India’s 21-day lockdown period has caused serious trouble for the poor families across the country, though many organizations and individuals are leaving no stone unturned to help the needy including the animals in this tough time due to the ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Saurashtra wicketkeeper-batsman Sheldon Jackson is one of those heroes who are helping the needy people in his area amid the COVID-19 lockdown.
Sheldon Jackson, who was part of Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy-winning campaign this year, has been helping the needy in Bhavnagar, where the Kolkata Knight Riders’ batsman isn’t giving the food to the needy people but also feeding the animals who left to trouble for food following the 21-day lockdown.
Look at his humanity, Jackson isn’t only giving the needy foods only for one time but handing over the food to them which will last them a couple of days and that he is doing by himself.
The 33-year-old has shared a couple of videos on his Twitter handle where the cricketer can be seen distributing the food packages to the migrants and poor people as well as feeding the stray dogs – which have gone viral and inspired many to do the same in this time of need.
He captioned the first video: “Heal the world, feed the needy. Take pride in the good you do.”
Another one reads: “My Community” while in the video he can be seen feeding stray dogs.
Meanwhile, Sheldon recently told Rediff: “I give them food which will last them a couple of days. It is not possible to go every day as you don’t get all the products you need because of the lockdown.”
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He further added, “It’s my family and me who do it. Some of these people don’t have any resources, so we buy them biscuits, snacks, milk, buttermilk, water — anything that can come handy when they feel hungry. These people have come from their villages to the cities in search of work. Since everything is closed, they don’t know what to do.”
The cricketer signed off by saying, “Whenever I see a hungry animal if I have anything handy I feed it. My wife feeds cows a lot. I live outside Bhavnagar, so a lot of stray dogs roam around. It is not accessible for people to come out here and feed them. I always target such areas so I can feed the animals.”
(With Rediff Inputs)
