Rajani Shetty of Dakshin Kannada district, Karnataka offers food to hundreds of stray dogs every day. She shelters numerous dogs at her house and takes care of them. However, Rajani Shetty’s efforts go in vain when the stray dogs get killed in road accidents. The unexpected death of stray dogs in Dakshin Kannada district is not news for the locals now.
Stray dogs are usually spotted on the roads roaming or sleeping. They often consider passing vehicles before crossing the roads but sometimes they are unable to anticipate the same and end up dying.
Such mistakes can be avoided, feels Rajani Shetty. To ease her problem, Cardiologist, Dr Nareshchand Hegde has given reflector neck belts to stray dogs. Rajani Shetty keeps more than 60 stray dogs in her house.
Appreciating Rajani Shetty’s work, Dr Nareshchand Hegde has given 250 reflector neck belts that will protect stray dogs on the roads. In the background of the rainy season, reflector neck belts have been installed to avoid accidents of stray dogs lying on the road at night without being seen by motorists. Stray dogs mostly die in road accidents. Accidents happen when the dog suddenly enters the road at night. A reflector belt around the dog’s neck will help the motorists spot the stray dog.
Introducing reflector belts to protect dogs is not a novel initiative to identify stray dogs. In 2019, the South Corporation of New Delhi placed radium-reflective collars around the neck of the dogs to help people easily identify the strays. This was also done to help the authorities in identifying the dogs for sterilisation. The initiative took place from the Najafgarh zone where the civil agency claims to have the maximum number of sterilisation centres. The collars were red and white. It helped the general public to locate these vaccinated dogs easily at night.
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