Hyderabad: Four one-month-old Pug puppies died of starvation after their owner went abroad leaving them in the care of his friend who failed to provide food and water for the animals for eight days.
The owner of the dogs, Elvis Cameroon, a student at Osmania University residing in Shad’s Villa, Yapral, went back to his home in Africa to renew his passport and entrusted the puppies and the parent Pugs to his friend C Peter. Mr Peter hurt his leg during the Christmas holidays and could not attend to the dogs.
S. Raviteja, a volunteer with People for Animals, said he received a call from a neighbour of Mr Cameroon on Thursday, saying he could no longer hear the puppies bark as they usually did. “The hall window was open; we found the four puppies lying dead in the hall while the parent Pugs survived. There was no food or water in reach of the dogs,” said Mr Raviteja.
No case has been booked as yet because it is unclear which police station has jurisdiction. The owner is liable to be booked under animal welfare laws for violation of IPC 429, and violation of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Sec. 11(1) of 1960 said P. Joshi, member of People for Animals.
