Animals deserve medical care the way humans do. With this philosophy, a constable from Borivli has gone beyond the call of his duty to start a free ambulance service to help injured animals in his area. Vinayak Varghade, 47, from MHB police station said he and his son will manage the service, which was launched on Friday.

Varghade lives with his wife Purti and Sai at Borivali West. The family feeds at least 150 dogs and several cats daily. He said they spend more than Rs 30,000 a month on animal food. He said his ambulance will help animals at Borivli, Dahisar and Kandivli.