajpur-panjrapol-129323675.html}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Rajpur Deesa Panjarapole was established in 1992 with the rescue of two goats. Since its inception, the organization has saved over 125,000 animal lives, primarily from [[slaughterhouse]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=કતલખાને લઈ જતા 299 બકરાંને બચાવી પાંજરાપોળમાં મોકલ્યા |url=https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/banaskantha/he-took-299-goats-to-the-slaughterhouse-and-sent-them-to-panjrapol |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.gujaratsamachar.com |language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=રાજસ્થાનથી રાણીપ મંડીમાં લઇ જવાતા 162 ઘેટા-બકરા બચાવાયા |url=https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/banaskantha/162-sheep-and-goats-taken-from-rajasthan-to-ranip-mandi-were-rescued |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.gujaratsamachar.com |language=gu}}</ref> Volunteers have risked their lives and faced numerous attacks to protect these animals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bharat Amratlal Kothari vs Dosukhan Samadkhan Sindhi & Ors on 4 November, 2009 |url=https://indiankanoon.org/docfragment/608365/?formInput=Rajpur%20deesa%20Panjarapole%20%20%20%20sortby%3A%20mostrecent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=JaineLibrary |first=Anish Visaria |title=Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature. |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/539769/58 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref><br />
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==Operations==<br />
The organization operates on donations and has no fixed income source. It provides shelter and care to more than 9,000 animals. The organization employs over 100 cattle herders and five animal welfare experts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=Yeh Hai News |date=2021-11-14 |title=થેરવાડા માં રખડતી ગાય એક ખાડામાં પડી જતાં ડીસા રાજપુર પાંજરાપોળમા સારવારમાટે મોકલી |url=https://yehhainewsindia.com/deesa-sent-to-rajpur-panjrapol-for-treatment-after-stray-cow-falls-into-a-pit-in-theravada/?amp=1 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Yeh Hai News India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ડીસાની રાજપુર કાંટ પાંજરાપોળમાં મોટી સુવિધા:હજારો અબોલ પશુઓ માટે નવું દવાખાનું શરૂ, સ્વ. ભરતભાઈ કોઠારીના સ્મૃતિ સ્મારકનું ખાતમુહૂર્ત |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/banaskantha/deesa/news/big-facility-in-rajpur-kant-panjarapol-of-deesa-134338275.html}}</ref><br />
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==Notable Rescues==<br />
*1994: 10 trucks of goats and sheep rescued from [[Deesa]] Rural<br />
*1995: 5 trucks of goats and sheep rescued from Deesa Rural<ref>{{Cite web |title=ડીસાની પાંજરાપોળમાં 400થી વધુ ઘેટાં બકરાં લવાયાં |url=https://navgujaratsamay.com/more-than-400-sheep-and-goats-were-brought-to-deesas-cage/192407.html |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=NavGujarat Samay |language=en}}</ref><br />
*1996: 5 trucks of goats and sheep rescued from [[Palanpur]] Rural<br />
*1997: 31 trucks of cattle rescued from [[Sanchore]], Rajasthan<ref>{{Cite web |title=રામનગર નજીકથી 57 ઘેટાંને કતલખાને જતાં બચાવી રાજપુર પાંજરાપોળ મોકલાયાં |url=https://navgujaratsamay.com/57-sheep-rescued-near-ramnagar-and-sent-to-rajpur-panjrapol/191282.html |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=NavGujarat Samay |language=en}}</ref><br />
*1998: 1,510 cattle rescued from a Jodhpur to Anand train<ref>{{Cite web |last=JaineLibrary |first=Anish Visaria |title=Search, Seek, and Discover Jain Literature. |url=https://jainqq.org/explore/537261/434 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=jainqq.org}}</ref><br />
*2008: 8 trucks with over 2,200 goats and sheep rescued from Deesa<ref>{{Cite web |last=rakhewaldaily_admin |date=2023-04-19 |title=પાલનપુરના ચિત્રાસણી પાસેથી ૧૫૦ પશુને કતલખાને લઈ જતી ૧૦ ટ્રક ઝડપાઈ |url=https://www.rakhewaldaily.com/banaskantha/10-trucks-carrying-150-cattle-to-the-slaughterhouse-were-seized-from-chitrasani-in-palanpur/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Rakhewal Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
*2016: Horses rescued from [[West Bengal]]<br />
*2017: Camels rescued from Hyderabad<ref>{{Cite web |title=હૈદરાબાદમાં તસ્કરીમાં ઝડપાયેલા 30 ઊંટ ડીસા પાંજરાપોળ ખસેડયા. Divya Bhaskar |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/rhsdata/news/uguj-mat-latest-deesa-news-022003-97971-nor.html}}</ref><br />
*2018: Stopped export of millions of sheep and goats to Arab countries from Gujarat's Tuna port<ref>{{Cite web |title=લાખો અબોલ પશુઓને આરબ દેશ મોકલાતાં ભગવાનને ડીસામાં આવેદન |url=https://www.gujaratsamachar.com/news/banaskantha/animals-sent-to-the-arab-country-application-to-god-in-deesa |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.gujaratsamachar.com |language=gu}}</ref><br />
*2019-20: In the year 2019–20, during the difficult period of COVID-19, after the agitation work against the government, 425,000 animals of Gujarat got help.<ref>{{Cite news |last=India |first=Press Trust of |title=Guj: Hundreds of cows let out to protest lack of govt funding |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/guj-hundreds-of-cows-let-out-to-protest-lack-of-govt-funding-118050500774_1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522234905/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/guj-hundreds-of-cows-let-out-to-protest-lack-of-govt-funding-118050500774_1.html |archive-date=2018-05-22 |access-date=2024-12-13 |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
*2021: Rescued 3,200 animals despite the demise of founder Bharatbhai Kothari<ref>{{Cite web |last=rakhewaldaily_admin |date=2021-01-01 |title=દાંતીવાડા નજીક જીવદયા પ્રેમીઓએ ૫૬ ઘેટા ભરેલી ગાડી ઝડપી |url=https://www.rakhewaldaily.com/banaskantha/near-dantiwada-jeevadaya-lovers-speeded-up-a-cart-full-of-56-sheep/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Rakhewal Daily |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Legal Interventions==<br />
Rajpur Deesa Panjarapole has appealed to local courts, the [[High courts of India|High Court]], and the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] to protect animal rights.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Highcourt case |url=https://indiankanoon.org/doc/8180536/}}</ref><br />
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