MUMBAI: Every year huge numbers of animals suffer and die as a result of natural disasters in India. This loss has a dramatic impact on people as they desperately need healthy animals in order to survive and to rebuild their lives. Taking action to ensure animals are protected when disasters strike, the government of India in collaboration with World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is holding Asia's first national conference on animal disaster management in New Delhi on April 17-18.
The conference will be co-hosted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and WSPA, which has been working globally during disasters to protect animals for almost 50 years. Currently a WSPA team is in Maharashtra helping animals caught-up in the drought by providing feed and shelter in cattle camps to benefit 9,000 buffalos and cattle.
Source - http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-11/mumbai/38461922_1_disasters-ndma-animals
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