In Doddanekundi, in the South-East of Bangalore almost at the cities edge there is a large empty plot of land. This vast stretch of approx 160 acres is behind the Gourakshan-shala (cow preservation society) of Doddanekundi. There is piles of cow dung burnt every day – the ‘waste’ from the cow society.
Wild camels in Bangalore? Holy cow! Now who'd have thought of that!!
The residents of this area include 3 huge camels – an unusual sight in Bangalore (its unusual all right on the roads of Bangalore, let alone as ‘wild’ animals) and dogs! All dogs are unsterilized. The dogs have space here but by way of food they live on the garbage from the cow society.
Kelly of ‘The Voice of Stray Dogs’ has arranged for a feeding corner where the dogs get fed by people of nearby communities. This will allow the dogs to loose their feral nature and be caught for ABC programs – it is otherwise almost impossible to catch dogs with so much cover.
The 1st catching activity led by The Voice of Stray Dogs is scheduled today (24 April 2012).
See the photo gallery
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- location map doddnakundi
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- Camels – and big healthy ones too! They’re thriving with good tree cover and even with little water around
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- Now, that’s a cozy corner
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- The large tract of Doddanakundi
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- Ferals of Doddanakundi – in the warmth of a cow dung ash
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- Its good they can’t see further than the edge of the bush and the more cruel world outside!
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- Piles of trash burnt as the area is used as dumping ground of the local communities
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- Of trash and dogs
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- Wild camels in Bangalore – holy cow. Now who’d have thought of that!!
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- There is land & shade – but little food or water
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- One of the resident monkeys
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- Some respite for the dogs at the makeshift feeding station by Kelly/ VoSD
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- The cow society
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- Piles and piles of cow dung burnt in the area
