ACT out to ‘Heal your Hearts’ by letting you do ‘Something for Stray’

What’s your idea about street animals? When we walk around Mangaluru, we can find numerous street animals. Have you wondered how they got there? Don’t they have a home? Some animals live on streets, some die on roads, some get squished and some are stoned. Who is to be blamed for this? Are we really into live and let live policy?
A shelter is trying to make a difference in the life of stray animals and also striving to build a harmonious society where people and animals can co-exist. That is Animal Care Trust (ACT) for you.

Speaking to Newskarnataka‘s Joel Pinto, Honorary Treasurer of ACT Suma R Nayak said, “We find a lot of injured, sick, diseased animals getting rescued from the streets of Mangaluru and helping them find a home is a need. ACT being a charitable hospital works towards rescuing street animals which are injured and homeless like cats, dogs, snakes, birds etc. They definitely need help. Animals also have a life and they are on the streets because of us. We need to care for them.”

Can you tell us more about pet Adoption?

Adoption of the animals is one of our tasks. We give them a shelter. This is an ongoing programme. The puppies and kittens that are on the streets and other young ons that are dumped on the streets are picked up, taken care of and then given for adoption. We get a lot of animals but hardly any homes for them. We put up ads on the newspapers when they are ready for adoption.

What are “Heal your Hearts” programme and “Let’s go Desi” initiative?

“Heal your Hearts” is a special initiative that is taken up by ACT to provide shelter for the small animals that are found on the streets. Organised on December 18 at Forum mall, the local or desi animals from ACT will be kept on display under the concept, “Let’s go Desi”. The activities of ACT will also be displayed in this programme.

What about educating the people and volunteering?

Public awareness is a goal towards which we create progrmammes to bring about compassion towards animals and stop animal abuse and animal sacrifice. Volunteering towards the cause of animals gives a feeling of satisfaction. ACT also works with the corporation towards the birth control of stray dogs. ACT staff and doctors are paid from the donations received. ACT raises funds by making and selling calendars, printing T-Shirts with a concept of “Something for Strays”. This volunteering is also open for the general public where they can come, take care and sponsor little things for the betterment of these animals.

What is the message that you want to give to our readers?

God made man and animals to co-exist in this world. We show a lot of intolerance toward animals. We have forgotten that this world belongs to all of us and we are encroaching upon more than what is given to us. We have to learn to harmoniously co-exist with animals. We have to accept that the stray dog is a community dog and it is the responsibility of every citizen to take care of them.

Truly we need to co-exist and we need to learn the value of the stray animals that are around us. As French writer Anatole France said, “Until one has loved an animal a part of one’s soul remains unawakened,” let’s not trouble and hurt animals. But save and love them and build a harmonious world.