Kochi gets a new animal rescue centre
The Hindu
Sajith Shajan, founder of Animal Rescue Kochi, feeds the street dogs at Willingdon Island and rescues injured animals
“These dogs know me and my car. They love me,” says Sajith Shajan, who has been feeding street dogs at Willingdon Island, Kochi, since March 2020. “The lockdown has resulted in starvation for these dogs.” Every night, Sajith drives up from his home in Thoppumpady with food (rice, chicken and biscuits) and feeds around 250 dogs a day. “The dogs hide during the day and are afraid of the police and people who drive them away.” Sajith, who also opened Animal Rescue Kochi (ARK) in October 2020, at Cheppanam in Panangad, found that speeding cars on the empty roads during the lockdown has led to many accidents involving animals, especially dogs. The 30-year-old has also been rescuing injured animals. His love of animals comes from his father, who he calls his inspiration. Sajith grew up with dogs, cats and poultry at home and trained under Penny Shepherd, an Englishwoman who ran the Mad Dogs Trust in Kochi. When he couldn’t realise his dreams of becoming a veterinary doctor, Sajith pursued para vet training at WorldWide Vet Services (WWVS) in Ooty in 2012 to become a trained veterinary worker.
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