Warring against cruelty to dogs

The world stood up and noticed the power of the common man when they poured onto the streets in the aftermath of the Delhi gang rape in 2012. Emulating a similar protest, denizens congregated in a unique rally at the Necklace Road on Saturday, probably the first-of-its-kind, to raise their voice against brutality meted out to animals.

The walk was organised by the members of People for Animals (PFA) who mentioned that it was taken out as a repercussion to the violent “murder” of street dogs by a resident of Kukatpally last week. “A one-year-old dog had recently delivered six pups in Kukatpally. A resident had a problem with it and instead of complaining to the GHMC, hired a garbage collector to take away the animals.

The worker took the dogs to the Kukatpally Lake, beat her up with a stick and threw the bleeding dog into the lake. All this happened in front of the traumatised pups who cried piteously for their mother. The disoriented mother later valiantly swam back to her crying pups unsuccessfully and drowned in the process,” stated a PFA activist.

“This walk is for all the mothers of this world who put their children before themselves. This walk will send a stern message to all those people who violate animal rights and the Indian law. An FIR (CRI NO 316 of 2015) has been filed against the guilty at the Kukatpally Police Station and we will ensure that justice is delivered. Even as we failed to save this mother, let us not let her death go in vain,” she added.