India, Aug. 21 -- PUNE

On September 11, 1930, a car driven by a European crushed more than a hundred pigeons on Surat Street in Bombay. The car fled the scene, and attempts to chase it by hawkers nearby were futile. This created a furore among the Jain community in the city. They immediately approached the Municipal Corporation and the Police Commissioner to seek action against the culprit.

The Jain community considered feeding pigeons as an act of compassion. The bird was seen as a gentle creature that primarily ate grains and did not pose a threat to other living beings, aligning with Jain values.

The Gujarati community took care of pigeons and animals at the Animal Home, or "Panjarpol", which was founded in 1854 in Shaniwar Peth of ...