stray animals are not only victims of a lot of abuse but also pine for shelter thanks to some city youngsters the stray dogs cats and other animals are now finding loving homes in the city on world stray animals day today we find out how city youngsters are doing their bit to protect these innocent souls and also to promote indian breed among people read oncome to rescuewe often come across wounded animals on streets but how many of us actually stop by and provide help to facilitate immediate medical treatment to injured animals a group of college youngsters has started a helpline number sharing about what motivated him to take up this initiative student of kamla nehru mahavidyalaya parag srinivasan says about a week ago when my friends and i were out for dinner we saw a cow wailing in pain sfter being hit by a speeding car we were quite annoyed by the cruel act and we immediately called up a veterinary doctor for help this incident invoked a sense of responsibility in us to help such hapless animals hence we are activating a helpline number today in order to rescue neglected stray animals we are in constant touch with an animal shelter group in the city and a few veterinary doctors as well he goes on to add anyone can click pictures of abused and abandoned animals and send us along with the location on this helpline number our team members will reach there to rescue them as soon as possible we shall also provide proper treatment to these animals providing a loving homesome youngsters are even conducting a fullfledged adoption drive today to give the relinquished animals a safe and loving shelter actively part of this initiative entrepreneur kavita sharma says through this adoption drive we shall try our best to provide homes to the stray puppies and kittens we have already created a buzz about the same and quite a few people have shown interest in providing shelter to the stray animalsstreet play and morethere are some ardent lovers who are using creative medium to help people adopt a sensitive approach towards stray animals of indian breed animal rights activist kunal shende says we are organising a street play at gandhibagh garden to educate people about positive qualities of indian breed dogs the artistes will showcase how alert the country dogs are and how quickly they respond in times of emergency to this another animal rights activist karishma galani says today we are distributing free water bowls to people to keep the parched animals hydrated we are also joining hands with city cops to stop animal abuse and carry out rescue operations on a regular basis