Our four-legged best friends

Most adorable creatures of the world

20 dogs including two pets, were poisoned to death near HSR Layout recently. The picture is still in front of our eyes. It proves that people are irked by incessant barkings at night or feared getting bitten while the school kids are returning from their schools or workers from their offices.


We cannot ignore the fact that some stray dogs look cruel and some of their activities make people dog-haters. Recently we as a team of budding film makers from St Joseph’s College (Komal, Shaista, Kalyan and I) contacted BBMP joint director (Animal Husbandry), Parvez Ahmed Piran regarding a video footage for our documentary about street dogs in Bangalore. While talking Mr Piran said that they are soon launching a awareness programme on dogs.

Witty and playful pals

When asked about the role of public he said, “Dogs will not bite unless they sense some danger to their puppies. When people disturb them or throw stones at them they bite to protect themselves. An unprovoked biting happens only in case of rabies.”


 When we took our camera to the streets and contacted dog lovers who expressed their dissatisfaction of the cruelty of people. Some people also suggested how to behave with the street dogs. Meera Jayadev, a dog lover, has adopted three dogs, said Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme is one solution from stray dogs in a city like Bangalore. “If you are scared of dogs, the tendency would be to run when the dog comes near us. We can avoid the cruel dogs by throwing biscuits or food left-over. Then they slowly become friendly towards humans.”

Warm, faithful and comforting

Another dog lover, Prayash Thapa, an LLB graduate has adopted two dogs. He says, “I found a wounded puppy and was following me. So I carried it to my home and medicated. There was another puppy on the street, which was looking very cute and so I adopted it.”



-Raghunath S  
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