Dog feeders step up during lockdown in Delhi

Life is now inside homes, lack of food and help for many stray animals. Then many well-wishers leave their homes and feed them.

Lockdown Many people have been inspired to do something to feed animals near their homes. New Friends Colony The resident Manikaran Kaur There is a person who has decided to feed water and dry food to the cats of his locality.
“We also keep rice and millet for birds outside our homes and we are doing our work.”

Analyst Simranjit Singh, a resident of Fateh Nagar in west Delhi, has been feeding animals regularly for two years.
During the lockdown, he steps out at around 8 pm every day.

“I go out after finishing my office work and cover the area around my house. We make sure that the animals near my house do not sleep hungry. There are many people around me who also feed dogs. We have divided the areas between each other to feed more and more dogs, ”he said.

He said that the routine of the dogs has been affected. “Many restaurants are closed and dogs often rely on them to feed themselves. Therefore, feeding them and providing medicines during lockdown becomes even more necessary. I have personally saved hundreds of animals by feeding, watering them or giving them first aid. ”

Mayur Vihar Resident Abha Bhandari walks out with her father carrying a bucket of fodder which includes rice and water. “We have selected some isolated areas where we keep water and buckets and dogs and cows come to graze there. We make sure that we take care of the injured animals as well. ”

He said that due to the lockdown, the dogs sit on the middle road and some are injured when the vehicle arrives.

Aura said that unlike last year, there are fewer feeders because many are suffering from the disease or rearing their family members causing concern among animal lovers about the health of stray animals in the city.

He said that “many animals are hungry because their feeders are affected by Kovid-19.

People for Animals, Kanika Dewan said, “We are losing feeders to Kovid-19 because they are sick.” So we are providing them food as well as financial aid and security material like PPE kits. ”

She said that her organization, The Good Deed, “is doing a good job and also providing support to the families of the feeders.” I am in touch with hospitals and we are locating and helping people with medicines, oxygen cylinders, concentrators and everything in need. ”

Geetha Seshamani of Friendsikos stated that “Due to Kovid problems the number of feeders dedicated to their street dogs has been reduced, either being sick or taking care of sick members of the family. Some are not earning and therefore running out of resources. But they are very committed and make a great network among themselves to ensure that all their street dogs are fed or to appeal to NGOs such as Friendicose.

She said that Friendicose was feeding more than 2500 street animals during the first wave. “slowly Dog eaters We reduced it to 800 animals, but overnight we have doubled and people are appealing to us that they do not have an e-pass or any pass and are therefore requesting us to feed their animals. . So we would be grateful for any help given by members of the public to continue our work.

(Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA, Not edited by DogExpress staff)