Animal Magic (TV series) Animal Magic (TV series) Animal Magic was a BBC children's television series which ran from 1962 to 1983 from BBC Bristol. It began fortnightly and was transmitted weekly from 1964. The presenter was the avuncular Johnny Morris. His charismatic style and genuine fondness for animals made the show an instant hit with children and adults alike. The show combined jovial voiceovers applied to various animals from Bristol Zoo with some basic educational features. Morris' co-presenters over the years were: Gerald Durrell, Tony Soper, Keith Shackleton, Roger Tabor, Sheila Young, David Taylor and Terry Nutkins. When Nutkins joined the show in
People for Animals Uttarakhand People for Animals Uttarakhand People for Animals (PFA) Uttarakhand is a unit of India’s largest animal rights organization People for Animals, started by Maneka Gandhi in 1992. It was registered in 2010 as a charitable trust with trustees including Ruskin Bond (Chairperson), Victor Bannerjee, Peter McLaughlin, Dev Lahiri, Vinita Kumar, Manu Sabharwal, Rakesh Oberoi (Treasurer) and Gauri Maulekhi (Member Secretary). Till 2010, People for Animals in Uttarakhand was focusing on an animal shelter in Dehradun and animal rescue. With Gauri Maulekhi at the fore front, PFA Uttarakhand has now become an effective pressure group in bringing about environment and animal-friendly