Emergency squad: Yesupadam and Priya with Roja and Rosy at their ashram.

Emergency squad: Yesupadam and Priya with Roja and Rosy at their ashram.
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A father-daughter duo cross A.P.-T.N. border thrice for treatment of dogs in distress

They were pitted against a deadline, but 63-year-old Yesupadam and his daughter Priya had not anticipated that when they urgently brought Raja and Rosy to the Veterinary Hospital at Vepery in Chennai from across the border in Andhra Pradesh.

Mr. Yesupadam and his 25-year-old daughter run Bhairava Ashram, a retreat for dogs at Rajulakandriga in Chittoor district. They were back in the evening after the canine duo underwent surgery.

Returning the same day was crucial, as they could have been stranded in Chennai during the COVID-19 Janata Curfew. But when the 21-day lockdown started, the two were worried. The vets in Chennai had scheduled the next post-surgical visit o