Unique Festival of Pets and Birds 'Petopia Gala' Begins

Pune: The much-awaited three-day 'Sakal-Petopia Gala' festival of various types of pet birds and animals presented by Aryan World School began from Friday (November 8) at Mahalaxmi Lawns near DP Road in Karvenagar.

The festival inaugurated by Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, Managing Director of Aryan World School Milind Ladge, Managing Director of Mother's Recipe and Sanjay Desai, Member of Kennel Club of India, actor Saurabh Gokhale and others. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Sunday.

Sakal has organized a unique festival for pets, their parents and animal and bird lovers and the participants will get to know about the various species of birds as well as the rearing of pets and birds. The organisers have appealed to more animal lovers to participate in the festival in large numbers.

When and where?
Friday 8 through Sunday, November 10.
Venue: Mahalaxmi Lawns, Karvenagar, Pune
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Admission is free and entries are available at the festival venue for participation.

We have two dogs. One is named 'Carbon' and the other is named 'Haniv'. We spend most of our time with them. Carbon and I get along very well. Honey is also very shy.

We take them to the fields in the village 2-3 times a week. My whole life revolves around him. I love my dogs so much. I learned from him how to love selflessly and put my life on the line. That is why they are an integral part of our family, says Mrunmayee Deshpande, actress.

I have five Persians and three Himalayan cats. There are also 12 stray dogs, two cows, a calf and at least 250 different types of fish. For me, my cats are my children. I give them everything they need with my hands.

I take care of them in every way. It's my family. In my house, my parents and I are such members. If we want to go anywhere, we never leave them all. Either i take them along or someone stays at home all the time. In the future, I will start a care centre for pets, says Jui Gadkari, actress

My dog's name is Murphy. He's my only good friend. I'm always out for work. So I have to keep him in Pune. But whenever I meet him, we get along a lot. He listens to everything I say.

He plays with me and is always looking forward to hanging out with me. Every moment I spent with him will always be remembered for me. I give him everything he needs and keep him as happy as possible, said Suyash Tilak, actor.

I have two dogs. One is called 'Whiskey' and the other is 'Scotch'. Both are important members of my family. My relationship with Scotch is very close. She's like my daughter.

They have a lot of life on me. We play together every day, we have fun. I consider it my duty to bathe, take them for walks and see what they want or don't want every day, said Aroh Velankar, actor.