Over 7,000 birds and animals rescued in 2022: Delhi Fire Services data

From rescuing an owl that got entangled in a kite thread to saving a cow which fell into a pit Delhi Fire Services rescued more than 4000 birds and 3000 animals last year officials said on SundayMost of these rescue operations were carried out around Independence Day the traditional kite flying season in the national capitalAccording to data accessed by PTI firefighters in the national capital responded to 28449 distress calls between January and December last year and rescued 3354 animals and 4182 birdsOver 16500 of these distress calls were fire related the data showed Eightytwo people died and more than 700 were injured in firerelated incidents last yearAccording to the Fire department April 4140 May 3362 and June 3186 recorded the majority of these distress calls most related to fire building collapse drowning bird and animal rescue among various other assistance sought by different agenciesThe maximum number of such cases were reported around Independence Day when people traditionally fly kites and the strings get suspended from trees and poles creating a death trap for birds said Delhi Fire Service Director Atul GargEvery life is important to us and our firefighters risk their lives daily to save the lives of others According to our data our firefighters not only take part in fire rescue operations but also go beyond their call of duty to rescue birds and animals that get trapped or entangledAlso Read Sakal Hindu Samaj morcha Traffic to be hit in Dadar on January 29Fire department personnel managed to rescue 3354 animals and 4182 birds between January and December last year he saidMost of the distress calls received by the Fire department were for rescuing birds such as crows pigeons parrots that got entangled in kite strings dangling from overhead wires or trees The department also received calls related to cows cattle dogs or cats and reptiles that got stuck inside narrow lanes closed spaces and even in houses pits canals or drainsIn December the firefighters rescued a cow trapped under a pit using a crane in Tikri the Fire department saidThey also came to the rescue of a pigeon entangled in wires over Ring Road An owl that was stuck in a kites thread was also rescuedIn August the firefighters rescued two birds trapped by kite thread in Shastri Park and an eagle stuck in the railings at Babarpur metroSimilarly a crow that had got entangled in a kite string dangling from a tree was also rescuedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever