Why animal-rights is not a luxury: Rubaiya Ahmad at TEDxDhaka

Rubaiya Ahmad is a former volunteer at a cat rescue programme and zoo in the US, and driven by the culling of her own dog in Dhaka, Rubaiya founded Obhoyaronno -- Bangladesh's Animal Welfare Foundation in 2009. Obhoyaronno is the country's first and currently only animal welfare organization working to end animal cruelty through advocacy, education, and humane programme implementation. Due to Obhoyaronno's persistent advocacy, the government ended dog culling in Dhaka in January 2012 and declared Dhaka as the country's first 'no-cull' city. [This talk is recorded on September 21st 2013 at the TEDxDhaka conference at ISD Auditorium in Dhaka, Bangladesh] ---------- In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)