Animal activist Rashmi Gautam is a popular Telugu television anchor and actress.
She advocates for animal rights through her use of social media, such as Instagram, where she posts pictures of stray dogs, hens, cows and elephants being mistreat. Irrespective of receiving backlash from her followers on the internet, Rashmi Gautam is still committe to her career because she says it means everything to her. During an interview with Hyderabad Times, she emphasized on how important it was to conduct sensitization campaigns.
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demanding harsher legislation against cruelty to animals as well as better education systems for those that lack voices.
Unhealthy eating animals not taken care of properly.
“I’m against poultry because it’s not fair and healthy to eat animals fed genetically modified food with little care,” said Rashmi before adding “I quit taking dairy products because I don’t want to support animal cruelty. For me, breaking the silence on this issue and persuading them always go for local produce constitutes a great deal. They could do small things but their impact would be huge.”
I have taken different independent dogs.
Many free puppies were adopte by the Guntur Talkies actress. “I had an independent dog named Chutki, but he died from an autoimmune disorder. People get shock and ask me if dogs can suffer from autoimmune disorders. I tell them that they are our fellow humans who have the same problems including osteoporosis. Apart from Chutki, I keep several pets in shelters all of whom are on my payroll,” she reveale.
‘Animal abuse must be address through the enactment of tougher legislation.’
Rashmi is joining other animal rights activists and welfare organizations in calling for stronger laws to address cruelty to animals. “Can you imagine that cruelty will be fined at Rs 50 only?” she said in her speech when talking about a bill she has been fighting for. “We need to seek this minimum as well as over five years imprisonment before anyone engages into any form of animal’s cruelty acts. This is ought to put fear among people.”
“Adoptdon’t buy”
Rashmi Strongly encourages rescuing a dog instead of purchasing an expensive breed. “In case you decide to get a breed from a pet store, ensure the breeder is license and ethical. Most puppies die out within six months after being take home because of parvovirus infection. This should also be mandatory for identification purposes Abandoned animals’ owners,” she says.
