On National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, actor Richa Chadha advocates for adopting animals instead of buying them, calling it a more humane and conscious choice.
Richa, a pet mom to two adopted cats, Kamili and Jugni, backs her stance with personal experience, saying she has never purchased a pet and has instead chosen to bring home strays and rescues.
She describes her feline companions as intuitive and independent, with distinct personalities that have shaped her everyday life.
Richa shares fond memories with her pets, especially from the time of her pregnancy in 2024, when her cats were friendly and loving.
The actor believes every pet deserves a forever home and prefers adopting over buying, citing her childhood experience of having a stray dog named Kalu.
Richa stresses the importance of awareness and responsibility when choosing pets, pointing out the need for stricter regulations around breeding and an end to treating pets as status symbols.
She is deeply disturbed by instances of cruelty towards animals and wishes to pass down these values to her child, teaching her to see all life as sacred.
