Summary:
The BBMP checked up on pet stores closed in Shivajinagar, Koramangala, Hennur, JP Nagar, Jaynagar, Mahalakshmi Layout and other areas after rights activists raised concerns about ill-treatment of animals. “Many activists complained that owners have closed pet shops and gone away, leaving animals inside without food and water. We have a group with volunteers where we get updates and we work them,” BBMP special commissioner, Randeep D said. On inspecting the pet shops, the officials found that some owners had fed the animals but others had completely neglected them. Activist Priya Chetty-Rajagopal said that the BBMP had responded to their complaints and addressed the issues they raised..