For Immediate Release:
17 May 2024
Contact:
Hiraj Laljani; HirajL@petaindia.org
Utkarsh Garg; UGarg@petaindia.org
Lucknow – Young supporters of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India from the Little Millennium school wearing animal masks will give away free water bowls in Lucknow on Saturday to point out that it’s crucial to help animals avoid heatstroke and dehydration amid soaring temperatures.
Where: Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Park, Vipin Khand, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226010
When: Saturday, 18 May, 11 am sharp
“PETA India and the Little Millenium school are encouraging everyone to make clean drinking water available to community dogs, cats, birds, and other animals, especially in the heat,” says PETA India Campaigns Coordinator Utkarsh Garg. “These animals endure so many hardships, but we can all show them a little kindness – including by taking the simple, compassionate action of keeping a bowl of fresh water outside.”
“We’re thrilled to announce our collaboration with PETA India for this campaign to distribute water bowls to animals,” says Little Millennium Education CEO Sajid Ali. “Our students are eager to make a big difference for animals. Together, let’s teach kindness and compassion by ensuring that every animal has access to clean water. Our school is committed to teaching students about kindness, because we know that kind kids grow into responsible adults.”
Unlike humans, dogs can sweat only through their footpads and cool themselves by panting. Birds, who do not have sweat glands, pant or seek shade in order to cool themselves. High temperatures can cause heat stress and even result in death. On the streets of India, animals face numerous challenges – including hunger, abuse, and accidents – and many dogs and cats end up in shelters. Purchasing animals from breeders or pet shops only exacerbates the homeless-animal crisis.
PETA India – whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” – also encourages everyone to keep animal companions indoors when temperatures are high and never to leave them inside parked cars, where they can succumb to heatstroke within minutes.
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