Selling cakes for the cause of stray dogs

Anyone who sees an injured or ill stray dog in the city can call up members of ‘Voice of Stray Dogs’, an organisation that rescues, treats and rehabilitates stray canines and abandoned pets.

Swaroop Lawrence, a volunteer for the organisation, speaking at a stall in Rangoli Metro Art Centre on M.G. Road — where members sold cakes to raise money for the strays — said stray dogs are treated for free in the Bangalore Pet Hospital in Marathahalli and Cessna Veterinary Hospital.

The organisation gets pet dogs also treated, but owners are charged. The two-year-old organisation, called the ‘Voice of Stray Dogs (VOSD)’, has 25 members and has rescued 4,000 dogs in the past two years.

The sale, called ‘The Republic of Dogs Bake Sale’, had sold 450 cupcakes by Saturday evening.

She said, “The response has been positive and higher than what we expected.”

However, a visitor from abroad was seen asking where the money would go. When she was told it was for stray dogs, she politely declined to buy the cakes and walked away.

Those interested can download a mobile application called VOSD on Android phones.

Those who wish to speak to the organisation may call the toll free number 1800-301-01-901.

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