Last year, a lot of videos have emerged on social media and gone viral
which depict street dogs being tortured
now we know that the reaction it invokes is disdain
which is a good thing
It means majority of the people don't want this to happen
But, what can we do?
Even if you don't want this to happen,
doesn't mean it's not happening all over the country
Mass culling of stray dogs is not only a stupid solution,
but also inhumane and the worst thing in the world
Unexpectedly, I saw a puppy run over by a car
When I got closer, I saw this dog, a small puppy
with his front leg completely crushed
He was terrified, and he hid underneath a car
First, the people that had run over this puppy got down
saw the puppy and inspected the scene
This one just ran away,
and his feet were not working,
He was not able to even walk properly
So, they were also confused about what to do
But, they didn't bother
"Not a big deal, he'll be fine"
But when I saw him under the car,
He was fucking crying
The skin had come off his leg
His other paw was badly hurt too
And he was shivering in the cold
and he was sitting in water
water from the gutter
He was sitting in that puddle.
Like, he was about to die
He would have died if he had been left alone there.
Once I ignored it
thinking this is a common occurrence
But then, after a few minutes, I thought
if I don't initiate it and no one else does, he'll die
And then I called my friend and said let's do something
Let's take him to a doctor at least, then we'll leave him
I own a clinic called 'South Delhi Pet Clinic'
This puppy came to my clinic in a very bad condition, like he was about to die
After are treating the lacerated wound and dressing
I handed him back to the kind people that brought him in
And I advised them to get him admitted in some NGO
But they adopted him,
And this puppy came back here for further treatment
And he has improved a lot
There's about 60% improvement in his health
70 percent even
There are millions of stray dogs living on the streets
of all major cities in India
which thrive on human waste
There are also some authorities like Municipal Corporation of Mumbai
who take this issue seriously
and employ effective programes like spaying and neutering of stray dogs
When we found this puppy on the road,
we called 'Circle of Animal Lovers' in Saket
but got no response
They told us they can't help,
and stop picking up our calls
They should at least respond back,
if just to say if they need time to reach
or if they are already attending a case
They could've guided you for first aid
or told you they won't be able to come right away
if they need 15 minutes to reach,
half an hour or whatever
or if you could pick up the injured animal,
and drop it off to their location
It all depends on the NGO, and how they work.
There are a lot of things in news, like,
dogs being randomly crushed by cars or
if someone hurts these dogs intentionally
Sometimes the strays are at fault,
sometimes they are not
but
no one is bothered
"He is a street dog"
"He'll survive on his own"
Everyone moves on.
Solution?
Solution is not social media
beacause there's only one thing that's rampant there:
share it, that's all
People who are cruel towards animals,
there should be some strict action against them
penalties should be raised
There is this organization,
SPCA (society for prevention of cruelty against animals)
which takes action against these people
according to the law
So, what can you do?
How can you help?
Adopt.
We are not saying that just because you feel bad about the condition of stray dogs in your city,
you should start putting them in your home
We are saying, if you are looking to buy a new pet,
why not adopt?
In 20 days, we have made a bond
and
wherever I go, he follows me
there's some connection now
So, I guess
I'll keep him.
There are already two in my house,
there will be three now
Managing them is not a big deal,
my mom's pro
So, there's no issue at all
A dog is a huge responsibility
You have got to make sure they are vaccinated, fed well, healthy,
and there are resources for all of this.
I now have three dogs at my place,
including this one
Two of them are Sadak Chaap, one is Labrador
Some people have this problem,
they only use branded things
So, they look for brands in dogs too
"I need a German Shepherd"
"I need a Labrador"
These things don't matter at all.
The kind of population we have in India,
if everyone of us just adopts a stray dog.......
They are more intelligent than most species
They are very low-maintainance,
They have a happy disposition,
a strong immune system as well
Like, they are very adapted to this country, this area
where they already live
This is a very simple logic,
if you keep your dog clean,
he'll be clean
You are responsible for their habits
rather than saying, they are unclean because they are street dogs
At my home, both take their bath together,
they stay very hygienic
I can't differentiate between the two
for example
giving different portions or just bathing one of them
So, it's not like that.
They become your family.
So, you can also get one Uno
Look, there's one more behind us now
Uno, friend
UNO, friend!
enjoy
I hope you find
your uno
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