In spite of not having facilities by the government such as non-functional/partly-functional Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres, animal hospitals and a dedicated helpline number for animals in distress, animal lovers have taken up the welfare of animals selflessly.
Animal lovers all across the city have been guarding the homeless animals from all kinds of abuse and standing by them and their rights time and again.
In spite of not having facilities by the government such as non-functional/partly-functional Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres, animal hospitals and a dedicated helpline number for animals in distress, animal lovers have taken up the welfare of animals selflessly.
Animal Birth Control (ABC) centres run by civic bodies are in an abysmal state. The ABC centre in Mira-Bhayandar is dysfunctional for two years and hence sterilization of strays has taken a hit, resulting in exponential increase in stray dog population. However, animal lovers do not shy off from their responsibility. From feeding 40 stray dogs two years back to feeding 150 today, Rajshri Kadam of Bhayandar doesn't mind spending almost Rs15,000 of her hard-earned money every month.
Animal lovers have become a community in themselves. They go through all the hardships in rescuing animals and making sure the animals receive proper medical care and a shelter. Shailesh Mehta, a veteran in rescuing animals who is 24/7 ready for animals in distress, is an example in this case. He has been doing it for the past 15 years and is well connected with the fire-brigade, disaster control and the police to aid him in animal rescues.
As there is only one government-run animal hospital in Mumbai, Jayesh Shah, a businessman, turned his office cum warehouse into an animal hospital to provide free treatment to all strays. He also provides free shelter to stray dogs in 40 kennels in the hospital. He is planing to start a dedicated sterilisation centre for stray cats as there is no government-run programme for birth control of stray cats in the city.
Not just the people who are well-off but also the underprivilidged have a heart of gold in this city. Uma Shetty, working as a domestic help and living in a hut has dedicated her life towards the welfare of strays. From the little money that she makes from her work, she uses all of it for rescuing strays and providing medical aid to them.
Uma is 22-year-old and has been rescuing animals in distress for the past six years. At an age when a normal person would struggle to uplift themselves, this girl only wants to protect and shelter the speechless and homeless strays.
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