Mumbai stray dog rescues become critical every monsoon as floodwaters leave hundreds of street dogs stranded. While most people stay indoors during heavy rains, Het Vora steps into the flooded streets to rescue abandoned and trapped dogs.
It’s not all that easy to get a frightened animal out of a flooded street, and it’s not just a matter of picking it up and moving it to safety. To frightened dogs, it is better to stay hidden on the bottom, and many will not trust an extended hand, no matter its intent, even if it is helping with food or rescuing them. Having a temporary shelter for each dog, a dry, calm, accessible place, can be the most challenging aspect of the whole process.
Vora never stops rescuing stranded dogs. After the floodwaters recede, he takes each dog back to its familiar neighbourhood and caregivers.
All of this the medicines for wounds, the gear required to retrieve injured animals, the care given to dogs waiting out the flood, and the emergency care for the sick and injured comes with a real price that can only be paid by compassion.
In the face of the continuing monsoon season that keeps testing Indian urban areas such as Mumbai, the efforts made by volunteers like Vora show that the welfare of stray animals in disasters is greatly dependent on the kindness of those who venture into the flood water while everybody else moves away from it.
People interested in participating in the rescue of stray animals in Mumbai may look up local animal welfare organisations or rescue efforts initiated by animal rescuers in the affected region.
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