The
Chief Minister of Odisha, Mr. Naveen Patnaik has been conferred with Hero to
Animals Award by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for
feeding community animals in five municipal corporations and all 48 municipalities
of Odisha during the COVID-19 lockdown. He has allocated Rs 54 lakhs from a
relief fund for the same.
He
has presented a framed certificate and a letter of appreciation from PETA
India. It should be noted that the central government advisory body the Animal
Welfare Board of India had urged state governments and union territories (UTs)
to allow animal welfare volunteers to feed community animals. Also, Ministry of
Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries mandated veterinary services and animal
shelters to function as normal and kept in the “essential services” list.
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