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How a group of citizens fed more than 1100 animals during the Chennai floods

What showed the true spirit of Chennai was that many people came forward to help the animals by working on the ground level.

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Dogs that were resuced during the Chennai rains being examined by the vet
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They say it rains cats and dogs and in Tamil Nadu, between November 12 and November 23, it did exactly that.

Areas were waterlogged and thousands of people shifted to relief camps across the state but one group of people made a difference by reaching out to rescue and feed animals that had caught in the torrential downpour. 
 

Arun Prasanna, Founder of People For Cattle in India, and many volunteers set out in the rains to see how they could help the four-legged creatures that were stranded.

“Chennai had one of highest rainfalls in a long time and we were flooded with rescue and emergency calls via phone and social media. Our volunteers also witnessed many cases of animal emergency and we decided that these animals needed to be rescued,” he explained.

Their rescue efforts led to them saving about 50 animals, most of which were dogs, and some cattle. 

Arun Prasanna

“Animals suffer a lot during Diwali and the rain. Such rescue operations often help animals’ big time. Newspapers and social media played a vital role in connecting the caller with the activists. The animals rescued are now under treatment and will be up for adoption once they recover. The dogs that were ill are admitted at the vet hospital while the healthy dogs are now sheltered at our shelter in East Coast Road. A few dogs are with foster parents but the cattle have been given to Gaushala,”

What showed the true spirit of the city was that many people came forward to help the animals by working on the ground level while others assisted them over the phone in locating helping the animals in need.

“We had a mass feeding program for community animals and fed 1100 Animals on Nov 21 and 22nd November. We are planning to feed another 1000 again on November 28,” said Prsasanna. 

A photo by PFCI of how people came forward to feed animals affected by the floods in Chennai (as posted on the facebook page)

Since housing the rescued animals at the vet is turning out to be very expensive for them, Prasanna also has an appeal. “We are desperately looking for a piece of land or an old building to house the rescued animals. It would be great if people can get us a place to house the animals,” he said.

You can become a volunteer for PFCI or can help them by visiting their Facebook page here.

 

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