Daijiworld Media Network – Kundapur (EP)

Kundapur, May 15: Vittal Shetty, a vivid animal and bird lover hailing from Kumbashi had been feeding monkeys and crows around Anegudde temple premises for the past 12 years. He is hailed as an inspiration and draws attention of many fauna lovers for his humane service.

In the course of feeding the monkeys for the past 12 long years, he has developed a kind of rapport with the animals. Similarly, he has been feeding the crows as well and believes his work to be a noble act of humanity.

Few days ago due to the lockdown, there was increased problems for the birds to find food, therefore he had intensified his work to ensure the birds do not starve.

Shetty had always been an animal over and would shell out a good amount in monetary terms to purchase food for the animals and birds. After his retirement, he had been able to devote maximum time towards feeding the birds and monkeys.

Twelve years ago, Shetty noticed several monkeys and birds around Vinay temple desperately seeking for food and that is when he began his noble work. He would purchase edible items such as bread, biscuits, ground nuts, cold drinks, bananas and feed them all equally. He said that there is a considerable decrease in the number of monkeys in recent days.

He would always ensure the monkeys were fed even in his absence and therefore, recently, when he had gone abroad for a month, he had requested his friend to feed the monkeys until he returned. People in his locality appreciate his dedicated humanity service towards the birds and animals.