Dileep Mouleesha

Wednesday, June 15, 2005

Attacked !!



Have you heard fairy tales where the prince wants to reach his palace but the chariot is attacked by the enemy? Similar is the story for a lot of us when we are going on our two wheelers when we are chased by stray dogs.

This has been a regular affair whenever I get back home late. There has not been a single night when I have not been chased by stray dogs. Earlier it used to scare the living day light out of me and I used to speed much faster or completely avoid those roads, just to be chased by a new set of stray dogs.

Now I have realized that the dogs are only as brave as most of us. You stop and stare at them or even scream at them they will run away. But I guess even I would not dare do it all the time.

So what can be done? After 1992, it has become illegal for municipalities to kill stray dogs. A dog farm outside Pune collects the stray dogs and provides shelter and food – a home for them. We need dog farms like these in addition to shelter and food they should also sterilize these dogs. Any dog-lover interested in starting an NGO for the same reason? I wish others would also make an effort in showing a little charity.

posted by mouleesha at 2:21 AM
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1 Comments:

  • Government of India Notice 311/4/COA/STRAYDOGS/1/1
    Copies: Prince, MVNAUGHTY

    Dear Prince,
    Our cabinet has heard the problems you face when you return home
    late. Indeed, as you mention, your enemy stray-dogs cannot be taken
    to task due to a number of rules and regulations, and also due to
    some dog-conscious people who prefer bites to no-stray-dogs.
    Hence, you have to live in a world where you get-barked-at when
    you return home late.
    The Department of Stray Dogs in the Cabinet of Advisories has
    conducted a reserch on the same. The study has concluded that no
    threat on lives of people has been found. I present a gist of the
    study relevant to your question.
    QUOTE:
    How to avoid stray dogs barking at you during night.
    Issued by Department of Stray Dogs, Cabinet of Advisories,
    Government of India
    Wednesday, 15th June 1948
    "When you approach a stray-dog or a stray-dog-group that you
    know will bark at you when you approach it, either by experience or
    by instinct, TURN OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS BRIEFLY for the period you
    pass the stray-dog or stray-dog-group.
    Study indicates that the dogs are irritated by the blinding
    head-light in the calm darkness and bark at the vehicles hoping to
    stun or scare them away."
    UNQUOTE:

    Hoping the best for your night driving.

    Sincerely,
    Aravindh Krishnamoorthy
    Seniormost Officer
    Department of Stray Dogs and Road Menaces
    Cabinet of Advisories
    Government of India

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:45 PM  

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