stray animals in Dhaka
How to keep stray dogs and cats warm this winter
Winter is brutal for stray animals, but small acts can save lives. Build simple shelters, offer warm meals, and leave water for birds. Encourage community efforts to create a compassionate, supportive environment for vulnerable creatures.
11 December 2024, 12:17 PM
Dhaka’s pets deserve better, but can owners afford it?
Veterinary care in Dhaka faces affordability and accessibility challenges, with government clinics offering low-cost services but low trust, while private clinics remain expensive. Stray animal care depends on community support, government involvement, and NGOs for practical solutions.
7 December 2024, 10:24 AM
The fate of Dhaka’s strays, a struggle against apathy
The reality for the cats and dogs, roaming Dhaka’s streets remains bleak as our society fails to show much empathy.
30 November 2024, 09:49 AM
City tails: Coexisting with stray animals in urban spaces
In the urban spaces across Bangladesh, we need to adopt a model of human-non-human relations that is both practical and moral.
30 November 2024, 04:00 AM
Kiko and friends: Unlikely heroes of Dhaka University’s student movement
The energetic happy canines of the campus tag along with the students’ procession or any congregation and go beyond their known territory.
14 August 2024, 09:58 AM
Helping furry friends: How you can help stray animals this summer
Whether you are a cat or dog person looking for ways to help out our furry friends in the summer heat, here are a few ways you can aid them and make a change.
9 May 2024, 09:05 AM
The plight of stray animals in Dhaka
Animal abuse, like all forms of abuse, cannot be tolerated. So, why do we routinely hear horror stories or watch videos of stray animals getting abused on the streets of Dhaka?
15 October 2023, 18:00 PM
How to adopt stray animals
We are surrounded by cute creatures in the form of cats and dogs. Most of the areas we live in are filled with them and internet/social media is also filled with amazing rescue stories and how adopting a stray changes peoples’ life. Taking in stray animals can indeed be a very fulfilling and rewarding experience but it can also go horribly wrong if not done correctly. There are a lot of factors to take into consideration and given below, are a few steps you should take before you adopt.
19 April 2023, 23:39 PM
Here’s why feeding stray dogs may be far from a heroic act
Those who love dogs are ostracised. Many who otherwise felt neutral about dogs are now against them. And why wouldn’t they be?
13 January 2023, 11:00 AM
Love for the Strays
One who has love for the strays never bothers any risk or danger to do something for them.
24 June 2019, 10:00 AM