Most of us tend to forget the memories of our younger years, esp the experiences we had as guileless toddlers. I'm no exception to this rule, but the few memories I have are widely dominated by Caesar.
Caesar was a lovable stray, whose parents might've been any breed from mongrel to alsation...He was a strikingly big fellow, though(or perhaps that was just relative to my tiny size bak then!)...he was black with brown eyes and his glossy coat also contained myriad patches of all other colors...And his cute face bore the scars of all those street-domination fights wid da other dogs...Bt still,in my eyes, he was the world's best dog....My life size,responsive toy..I would secretly feed him my much detested milk or watch my mother give him the leftovers o ma meals...He was family to every house on tht street...When he finally died of injuries sustained due to a fight wid da other dogs,I was pretty much devastated and kn still vividly recall my neighbour Auntie's tears...
Now, 11 long years later, as I sit and read abt street strays mercilessly mauling hapless kids....first tht girl and more recently, tht 5 yr old child...My blood chills...I read on abt how Kumaraswamy and the other ministers have sworn to cull all street dogs...This situation is grave and I'm sure that this myopic plan will just make it worse! I understand tht da govt is under crushing pressure to take action, bt a little introspection wld b far better than an all out massacre.Why has man's best frnd turned against him this way? I mean, we are talking abt dogs, and considering the fact tht two of them are peacefully sleeping in my garage rite now, I cannot understand or imagine why those strays wld turn so hostile..Thts the prob at hand...and thts wat the ppl in higher positions shld try to solve...I tink perhaps hunger has driven these usually gentle creatures to da aggression and cruelty of wolves or lions...
I'm sure tht many out ther(esp those hu saw da gruesome pix of tht young boy with his throat ripped apart) will disagree wid me, and suggest strong action. Well, I agree tht the errant dogs b punished, but I also feel tht the others shld be taken to care facilities or jus provided wid food sumhow..I mean,its da same situation wher u jus brand the Muslims as terrorists, and punish many for da deeds of a few...Perhaps I'm biased towards dogs, but then, I've never been much of a political or practical person...The one kiddie memory I jus can't get out of my head is leaning againt Caesar's soft fur as I whispered my childish secrets to him, breathing in his comforting, milky smell, risking my mother's wrath jus to get one wet 'kiss' frm da first dog tht I've ever luved...
Megs
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What happened to all the pounds???? I think we should redefine the whole term "dog pound".... why dont ppl actually try raising them n selling them 4 profit if they want..... better than leaving them stray n getting them run over by a truck every other day.... they culd even sell it later if they want it for profit.... does there even exist a pound system in India?
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