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Figure 1 : Showing the 5 Freedom of Animals

Figure 1 : Showing the 5 Freedom of Animals 1.3 NEED OF THE PROJECT:

The ever-increasing human population increases the need for area (For better living, transportation, ease to access and mobility) space, infrastructure, etc. We, humans, need good facilities and comfort Hence, we have developed our towns and cities but forgetting the other earthlings or god‘s creatures. As per the Literature study, the count of stray animals is in crores with around 30% of new-born stray animals survive on the street, 50% of stray animals are left to starve each day and close to 60% of stray animals face cruelty from humans. Humans are becoming greedy to fulfill their needs while exploiting nature and encroaching upon natural surroundings - land and water, leaving little to no space for the stray animals. Current scenario of veterinary facilities is destitute of rudimental things such as good ventilation, salubrious and rejuvenating environment, congruous handling and execution of medical procedures. Etc. As far as the hospital is concerned, the quandary lies at the design of the facility itself. Infelicitous segregation of species causes dispensable stress and fear among animals which in turn engenders an aversion towards the hospital. Consummate disregard to how the authentic utilizer of the building (the canines and felines) interacts with it. On the other hand, Animal shelters face a planarity different set of issues. Canine overpopulation is one of the main issues in the country as of now. It is illicit to kill stray canines and so most of these canines end up overcrowding the shelters. There is no control over stray canines breeding as the Animal Birth Control system is not being followed efficiently either. The ABC (Animal Birth Control) rules 2001, AWBI (Animal Welfare Board of India) states that all stray canines must be routinely picked up and sent to Veterinary hospitals to undergo Castration and must be brought back to where it was taken from. But this system is not being followed in most of the states which leads to overpopulation of stray canines. This not only poses a threat to the capacity of subsisting shelters but additionally to the lives of thousands of stray canines that die of car accidents every year. The life of overcrowded shelter canines is an infelicitous misery. Most of the shelters have very indigent hygiene, poor maintenance, and lamentable ventilation. This

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