Odisha: Social outfits go the extra mile to protect strays
Besides govt bodies, several private organizations are also going the extra mile when it comes to animal welfare, as was evident during the recent floods that swept across Balasore and its neighbouring districts and a Bhubaneswar-based organisation, in collaboration with Yuva Vikas Foundation, distributed over 36,000kg of emergency feed for 12,000 animals in the severely affected blocks of Baliapal and Bhograi.
'The situation was dire. Animals were confined in waterlogged shelters and were suffering from various illnesses, with no access to proper fodder or veterinary care. The challenge was amplified by three consecutive floods within two weeks, leaving people with no time to replenish fodder resources,' Jaihari A K, coordinator of Humane World for Animals India's disaster management team, said as he recalled the relief efforts.
'It was one of the worst floods the region had witnessed in recent times and we are happy that we could rescue the animals and take care of them.'
Similarly, Chandrasekhar Dash and his team in Bhubaneswar have set up a rescue facility in Patiagarh, which is capable of housing 50 animals at a time. 'We have rescued over 1,000 animals in five years. We have volunteers who are actively attending to distress calls for animals, especially stray cattle and dogs,' Dash said.
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Organizations like Rehabitat Foundation, Kalinga Yuva Sen and People for Animals Bhubaneswar also continue to strengthen the city's animal welfare infrastructure, working alongside the civic body in birth control activities for stray dogs and in rescuing them from different distress situations.
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