Mysore/Mysuru: Within days of COVID-19 outbreak, hundreds of pets became strays. Some pet owners have been abandoning their pets fearing that Coronavirus could spread from animals to them. Call it inhuman or misinformed cruelty, several well educated and influential persons have been abandoning their pets on streets, when nobody is watching.
Sadly even imported dog and cat breeds are being abandoned. Taking a serious note of the trend, Karnataka Veterinary Association authorities said that abandoning pets is a criminal offence according to the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).
