“Except for the fish and sugar glider, they were all rescued, mainly from abandoned houses, lanes and shops,” said beauty queen-turned-actress Thanuja Ananthan, 32. While kindness to animals was instilled in Thanuja by her parents, she has always gone the extra mile to rescue abandoned animals. And when she was 10, she rescued a litter of puppies at an abandoned house in their street. “At first, my parents used to scold me for bringing animals home, but they accepted this ‘flaw’ in me,” said the “angel” for animals. “I hope there will be a role of a superhero who rescues animals with her powers, putting out a message to be compassionate to abandoned animals.

Source: New Strait Times March 27, 2018 01:41 UTC