Animal welfare association organised an Adoption Campaign at Sector 7, Panchkula on 4 February 2018. The campaign was to motivate people to adopt Indian stray dogs.

Mayor Upinder Ahluwalia and Commissioner Rajesh Jogpal were invited as chief guests at the event.

The initiative aimed at highlighting the fact that Indian Dog Breeds are acclimatized to our environment, resilient, adaptive and willing to learn.

“Indian dog breed dog breeds do not demand much and are very resourceful. If trained properly, they can learn toilet habits just like other dog breeds that are considered to be intelligent. Also a hassle-free diet like dal, roti, boiled vegetables and chicken is enough to keep them strong,” said the campaign volunteers.

In the event, there were 34 pups available for adoption, out of which 11 pups got adopted. The pups will be handed over to their respective families after a house verification, said Meenakshi Mahapatra, a volunteer.

Stray dog menace

The awareness and adoption campaign would sensitise people about the fact that the Indian dogs are not at all a terror to humans if treated well, and this was the only way to handle dog  menace, which a lot of cities face across the country.

“We Indians always want to adopt the western culture. Even when always want to adopt the western culture. Even when adopting pups, we aspire to follow outsiders. We only want western breeds and forget that there was a time when Indian dogs were in demand across the world. They used to be exported in large numbers for their hunting abilities. These dogs have travelled to the furthest corners of the world,” Meenakshi said.

We need to acknowledge that desi dogs end their life on road, which is shameful,”she added.

“We also want to tell people that feeding these dogs will make them more familiar to humans. People should also know that killing , beating ,kicking, relocating or hurting and street animal is a  criminal offence as per SEction 11 of PCA  Act 1960 and IPC 429”, Meenakshi added.

The event  also helped children increase their know-how about the domestic animals, and had a quiz contest organised for them.

Reference: The Times Of India

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