Animal welfare activists are taking to the streets and distributing 40 litres of milk and 600 kg of bread to the street dogs, which are provided daily by the Madurai Corporation during the Coronavirus lockdown.
There are more than 50,000 stray dogs in 100 wards of Madurai Corporation. These dogs survive by eating leftovers from people’s homes, food waste from storefronts and hotels, and various wastes dumped in landfills and bins. Animal activists living in urban areas are preparing and serving exclusive meals to these street dogs.
A lot of stray dogs were found to be dying without water and food. In this situation, the executives of the Maravel Street Dogs Conservation Federation urged the Madurai Corporation Commissioner to help feed the stray dogs during the COVID pandemic.
Based on this, the corporation administration is currently providing 40 litres of milk and 600 kg of bread pieces daily to the stray dogs in the Coronavirus lockdown. It also promises to provide cooked meals to be given as food to the dogs.
KP Marikkumar, Chief Coordinator, Maravel Street Dogs Conservation Federation, said, “The food items provided by the corporation daily to more than 15 community activists who have been feeding the stray dogs are being distributed to more than 300 stray dogs with their support. The service will continue till the end of the curfew. The Corporation Commissioner has promised to look into our activities and assist us in collecting food and other necessities for this hunger strike. We would like to thank all those who are concerned about the protection of community dogs and animal welfare activists for their commitment and assistance to the Madurai Corporation during this horrific epidemic.”
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