The chief veterinary officer of Dehradun facilitated fodder for stray cattle and food for other stray animals on the directions of district magistrate Ashish Kumar Srivastava with the help of various Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and volunteers on Friday. Due to the lockdown to contain the COVID-19 in the State, hundreds of stray animals are facing the threat of starvation. Therefore, the district administration has started providing food to such animals with the help of NGOs. On Thursday, about 1,214 stray animals including 750 dogs, 445 cows and 19 other animals were fed by the administration. Similarly, 1,288 animals including 784 dogs, 469 cows and 35 other animals were fed on Friday.