I wish we would have more people like my dear friend Ms Sujaya Jagadish! Hats off!!!
Please do contact SOACT and/or Ms Jagadish if you want/can help with this wonderful initiative!
Courtesy: Deccan Chronicle
May 3: As stray dogs cannot be wished away from Bengaluru’s streets, its best to learn to live with them and avoid getting bitten, says a voluntary group, which has come up with the idea of training schoolchildren in ways to deal with strays on the streets.
“We are in talks with schools to hold sessions for the children on animal behaviour. If they understand what can provoke dogs, they may be able to take precautions to see that they don’t unwittingly invite aggressive behaviour from them,” says Sujaya Jagadish, secretary, Save Our Animals Charitable Trust (SOACT), who is trying to coordinate with different schools in the city to start these sessions as soon as possible.
“Children need to first understand the basics of animal behaviour. At times it is out of fear and a protective instinct for their puppies that causes dogs to bite anyone who comes near them. Children have to be told these things,” Ms Jagadish adds.
The sessions, which will include a slide show, promise to be both interactive and informative. “We will also talk about human to animal ratio and the Animal Birth Control (ABC) and Catch, Neuter, Vaccinate, Release (CNVR) programme. Children will learn to be humane if they are told about adoption of strays and abandoning of pets,” she says. SOACT can be contacted on 9845193057."
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