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NileshBhanage

Jan 24, 2008 1:06 PM

Today's Mumbai Mirror Page 4

nilesh bhange < nilesh

Dear All,

 

Check out Today's Mumbai Mirror Page 4. PAWS volunteer Dar shana Sonapara's

society thrown puppies out & PAWS sent strong notice to the society.

 

Regards,

 

Nilesh Bhanage

HELPING HANDS ARE MORE HOLIER THAN SPEAKING LIPS !

 

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Society in doghouse for dumping puppies

Women rescue puppies after members of their housing society had put them into a

gunny bag and left them near Chena Creek

 

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>Posted

 

On Thursday, January 24, 2008

 

Nilesh Nikade

 

Three woman in Thane have pressed for police action against their housing

society comm ittee members afte r the latter allegedly tried to kill 13 puppies

that lived in the complex.

 

The five-month-old puppies lived w ithin the compound of SwastikResidency at

Ghodbunder Road, and were being looked after by Prajakta Dudhmande, Darshana

Sontara and Arifa Shiekh after their mother died.

 

However, some members of the residents' committee felt the puppies were a

nuisance and decided to do away with them. So on January 20, the members

allegedly asked the sweeper to put all the puppies into a gunny bag. Then one of

them d rove to Chena Creek near Bhayanda r and threw the bag into the marshes.

Sontara, a student, and Shiekh, a home-maker, tried to stop the committee

members, but failed.

 

Dudhmande was out of town when the incident happened and when she returned the

next day, she decided to look for the pups.

 

" We threatened the sweepe r that we would turn him over to the police

if he did not take us to the spot whe re the puppies wer e abandoned, "

says Dudhmande, also a home-maker, " I drove to Chena bridge with Darshana, but

could not find them. "

 

They combed the nearby jungles for over six hours and finally found

eight of the pups. Five of them had died during the course of the night.

 

They rushed the survivors to a vet and filed a complaint with Kasarwadavli

police station. They also informed the SPCA (Society for Prevention of Cruelty

to Animals) and PAWS (Plants and Animal Welfare Society).

 

Both the animal welfare groups have sent notices to the housing society members,

asking them to explain their actions.

 

Shakuntala Majumdar, head of Thane SPCA says, " The society members put

the lives of the puppies in danger. If they had issues with the puppies, they

should have simply asked the municipality to take them away. "

 

However, S N Pradhan, chairman of the housing society, denies the incident took

place.

 

But sub-inspector Kishor Sawant says, " We have recorded the statements

of two eye-witnesses and the five accused. A criminal case will be filed against

the society members under the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals Act 1959 of 60 and Indian Penal Code. Both these sections are punishable

with a fine and imprisonment. "

 

The society members were to meet on Wednesday evening to discuss the issue.

 

Meanwhile, the surviving puppies are safe in Dudhmande's home.

 

Nilesh Bhanage

+91 9820161114

www.pawsasia.org