February 8, 2024: Indian Industrialist Ratan Tata is set to inaugurate a 24X7 Animal Hospital in Mumbai next month.

The Tata Trusts Small Animal Hospital, which is spread across 2.2 acres and built at a cost of Rs 165 crore, will be among the few 24x7 hospitals in India for animals. Now the dogs, cats, rabbits and all other small animals can now get treated at the hospital.

As per sources, the idea of a pet hospital came to Ratan Tata as a result of his own struggle to find advanced healthcare for this pet dog. He related that his pet dog - needed joint replacement, for which he had fly him down to the United States. He added, “But I was too late, so they froze the dog’s joint in a particular position. That experience enabled me to see what a world-class veterinary hospital was equipped to do”.

According to the industrialist, a pet is no different from a member of one’s family today.