The Kerala Chief Minister surprised the world when he made an appeal to his public to feed the stray dogs in the state. It was a surprise because the same state in 2015 had ordered culling of the dogs and thousands of dogs were butchered.
This time it is the judiciary of Kerala which has surprised the world with it's remarkable and empathetic judgement towards the voiceless creatures of the Earth
The petitioner N.Prakash had three cats and two kittens as pets. His cats ate only Meo-Persian biscuits. These biscuits were available only at a pet hospital in Cochin for which he had to go in his vehicle. But due to lockdown he was stopped by the police. Hence, he filed a petition in the high court of Kerala to allow him passage to buy cat food for his pets
The Division bench comprising of justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar & Shaji P. Chaly gave a ruling in favour of the petitioner and thus allowed him to go and fetch the food for his pets during the lockdown. The judges also gave an observation in their judgement which is as follows:
"To inculcate a healthy respect for other living creatures, and to recognize the rights enuring in them, is thus no longer a matter of choice for our citizenry, but a solemn duty under the constitution that governs us all"
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Karnataka which is one of the neighbouring states of Kerala has also shown compassion towards the man's best friend. Though the government has not issued any feeding circular but it's machinery is in full support and cooperating in feeding the stray. The special Commissioner for Animal husbandry D. Randeep has announced that they will provide food packets to the feeders for feeding the stray dogs. And the Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao has assured that the feeders shall not require any feeding passes. They will be allowed free passage provided they fulfill the norms of social distancing and wearing of masks. An animal rights activist Nandini Singh is fully confident that the stray dogs in Bangaluru won't die of starvation as there are ample of dog feeders in the capital city of Karnataka.
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Tirupati a Vishnu temple in India is one of the richest temples in the world. It is situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Due to lockdown the stray dogs of Tirupati were all starving. On the request of the animal lovers the TTD (Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam) which is the trust running the temple agreed to supply food for the stray dogs. The volunteers are now feeding around 500 dogs twice a day (the pic in the post). For details kindly go on the link below:
Wish more states of India followed on the footsteps of these south Indian states. They are not only trying their best to save human lives but also ensuring that the voiceless do not die of starvation.