Due to the nationwide lockdown, most of us have been forced to stay indoors within the comfort of our homes with fast running internet and adequate supply of food, owing to the daily grocery runs. But amidst all this, stray animals have been adversely affected, as their main source of food and livelihood were hitherto leftovers from local eateries, or the occasional food they would receive from passers-by.
Delhi-based animal rights activist Raina Kapoor told
Mongabay-India, “The lockdown has affected all of us but has a very big impact on the stray animals and birds, specifically near the markets and near corporate setups. The strays have no means of feeding themselves as all offices, restaurants, roadside eateries (where they had easy accessibility to food) are closed. The strays and birds are starving. They will die in such a scenario.” Adversely, a lack of food could also lead to the display of some unruly and aggressive behavior as these strays enter other territories in search of food.
These helpless animals are on the verge of starvation and we need to do all that we can to help and feed these stray animals.