Impact of Covid – 19 on Stray Animals

The coronavirus lockdown has not only contrived the billions of individuals round the world, but has put India’s four legged strays in extreme distress, scarcity of fodder and veterinary care etc. Unavailability of food and water within the sweltering summer is impacting stray animals throughout the whole country. Strays are struggling to seek out food to kill their hunger thanks to downing shutters of restaurants and eateries. They need nothing to eat, not even leftovers that they always relied on. During this Covid-19 pandemic, animal welfare has become a crucial aspect of our lives, including pets, livestock and laboratory animals and mostly stray animals. There are many sorts of animal cruelty like neglect of animals, misuse of animals, exploitation of animals and testing of animals. The purpose of this review is to describe the impact of COVID-19 on stray animals and to provide practical recommendations for those animals along value chains to reduce this impact and ensure continuity of the food supply chain and animal health.

Keywords: Covid – 19, livestock, strays, hunger, animal welfare.