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Family issued notice by housing society in Dombivli (East) to get rid

of pet dog

Bapu Deedwania

 

A housing society in Dombivli (East) has issued a notice to a family living

there, that they can no longer keep their pet dog. Afraid that they will be

asked to leave, the Murlidhars sought help from animal rights activists. The

Plants and Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) has issued a notice to the

building's committee, warning them of legal action if the family is

troubled.

 

The Murlidhars have been living in Shree Geetanjali Co-operative housing

society for the past six years. Last February they got a labrador, Pluto,

then one-month old. The managing committee recently decided to ban pets in

the building. The Murlidhars say no one objected to the dog, nor were they

ever shown the by-laws of the society that banned pets in the building. " The

same society did not say anything when one of the other members kept a

German shepherd, for seven months, until they moved, " said Vishal Murlidhar,

who is a student at Model College.

 

Vishal's father, Murlidhar V K is an engineer, who travels a lot for work.

When Vishal's brother goes to school, their mother is alone at home, so the

family feels secure with the dog.

 

Both In Defence of Animals (IDA) and PAWS have written to the society, that

the family cannot be dispossessed of their pet. " These days we receive a lot

of these complaints where some members of the society get together at an

Annual General Meeting (AGM) and pass some by-laws which are arbitary in

nature, especially concerning pets, " said Nilesh Bhange, honorary secretary

of PAWS.

 

The society has issued a letter to the Murlidhars saying the issue will be

finalised at the AGM today. The Secretary of the society, not wishing to be

named, said, " This is not an individual decision and was decided at a

general meeting of the committee.

 

I do not wish to comment further. "

 

 

 

 

 

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Nilesh Bhanage

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www.pawsasia.org