How animal hospitals help save lives and pets

Indian hospitals have been helping to save lives of animals that are dying of malnutrition, but are now facing an even bigger challenge: how to treat them.

While most of the animals in the hospitals are being treated for disease and injury, the animals that have been in distress are now receiving intensive care.

The animal health ministry is looking into ways to provide animal health care in hospitals, including providing food, shelter and veterinary care.

It has asked animal health authorities to identify and ensure the proper care of animals in a hospital and to coordinate the hospitalisation of animals, said a release from the ministry.