The Vanishing Dogs of New Delhi

March 27, 2007

Would like to share this email recieved from Ms. Deepti Sharma,

resident of a New Delhi suburb called Noida.

The recent news of proposed killing of Dogs in New Delhi for the 2010

Commonwealth Games was termed as a 'RUMOUR'.

But this is a true incident which is enough food for thought as to why

are homeless dogs disappearing, and who is responsible ?

Could this be a slow and candid approach of the authorities to get rid

of the homeless dog population in New Delhi without being noticed and

blamed for ?

Could this be happening in other cities across India as well ?

Azam Siddiqui

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from deepti sharma <deeptiht

to azam24x7

date Mar 27, 2007 9:36 AM

Hello Azam

How are you? My pet dog,Eddie passed away on January 10..He was

attacked by a coupple of homeless dogs on the fifth of jan, in the

vicinity of the colony i live in. A number of homeless dogs in this

locality keep attacking small puppies especially in the winters and

all you can do is only pity there condition..Late at night you hear

the puppies crying out when attacked or wailing in pain.There is

nothing i can do in the middle of the night.the popullation of stray

dogs keep growing every year..Young bitches are ready to give birth to

their young ones..You should look at plight of these bitches,from

playful pups to starving mothers in no time..and somehow a number of

these dogs keep dissapearing every year.I can nomore see the dogs that

attacked my dog..Its only been two months.Im not sure if they move to

other locations or just dissapear.I hope they dont become the victims

of killing by humans.There are a lots of criminals living on the

roads,this doesnt allow the Government go mass killing the

humans..Why should animals be killed then?

In noida,only recently when children were dissapearing and there

skeletons were found in the gutters,people had taken it very

seriously.Why dont people think when a bitch is killed,there are her

children, waiting for her to come back and feed them.When young

puppies are killed or tortured, they go through the same pain as a

human child or even worse.Dogs give us utmost loyality and love,if at

all you cant give it back,atleast dont snatch their right to

live.Being human beings, we must know that killing the innocent is

absolutely inhumane. If my mail contributes to saving these dogs,i

will be greatful.

Regards,

Dipti Sharma

[C-47 ,N.T.P.C. colony

Sector-33 ,noida

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March 28, 2007

Hi Azam,

thank you for sharing this with us - and while this news is NOT good, I am

" glad " we finally get some sort of confirmation of what is going on in Delhi.

Given the public criticism in recent weeks re. the killings in Bangalore a quiet

backdoor approach might just be the thing Delhi authorities were looking for.

Doubtless, as you say, many smaller communities across the country will learn

from that example .. and quicker than we could wish for ...

Dipti, I agree with you. For me also the murder of a hapless, trusting - and

above all, innocent - animal is worse than the murder of a Human. O.k. - people,

attack me for that - it's just my personal opinion. And I won't discuss that.

When as recently as yesterday I saw the news video about the killings in

Karnataka, and today I read the report in the last digest - with dogs wagging

their tails in front of their killers - I felt such a complete and utter disgust

not only for the killers, but man in general, that it is indeed hard to discuss

this, and similar matters, with the so often demanded dispassion.

No one would ask that if the victim were a Human child ....

These animals are completely innocent - so what justification is there for this

random and blanket killing of all strays ? One often hears this, " Yes, they MAY

eventually pose a threat - attack a Human. "

Oh really ? Is that all ? As little as that ..

Well, I, and everyone on this list - actually every Human that walks around free

und unmolested - is a potential threat to another person, animal, the

environment, property, all life on this earth ... and furnished with far more

capability of causing harm that all the animals of this world together, mind

you.

But does that justify our murder - right now, and in order to prevent us from

causing harm some time in the future (or not) ?

Hardly.

It is striking, time and time again, how small the requirements are these days

for justifiying massacres among animals. Senseless, paranoid mass murder -

business as normal, any day, every day.

Whoever feels mankind as evolved since we burned thousands of innocent Humans at

the stakes, with a baying mob urging on the flames, ought to think again. " We "

have not. We have just shifted to other victims.