BECAUSE ANIMALS STILL NEED OUR HELP...!

Before we dive straight into the topic, I would like to share a short incident which I had experienced a while ago.

My cousin who lost her parents lately had a pet Pomeranian dog named Coral. Coral was left alone at their home as my cousin got shifted to her aunt's place. In the meantime, we were in search of a shelter home for this little munchkin Coral. After few days we found an adoption center for pets near my home and by not wasting much time we immediately shifted Coral to this new place. The very next day a guy from this center called me and complained about Coral howling all night. I assured him that she'll be all right in a day or two and that it would be because of her new surroundings.

I remember it was her third day at the center, I had taken my doggo Muffin for a walk early morning, the scene that I witnessed shocked me to my inner core! A few blocks away I saw Coral, completely covered up in mud and was tied to a pole with a nylon rope. I ran at her straight away and brought her home. She was shivering with fear, hungry and tired. I bathed her and gave her some food and water. It was my duty to complain about this terrible incidence. I called the guy at the center and threatened him that an FIR might be filed against you at police station, obviously he had to give rubbish excuse for what had happened, still he had to face some yelling. It came to our lights that she was chained up the whole time without water and food.

We cannot even imagine what she has gone through all along this whole situation as these silent animals cannot speak up for themselves. Today Coral is joyfully living at another animal shelter which we found for her after few days and made sure about her safety there and other animals too. Now we keep check on her on a regular basis and visit her more often to spend some fruitful time.

Imagine you've been locked in a chain for days without food and water not even knowing when you are going to get released. This doesn’t seem fun right!?

Watching an animal abuse can be disturbing and upsetting experience but knowing what to do in the situation can help save a life. So, here are some quick action items that you can do if you watch someone abusing animals: -

Get a veterinary care - Assuming that someone else will come out for help would be an incorrect thinking. Don’t wait. They need an immediate veterinary care for the injuries and other health conditions to survive. You can also contact an animal protection groups close to you.

Speak up - If you see something like this happening, do speak up for it. Don’t hesitate to tell people to stop doing it and there might be a legal action taken against them. If you come across children throwing stones at animals or birds, explain them why it’s an inhuman act to hurt animals.

Notify appropriate authorities - You can easily reach for them at justdial.com and States Animal Husbandry Department. And, there are other animal welfare organizations as well.

Don’t let the criminals get away with abusing animals. There are many lawyers who are willing to help animals for free.

We ought to do something about this as these poor and mute animals haven’t even committed a crime, still paying the price for it and getting punished harshly.

AR. RICHA GAJWE

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