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Moved by plight of strays on Elephanta, tourist raises alarm
Updated On: 10 October, 2022 06:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Sarpanch says canine population rising despite writing to officials, asks NGOS to come forward
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Some of the emaciated canines that live on Elephanta Island
The high number of emaciated stray dogs at Elephanta Island has grabbed the attention of a tourist who has been attempting to highlight the matter. Jeannette Thomas, a French and Israeli national who works for the United Nations as the head of mission in humanitarian emergencies, said that around 400 stray dogs on the island are severely malnourished as hungry monkeys often snatch their food—mostly tourists’ leftovers—and no one has been tasked with feeding them.
Baliram Padmakar Thakur, the sarpanch of Elephanta village, said that he has written to the government officials concerned as well as the forest department but no efforts have been taken to sterilise stray dogs, whose numbers have skyrocketed after the lockdown.
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