Shahil and Alina Prasain of Biratnagar treat injured street dogs. Initially, they kept the injured dogs at home and treated them, after the number increased, they rented a house near Pushpalal Chowk in Biratnagar and treated the dogs.
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Shahil and Alina Prasain from Biratnagar were studying in Delhi, India before the start of the Covid epidemic. Shahil, who went to Delhi for higher education after finishing 12th standard in Biratnagar, spent about 7 years and Alina spent 5 and a half years in Delhi. Brother Shahil was doing BBA. Sister Elina was studying Information Technology and Human Resource (ITHR).
While living in Delhi, they saw a different scene. Street dogs called 'Bhusyaha' were hit by vehicles and injured. Some people were involved in treating the injured dog. Saw a hungry dog eating food. Prasar brothers and sisters were very impressed by that scene in Delhi. Together with the people of the village where they live in Delhi, they also started treating the injured dog. That's when the covid epidemic started. The first lockdown started in the beginning of 2020 with the covid panic. Then the siblings left Delhi and returned to Biratnagar. The entire city was shut down due to the lockdown. People were like prisoners of detention. Street dogs were wandering around hungry.
Only Shahil and Alina's lives were locked inside the house, their hearts were on the dog wandering on the street. One day, Elina was drawn to the street by the cries of a hungry dog. where dozens of hungry and injured dogs surrounded him. Regardless of the lockdown, she cooked rice at home and distributed it to the dog. The neighbor also said, "You should feed people, why should you feed these vultures?" One day she was distributing rice to dogs around Mahendrachowk. Suddenly his eyes fell on an injured dog. His private part was covered in blood. "I caught him with the help of my brother and took him for treatment," Elina remembered, "he had cancer, and the doctor said he needed an operation, so we treated him at the cost of 8,000."
They shared that success story through Facebook. Many people became their fans after reading that. After being suggested by the fans, the siblings registered an organization called 'Elina Animals Preservation Nepal' last May and became dog care and happy friends. They are now receiving an influx of requests to treat injured dogs. Injured dogs are brought from Jhapa, Ilam, Siraha, Saptari and other districts for treatment.
'At first we did it out of love, then it became a compulsion,' Elina recounted, 'At first there were 55, now 20 dogs are being treated.'The throats were cut, the legs were broken in a car accident, the paralyzed, the Luto's, the ones with tumors. The dog was treated and sent back to health. Raising puppies is even more difficult. Diluted food should be fed by syringe or in a mixture. "Dogs need care just like people," 25-year-old Elina shared her experience, "cold-hot, dry-wet, everything should be taken care of." However, the number of dogs started increasing so much that the house could not handle it. Finally, they are treating the dog by converting a rented house near Pushpalal Chowk in Biratnagar into a shelter. They pay 20,000 monthly rent. Three salaried staff including two animal technicians and one watcher have also been deployed. They also run a hostel at home. Some of that income is spent on dogs. "We are taking care of the dog with the help of various people and the money received from the family," said Shahil, 27 years old. However, that was not enough. They say that with the help of the government, arrangements can be made for the treatment of dogs permanently. Koshi Chief Minister Kedar Karki is also not oblivious to their service.
Chief Minister Karki has also assured support for the construction of a dog treatment shelter a few days ago. They also demanded some hard land from the metropolis for building a shelter. But after the metropolis did not give the land, they took the land on lease and started the preliminary work of construction of the shelter. Construction of a shelter near IPC Road in Biratnagar has already started. "The work of the shelter started because of the support of Ashish Dev, owner of Anytime War Restaurant," said Elina.
Alina's love for dogs grew so much that now she loves dogs more than people. "The dog is becoming loyal, it's going to be very loving," Alina added, cuddling the puppy in her arms, "When I see a puppy and a baby dog, I'm going to be overwhelmed with love." They have become familiar with the behaviors that dogs show when they are hungry, when they urinate, and when they feel happy and pain.
Shahil and Alina's daughters often went to America, Australia. However, they have more passion for dogs than for foreign countries. They are working in dog care and are planning to start working soon after establishing the organization. "My mother complains that we didn't get a job, we didn't earn money," Elina said, "But they didn't help us with our work." The brother-sister plans to make a common place. There are many examples of all street animals including dogs dying without getting timely medical treatment. They have the country's main hospital to treat such animals, but there is a lack of money.
