[monkeywire] Monkey saves kitten from crows' wrath
Carrie McLaren
temporary181 at stayfreemagazine.org
Tue Jul 24 09:30:18 EDT 2007
Monkey saves kitten from crows' wrath
Dipti Sonawala
Monday, July 23, 2007 11:50 IST
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1111299
Motherhood knows no borders. That's why a female monkey jumped to the
rescue of a new-born kitten, who had been attacked by crows recently
at Yari Road, Andheri. She even bit two people who tried to take the
kitten away from her.
After the rescue act, the monkey scurried away with the kitten. Just
like a mother, she tried to feed the kitten, which was continuously
crying in pain every time the monkey's fingers dug into its fur.
report continued below
It took two days and 12 hours for a team from the Bombay Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) and Shawn, an animal
activist from PETA, to rescue the kitten from the monkey. But had it
been a bit more delayed, the kitten would have died, they admitted.
Says Mohammad Afzal, a social activist and resident of Yari Road ,
Andheri, "We are still not equipped with proper rescue equipment. We
don't have proper shelters where we can keep rescued animals. I
called BMC, Fire Brigade and Thane Forest Department for help, but no
one turned up except the activists. It was sheer luck that both the
animals were rescued."
Says Anuradha Sawhney, PETA Chief Functionary, "Animals show such
unnatural behaviour as they are living in an unnatural habitat. For
example, monkeys are used to living in groups but in urban conditions
they find themselves absolutely alone. Luckily, this story had a
happy ending."
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