This project has not suddenly happened. Lots of water under the bridge . It is finally out and hear my story for becoming the voice and heart of the animals. I would like to spread this all over india . A country is known by its people and the way they treat the animals.
Our new home for the street babies. A start!!
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Mother with 5 puppies and only survivor is Raju who is sitting on my son’s lap.
In 2012 ,adjacent to a vacant plot , a female street dog gave birth to 5 puppies and used to look for shelter around trying to keep them in one place . I could not keep these puppies at home as I lived with two cockers already. My heart used to melt looking at them outside our home. So decided to make a shelter of bricks n tarpaulin. While it was good for the puppies , it was not good for the mom as she had to bend low to get in and out. Very soon the house vanished , bricks were broken and stolen and tarpaulin went missing. 4 puppies died and mother was taken away I heard.. One survivor Raju is still around.
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Then in 2014 , in the thick Of winter in December , someone threw a sack with 5 new born puppies without the mother in sight on the main road . It was 0300am in the morning, pitch dark and crying babies on the street . i walked out with a torch to see where the noise was coming from. Four puppies were cawling whimpering and One had fallen in a ditch . All of their eyes were still closed. I picked up all 5 of them and nursed till they were able to open their eyes . Then with the help of a kind hearted soul Joyita Bhattacharya we built a shelter next to a park manned by a gardener and his wife. Since there were 5 of them, i started calling them puppies. one died but the four remaining “ Puppies” still run in to greet and respond to this name..
I went to UMEED to play with all the animals there because I was so devastated. It was my pet pepsi’s voice who said” go and help other doggies”.
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In 2015 my own pet Pepsi died of tick fever and I was devastated . I sought ways to help other street dogs. I remember distributing biscuits and water to every street dog that I encountered . This went on for 3 months . I always felt that they had a raw deal with no one to speak for them or treat them well. I vowed to look after them in whatever way was possible . I made temporary shelters over the years and helped them now and then but those shelters did not last for more than a season . Dogs still struggled to find a place to call their own . They needed a street address .
The houses happened by designing it in such a way that they were protected from heat, cold and rain. They are durable and hopefully i should be able to do a post on the owners of these homes soon.
Show love wherever you go.
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My love for animals have grown over the years and so has my compassion. Each street animal must be cared for and looked after. It takes very little to be kind.