Discovering the Dog Aunty of Saket

As I was conducting research for identifying areas of improvement and progress in Saket, I got to know about an interesting woman named Pratima Devi. A rag picker by profession, people identify this 61 year old woman as ‘The Dog Aunty'. She got this name as looks after more than 400 stray dogs, of which about 200 reside near her home. I found it very interesting, so I decided to find more about her work.

She’s a single mother of two children, who treat dogs as her own children. She daily feeds them with Roti or whatever she finds to feed them.  Feeding animals is a great thing itself because, as we know, our government officials do a very little or nothing for animal welfare. The best thing I got to know was that the dogs fed by Pratima Devi, never bite anyone. They have been sterilised and vaccinated by the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.

I am now desperate to meet her and know more about her work and dedication towards animal welfare. She is an inspiration for every generation of this era. I will update about her next week in my next blog.

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