stray animals and birds have depended on animal welfare groups for their feed ever since the lockdown chief minister pinarayi vijayan also brought attention to this when he directed for feeders passes to be issued to volunteers here are resources to check out to help these volunteersthiruvananthapuramthe federation of indian animal protection organisations fiapo feeds more than 350 dogs cats and birds a day in thiruvananthapuram generally we give a mix of rice and chicken or milk and bread we manage the expense through public donation says parvathy from fiapo dhyan foundation and oneness are collaborating to feed dogs cats and birds in different parts of kochi we feed them a mix of rice dog food egg turmeric and veggies says namitha satheesh from oneness and haridas and team from humanity for animals also feed strays in kochi we source not so expensive chicken as there is no chicken waste available now for the feed we also feed cattle cats and birds we manage our expenses through donations if anybody wishes to help they can even cook the food and connect with us and we will collect the food says ranjini thrissurpreethi sreevalsan from paws in thrissur says we cook more than 20 kg of food for strays the biggest crisis is feeding stray cattle as they basically survive on vegetable waste from markets and restaurants they arent used to having cattle food we are grateful that the cm turned attention to this work paws can be contacted through things you can do subrahmanian santakumar1 leave bowls of water fruits and nuts on balconies and outside the house2 provide food for animal volunteer groups in your locality3 be responsible feeders by cleaning animal containers and the area once the strays are fed do not feed animals junk such as chocolates4 do not discard plastic garbage so animals dont consume plastic5 inform your local groups about the plight of the animals through videos of cm pm and bureaucratsa recipe that you can try turmeric bread 1kg maida 1kg atta 5 cups water 23 t turmeric 1 t cumin 35g yeast 1 t salt in a large bowl stir yeast into the water when it starts to bubble in 10 minutes add turmeric cumin maida and atta stir very well to combine all the ingredients add any chopped vegetables proteins etc cover the dough let it rise for 23 hours the dough will double in size transfer it to baking trays or pans and let it rest for 30 mins bake at 250 degrees celsius for about 30 mins till the bread has puffed up and is golden brown cool completely cut into pieces and feed