the experience pathare who wanted to extend this service to patients across the city at a cheaper price put out an ad on social media announcing an exclusive cagefree pet quarantine service that would charge in the region of rs 500 a day the response disheartened him the callers wanted to leave their pets here for good says pathare whose house already boasts three massive rescue dogs some people wanted to get rid of their pets because they thought the dogs had been infected recalls pathare who tried to reason with them in vainit is for this reason that kolkata based dog rescuer sucheta sinha is in the process of putting together a legal document where dog owners confirm they will take their pets back after 14 days of institutional quarantine some people are looking out for opportunities to abandon pets and we dont want that to happen says sinha who uses a vacant 2500 sq ft flat for exclusively accommodating pets of covid positive owners it all started in may when i used to go around feeding strays in bhawanipur area of kolkata an acquaintance called up and said they were desperately looking for shelter for their french mastiff for 14 days while they stayed in quarantine i had a soft corner for that dog and agreed then in june i had a shih tzu over and decided i would do this full time both these dogs have gone back home and two more are expected shortly said sinha who charges rs 700 for food and accommodation another rs 1500 for ppe kits and rs 2000 for sanitizing her car as she picks up and drops pets in her vehicle she is assisted by two people including a dog walker who takes pets out for a walk not more than once a day as they are concerned about backlash from some people