Lara Pereira narrates her story of being an animal communicator
The urge to bring animals into our homes is a common phenomenon, but not everyone is fond of pets. Recent research has shown that love for animals also has a genetic basis. If your parents are love animals, it is most likely you will do the same. At times, whatever their upbringing, some people seem predisposed to seek out the company of animals, others less so. Buddy Life brings to you the tale of Lara Pereira, an animal communicator. She narrates her story how she was drawn to the four-legged beings and how she has had a fruitful journey till now.
I am Lara, a 20-year-old who has dedicated my life to the betterment of animals. As a little girl of five years, I was very fascinated with nature and the animals around me. I would go around my society playing with all the stray cats and dogs there.
Back then, we could not have pets at home due to the lack of space and time to devote to them. However, that didn’t stop me from caring for the ones outside of my home. My mother, ever so supportive, would help by cooking meals and coming along with me to feed them every single night.
Over time, as my love grew, my family and others around me, also started to share the same love for animals and today they are my biggest cheerleaders.
My goal is to help everyone see this beauty in animals so that both humans and animals can lead a peaceful life and coexist with one another. I have always been drawn to animals, even at a very young age. While others my age would make scrapbooks of actors and stars they loved, I as a six-year old would walk around with a file full of cat and dog pictures. Being with them made me feel at ease. I’d go around feeding my society animals and helping those injured.
My mother, ever so supportive, would help by cooking meals and coming along with me to feed them every single night.
In 2014, a young female dog gave birth to seven pups in my society. Me and my six other friends took it upon ourselves to take care of each of the pups. We would feed them and look after their well-being. The society members did not like the pups and they even tried relocating them, but we got them back and continued to fight for their rights.
Then, one day one of them got injured and that is when I learnt first aid for the voiceless beings. After that, there was no turning back. If I saw an animal in need, I’d step in. I’ve gotten into arguments and fights with people, even been kicked, punched and slapped in the middle of the road for defending an animal. But I’d do it all again for my furry heartbeats. Their safety and health are what matter the most. Slowly, everyone came to know me as the “kutte walli ladki” and they’d call me if someone was troubling an animal or if an animal was injured.
Knowing that they count on me for their health, I started regular feeding of the strays in my community and have got myself certified in Animal First Aid and CPR, after completing multiple courses to better equip myself to help them. Regularly feeding them allows me to keep an eye on their health and intervene before things get bad. I mean, prevention is better than cure.
Through all this, I realised how misunderstood animals are. Wrongly blamed and accused of so many things. Being beaten senseless for no fault of their own. In 2019, I began my animal communication journey and have been talking to animals ever since. Now, I can telepathically talk to animals even if they are not physically present with me. I talk to them about everything under the sun, and all proceeds go towards the feeding and medications of the animals I help.
Small, domestic and wild. From animals like cats and dogs, birds like pigeons and kites and wildlife like monkeys, horses, jackals and snakes, you name it. Every one of them has taught me a valuable lesson and I am eternally grateful to have been capable of helping these wonderful creatures with my own two hands. I don’t know what my life without animals would be like. Probably incredibly dull and boring!
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