Summary:
One of the worst affected is the stray dogs during natural calamities like the cyclone bringing incessant rainfall leaving no space to take shelter.
Many residents of Chennai have opened their doors to stray dogs of their neighbourhood to provide them shelter in the midst of the cyclone.
They say that without shelter, the cyclone will pose a severe threat to the animals` lives.
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One of the worst affected is the stray dogs during natural calamities like the cyclone bringing incessant rainfall leaving no space to take shelter.
Many residents of Chennai have opened their doors to stray dogs of their neighbourhood to provide them shelter in the midst of the cyclone.
They say that without shelter, the cyclone will pose a severe threat to the animals` lives.
Vignesh Sukumar, a resident of Thiruverkadu, said that two months ago, a litter of 13 puppies succumbed to a single episode of rain.
So when he learned of the cyclone, he immediately opened his door for stray dogs.
"So far, six stray dogs have found shelter in my house during the cyclone.
They are very scared and they are only sleeping in a corner," he said.
Sukumar, who is a medical trainee at Animal Aid Unlimited, already housed about 14 dogs.
He said that people are often concerned about letting unclean dogs enter their houses.