FfFfFfFF 58,120 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Lal is one of the animal lovers looking after India’s 35 million free-roaming dogs, many of which can’t find food during the world's largest lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19. With shops and restaurants shuttered from March 25 until at least May 18, the canines’ main source of sustenance—garbage scraps—is gone. Anticipating this problem, the Animal Welfare Board of India issued a letter two days before restrictions went into effect, declared feeding “companion and stray animals is an essential service.” The letter encouraged cities to allow people to feed street animals during the lockdown because without that aid, large numbers of animals would “suffer and die.” A number of other cities, including Delhi and Jaipur, are issuing "feeder passes" that permit people to leave their houses to care for street animals—such as dogs, cows, birds, and monkeys—mostly on their own dime. S: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/05/worlds-strictest-lockdown-people-feed-stray-dogs-essential/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,652 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 That's really good news! Warms my heart. And a tough decision to make-- after all, some might see this as an opportunity to "clean the strays off the streets" by letting them die, but imagine all the extra diseases and hygiene problems from dead animal carcasses. Better to take care of them My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gaygay 9,321 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 these poor dogs deserve a home/shelter to but this is still great news!!! STREAM JUICE BY LIZZO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CautiousLurker 19,709 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 It's nice that people are encouraged to take care of them but I'm still sad for the poor doggos - they don't deserve Hopefully they can do something about it - I'm admittedly very ignorant when it comes to issues that plague people living in India, I presume there are a lot of people they need to take care of first, but still It's a joke! When you give me that look, it's a joke! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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darkchylde 14,857 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just now, CautiousLurker said: Hopefully they can do something about it - I'm admittedly very ignorant when it comes to issues that plague people living in India, I presume there are a lot of people they need to take care of first, but still yes, of course but as someone said above, letting animals -specialy stray dogs & cats that populate the streets so much- die could turn into a health hazard for humans Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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