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In times of distress, it is heartening to see people working with one another with no vested interests. During the Chennai floods, a spate that has claimed at least 269 lives, a dedicated few in the city have been putting animals in their thoughts and running rescue missions.
Samudra Gupta who runs The Pound , a Facebook page for rescued animals and their adoption, said that ordinary people had become extraordinary in testing times. “Chennai collectively is testament to this. The city has managed to break every barrier, that had preciously managed to fragment the same societies,” he said.
Shravan Kumar who runs Hotels for Dogs put up a post saying that they would help dogs move to the Bengaluru facility as the Chennai facility was not functioning. The post urged people of Chennai to send their dogs to their shelter in Bengaluru free of cost till the rains subsided.
As the rains keep pouring and our city is slowly sinking. We have been getting a lot distress calls from dog owners…
Posted by Hotel for Dogs on Tuesday, December 1, 2015
And what’s more? People from Bengaluru sent dog food, cat food, medicines among other things.
With love from Bangalore. Thank you Mandy Vasudevan and your team. I have received tons of dog food, cat food, biscuits…
Posted by Shravan Krishnan on Sunday, December 6, 2015
Posted by Keerthi Priyadharshini on Sunday, December 6, 2015
“These guys and girls, like the chaps from People For Cattle in India (PFCI) and other organisations, have been breaking into flood affected zones with makeshift rafts and pulling out animals in distress and their owners,” added Samudra.
And it is not just humans doing the rescuing of dogs, Fathima Shaw recounts how a dog helped her walk through dry areas on her way back home.
Stories to be told I was getting home early from work today, and this stray dog was following me for like a few…
Posted by My Chennai on Friday, December 4, 2015
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