[Free Report] Stray Animal Welfare during COVID-19 lock down periodby Bal krishna Pandey | 06-04-2020 15:48 |
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.jpg) .jpg)  The problem of stray dogs in South Asia and developing countries like Nepal, India, Pakistan is one of the major problems in animal welfare. For example: About 35 million stray dogs are estimated in India[1]. The prolonged lock down applied to control COVID-19 is causing problems not only to humans but even animals and birds. Even after people are inside the house, the street animals have not had a chance to eat in many cities of Nepal. Today, we think of a human being who cannot work and eat tomorrow because of lock down, but who cannot earn, cannot ask for food, is hungry, thirsty, cannot speak even when sick, has to think about that living creature, so being the most intellectual creature in the world, It is responsibility of all of us to be wise and care for such creatures. As we all know, there are mainly five basic principles of animal welfare. They are as follows[4]: Freedom from hunger and thirst Freedom from discomfort Freedom from pain, injury, or disease Freedom to express normal behavior Freedom from fear and distress Freedom from hunger and thirst is one of the privilege for the animals.we cannot feed the animals according to their species, age, sex or type of nutrients during this self lock down situation, but at least we can keep some waters or left over foods outside our home/at the roof or anywhere so that animals can consume in need. To date, it has not been proven that domestic animals transmit corona virus to humans. On the contrary, there is some news that humans have transmitted the disease to dogs and tiger[2,3]. That's why it's important to feed stray animals and community birds with all the necessary precautions before and after feeding stray animals. Safety is better than sorry. So safety of human and animal is always essential. Feeding the strays at the right time and right place makes the best sense during this pandemic. In Nepal, some animal right and animal welfare organizations and youths have been volunteering to feed street dogs on a regular basis. Sneha's Care, which has been in the field of animal rights and welfare since 2014, has been working to feed street dogs, cats, cows, and monkeys[5,6]. Similarly, in many places in Nepal and India, many associations and individuals have played a major responsibility to protect animals. Stray Animal management has always been a problem, not just during this lock down period. I would like to honor all the helping hands that have provided food and love to street animals from anywhere. Since it is not possible to work with limited organizations and people everywhere, I have a heartfelt request to everyone for the love of animals. But human safety, and the welfare of animals always comes first. #staysafe #stayhealthy #feedtheanimals photo source: facebook.com/snehazcare/ |
