MUMBAI: For the first time in India, an air-conditioned (AC) mortuary to preserve dead animals has been installed at the Bombay Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) Hospital in Parel. "The AC stainless steel morgue, which costs Rs 2.10 lakh, was recently donated to our animal hospital by a Mumbai-based couple, Nitin Khanapurkar and his wife Deepa, in the memory of their beloved cat Blackie," said Lt Colonel J C Khanna, secretary, BSPCA.
He added that this was the first time such a facility was being used in an animal hospital. "Prior to the installation of this machine, when pets in our care expired, they were preserved in a primitive way with ice and sawdust till their owners claimed their bodies. The new morgue will afford them dignity in death," Khanna said.
The Khanapurkars had realized the need for a proper morgue after their pet cat Blackie, who was admitted at the Parel hospital, succumbed while being treated there a few months ago.
The AC morgue has been fully operational since October 6. "In the past, it used to be heartbreaking for us and the pet owners when they had to collect the dead animal, which had partially decomposed by that time. However, thanks to the AC morgue, now the pet owners will get some relief as they take the animals back for a final goodbye," said Khanna.
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