Make-shift bird hospitals pressed into service during kite festival in Jaipur

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Dr. Lalit kishore

14 January, 2012

While the three-day Jaipur kite festival to attract tourists will conclude today, coinciding with the celebrations of Makar Sankranti, bird lovers, vets and animal welfare activists are out to save the injured birds.

TODAY, ON the occasion of Makar Sankranti, colourful kites of varied shapes and sizes will fill the sky but unfortunately, many birds get hurt or badly injured. But the better part is that activists, NGOs and bird hospitals treat them immediately.

Some make-shift bird hospitals and special bird care services have been activated in Jaipur by NGOs such as Ashray, Help in Suffering, RAKSHA, Saviors, People for Animal, Sarvoday Ahinsha and many more. Most damage is caused by the threads with Chinese manjha or glass coated manjha. Though, there is an official ban on the sail of such threads, but their sale is on, and this has caused quite a few bird deaths in the past.

During last two days, over hundred birds were brought to these make-shift hospitals and treated by specialists. But many will not be able to fly again. Due to insensitivity of people, a few hundred die, uncared or get eaten by dogs, cats and squirrels.