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In some relief for dog feeders, BJP MP Maneka Gandhi announced that the Delhi administration will be issuing feeder passes amid the coronavirus lockdown in the city. The pass will be issued to those who feed stray dogs but have been unable to do so after lockdown orders were issued in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
Taking to Twitter, Maneka Gandhi wrote, “Any dog feeder can go to their district DCP office in Delhi and get a feeder pass. Please start today as only 50 passes are being given per district.”
Any dog feeder can go to their district DCP office in delhi and get a feeder pass. Please start today as only 50 passes are being given per district.
— Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) March 24, 2020
Earlier the BJP MP had appealed people to continue feeding animals. “Please feed the pigeons and dogs. They cannot give you the virus but they will die if they are not fed. Do as much good as you can. It all adds up to a new world of compassion,” she wrote on Twitter.
Maneka Gandhi also wrote to local authorities and asked them to allow people to do the same. “Street dogs, cows, and birds can neither get nor give coronavirus to humans. However, in the event of a lockdown, if they are not fed, many will die, creating another kind of a problem,” she wrote in the letter.
I have requested all animal welfare workers to feed the animals during this period of a lockdown. I will be doing the same. Please allow them to do so. If there is any problem, please contact me on 08800067890. pic.twitter.com/P7yvoZCuYJ
— Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) March 23, 2020
Many good Samaritans across the country had raised concerns over the welfare of street animals as India enters a complete lockdown over the coronavirus.
The Animal Welfare Board of India has also issued an advisory to all chief secretaries of states and Union Territories in India regarding caring for animals in case of a lockdown.
“Feed and fodder of large animals and food for companion animals and strays is an essential service and may be kept operational during a lockdown,” chairman of the Board OP Chaudhary said. It requested the district administration to allot times for designated workers or volunteers to provide food and water to strays since it is an “essential service”.
Advisory from the Animal Welfare Board of India. pic.twitter.com/b0Vq9tP8IR
— Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (@Manekagandhibjp) March 24, 2020
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