When
I took admission in Ravenshaw, I found many dogs
there and I started feeding them daily. Then, my mother came up with an idea to
start a group with some like-minded people. With the help of Purabi Patra,
founder of AWTE, we formed a group called, ‘Chesta- The Try' in 2017. We used our pocket money as funds or did fundraisers
for the treatment of animals.
We
have done birth control surgery of many dogs. My aim is to do maximum birth
control surgeries, as either the puppies are killed by humans or are eaten
up by other dogs. No amount of manpower is sufficient to take care of
each of them. Thus, I think it’s better to keep their
population in check. We also helped a dog with cancer and got her treated
in OUAT. I am thankful to Dr. I.A. Senapati for helping us in treatment
and Mishra Vet Pharmaceuticals for providing us with medications and
accessories, since the beginning of our group.
Recently, in our colony three dogs were killed, but we cannot take any action due to absence of proof. Why do people
harm them if they cannot do any good to them? No matter how expensive the
X-rays and treatments have become, we always try. I even cut
down on my expenses. I want
to open an animal hospital in Cuttack,
where treatment is done at a minimum cost.
I have overcome many hard phases with these animals around me. Despite people passing negative comments like, ‘you will have disturbance in studies’, ‘you will get rabies’, ‘you will become unhygienic’, my mother and I never stopped doing what we love and I also stood first in 12th boards in Odisha. My Mom has been my biggest support system; without her I’d not have managed to come this far. – Abheepsa Mishra.
Good job, GIRL!!!!!!!!!
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