Farewell, sweet friend

I had been expecting it for days and yet when the news came yesterday morning, that sweet, little Santoshi had passed away, it took me by surprise. This adorable, little dog had taken up residence at the local nursery several years ago, where another dog lived with her puppies. When this other dog got injured …

In Good Times and in Bad

It had been a perfectly nice Raksha Bandhan day, with much sibling love being spread around the world via every possible mode of communication. I tied a Rakhi on my little Beagle, as I do every year; we had relatives and friends dropping in with delicious mithai and it was generally a day of celebration …

The Birth of the Dog Squad

It’s been a busy week in my neighbourhood. One in which I have had to raise my voice against some no-gooders, to protect a very old and sick dog, amongst other things. Yet, as I recount the trying incidents of the past few days, I do so without those familiar feelings of sadness, anger and …

When the Sh** Hits the Fan

Let’s go with the American word for it. Poop. It sounds so much better. Everyone does it. Peeing. Vomiting. It’s all perfectly natural but it’s meant to be done in private. And yet, on the streets of Delhi, one sees these activities performed unabashedly in full public view. By humans. When it comes to animals …

A Call to Action

I didn’t expect to be writing on this subject again so soon. Then again, I didn’t expect such a thing to happen again this quickly. When the sweet, Indian dog ‘Bhadra’ was thrown off a two-storey terrace not three weeks ago, (read my earlier post- An Alarming Appetite for Brutality), the media and social media …

Animal Testing-Are You Guilty?

Animal testing of a wide range of products and cosmetics intended for human consumption has long since been proven to be neither accurate nor necessary. Sadly though, it still exists, because of the greed of companies trying to sell their products in foreign markets and because of people’s apathy. Most people I know vehemently deny …