doing for strays while you may see a lot of people feeding strays and providing them with shelter there are also those who have made the concern for strays pretty big swati verma who runs a facebook group for dog lovers in ahmedabad has made the group into a platform wherein people can come in and share their canine concerns and not just that also share heartwarming stories of people performing random acts of kindness for strays too she says we try and make it a point to share tips and pointers for those who are willing to help strays the group started as a platform to coordinate rescues and adoptions of strays and not just strays we also deal with a lot of abandonment cases where the pet animals get unwell and pet owners just leave them stranded and go it is sad and disgusting so we try and do our bit and doing this work has made me realize that for every person who abandons a pet there is also one person who adopts a stray amdavadis have become extremely proactive when it comes to compassion towards animalswhat you should do if you cant provide shelter to strays the least you can do is keep fresh water in a shady area around your house for them to rest in you could even go the extra mile and sprinkle the area with some water so it is cool strays especially dogs have it hard when it comes to finding food instead of throwing your leftovers into the bin at least save some rotis or rice for them ensure that they are not treated with cruelty teach your children the importance of being compassionate to all living beings if you see a stray injured or unwell and are scared to tend to it call the animal help services immediately and stay close until they arrive