Hyderabad: Some birds that permanently disabled due to sharp injuries caused by spoiled China are being sent to private shelters throughout the city, thanks to the initiative of animal and bird lovers.
Birds, especially pigeons, entangled in spoiled China tend to have their wings and legs chopped some in which eventually will require amputation.
Soudharm Bhandari, an animal welfare officer and the founder of the Hyderabad community greater for the prevention of cruelty of animals (GHSPCA), said he himself served 60 disabled birds like that.
“The life span of a disabled bird decreases dramatically to a maximum of six months.
Because, even without wings, they are still trying hard to fly.
Flapping their wings continuously producing fatigue and further injuries result in their death,” said Bhandari Toi.
The founder of the Warriors Conservation Society Pradeep Parakuth, which has been active in saving birds affected by Chinese spoiled, said at least 30 wild birds were permanently disabled this year throughout the city.
“In addition to pigeons and crows, black kites, livestock, ghost warehouses, asiatic quails and Cuckoo Hawk have been disabled and handed over to the zoo authority,” he told toi.
The majority of them have published wing bones and cutting wings and legs, Pradeep explained.
Animal activists say Hyderabad does not have technology to treat birds with fractures and bone dislocations.
Also, while this city has several animal shelter places, no exclusively for birds.
Activists who saved common birds such as pigeons and crows sent them to people for animal shelter (PFA) in Nagole.
Also, some of them were sent to the general animal shelter in Begum Bazar, Medchal and Yakutpura.
A large number of their eutanization if the bird is paralyzed and suffers from a great pain.
Pradeep said that they planned to establish a shelter for CSR funds was sought in this matter.
“We are looking for a land or home to set up a bird shelter,” Pradeep added.