Hubballi: While several organizations and individuals are busy donating ration kits and other relief materials to the needy, two sisters from the city are feeding curd rice, biscuits and roti to over 200 stray dogs during the lockdown.
In the evening hours, the sisters – Ritika Chutke and Shreya Chutke, B.Com and Class 10 students respectively – feed the strays by taking out their two-wheelers laden with food items. Keshwapur, Desai Cross and Shanti Nagar.
Ritika told that the stray dogs depend on leftover food from hotels/restaurants and mobile eateries. “I was shaken to see 2-3 dogs starving in the third week of April. So we started feeding more and more stray animals.
Shreya said that she started it on April 24 with her pocket money. “Initially, we bought biscuits for Rs 200, but felt it was insufficient. When we discussed this with our parents, they offered to support us,” she said.
His mother Sarika makes curd rice using 3.5 kg of rice and 3 liters of curd daily, while his businessman-father Rakesh Chutke bears the cost of buying roti and biscuits.
The sisters said that they love dogs since childhood, they have a Labrador in their house. “This is the first time we are feeding stray animals. Some of them prefer biscuits or bread instead of rice,” he said.
In the evening hours, the sisters – Ritika Chutke and Shreya Chutke, B.Com and Class 10 students respectively – feed the strays by taking out their two-wheelers laden with food items. Keshwapur, Desai Cross and Shanti Nagar.
Ritika told that the stray dogs depend on leftover food from hotels/restaurants and mobile eateries. “I was shaken to see 2-3 dogs starving in the third week of April. So we started feeding more and more stray animals.
Shreya said that she started it on April 24 with her pocket money. “Initially, we bought biscuits for Rs 200, but felt it was insufficient. When we discussed this with our parents, they offered to support us,” she said.
His mother Sarika makes curd rice using 3.5 kg of rice and 3 liters of curd daily, while his businessman-father Rakesh Chutke bears the cost of buying roti and biscuits.
The sisters said that they love dogs since childhood, they have a Labrador in their house. “This is the first time we are feeding stray animals. Some of them prefer biscuits or bread instead of rice,” he said.
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