Feeding drive for street dogs during lockdown

Humane Society International/India (HSI/India) starts the drive to feed street dogs across the city facing starvation due to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. This feeding drive takes around five hours to feed over 300 street dogs at 30 feeding spots.

They
has formed 2 teams with 4 persons in each team who have been allotted feeder
passes and vehicle passes by Vadodara Municipal Corporation. The teams are
reaching to highways, main roads and other such areas which are not covered by
community feeders and the government. They leave by 6am every morning and carry
(food & water), injections and medicines with them and have installed 17
food and water containers so far in different areas.  

The
team is using an online form to keep track of the locations about the dogs, how
many at each location and how many feeding spots are in each location. During
the outreach, the dogs are also being treated for wounds and skin
infections. 

The
complaints which are life threatening for street dogs and communities are also
being responded by HSI/India’s dog management team. Through its community
engagement program, “Abhay Sankalp” HSI/India is in touch with 100 feeders in
Vadodara who are feeding over 460 dogs and encouraging to maintain the hygiene
protocols. HSI/India has also circulated a form to its 129 Abhay Sankalp signed
up societies who want to help with feeding, food and funds.