for dr kishore kumar and dr sonika sathish being a veterinarian is far from being just a profession the husband and wife couple are one of the pioneers of the abc animal birth control programmes for stray dogs in kerala and have advocated for much needed facilities like pet licensing in kerala and above all compassion for animals the sad reality is that most vets in our country have little or no compassion for animals says dr kishore i would request vets to not take up the profession if you dont like to touch an animal you would be a failure not to the profession but to yourself if you dont have a love for the speechless because at the end of the day you are fighting to save an animal from suffering or death and the satisfaction you get on succeeding is something beyond words the reason he says is that in our country an overwhelming majority write their medical entrance with just one aim to become a human doctor they go to veterinary medicine only if they dont clear the other as a job opportunity but in the west there is a huge rush for vet medicine from people who are passionate about animals thankfully times are changing now and youngsters have more power over their careers and the couple have begun it at home by teaching their son devaduttan compassion the best way for that is to let children grow up with animals since we have limited space living in the city we got him a dachshund puppy on his fifth birthday says dr kishore bolt who is now two years old is devs constant companion and the two play fight make up and the cycle continues from experience i have observed that pets influence children immensely they teach them to care for animals and humans as well and develop their character something single children are in dire need of bolt bit dev once but he didnt get angry only hurt and sad that bolt bit him i then explained to him that dogs dont like their spaces invaded dr kishore also says that nothing teaches a child better about death than the loss of a pet bolt has a special relationship with each member of the family and for dr kishore himself he is a stressbuster for me a pet is family we keep him inside the home he is not a watchdog or kept here to serve some specific purpose a pet can brighten up an empty house like no other you forget about work worries on seeing their anticsapparently bolt is very close to dr sonika kishores wife but if she scolds him for something he will run to kishore and be all cuddly like a kid does dogs only need a change in the tone of your voice for them to realise they have done something wrong beating them will only make them run or react dr kishore is currently posted in kasaragod