Mumbai

[Guest guest]

I received a call this morning from Mrs. Bakul Khatau, an Executive

Committee

Member of the Bombay SPCA re the Mumbai floods.

 

In brief, she told me that thousands of cattle and goats perished - mostly

those

that had been left tethered. She was also in no doubt that many kittens and

puppies

must have perished.

 

However, she told me that in the area where she looks after many, many

street dogs,

there were no casualties and that all the dogs and cats she was caring for

seemed to have

survived. A friend of hers who lives in Kalina Colony, the residential area

which was flooded

very badly with water entering second floor flats, also confirmed to her

(Bakul) that all the

adult cats and dogs she took care of took refuge I the upper floors of the

buildings and

seemed to have survived.

 

When I expressed some surprise at this, she said: " People won't let the

animals drown by

not letting them in, will they? " .

 

Hats off to the many compassionate people of Mumbai.

 

S. Chinny Krishna