Activists criticise police for abandoning old dogs, plight of animals in news recently
Chakki, one of the dogs abandoned by the police force. (Photo: DC)
Kochi: Trained as police sniffer dogs, Chakki & Christy served the police force but the department neglected them as they grew old. But dog lovers have now managed to save the two German Shepherds and taken them to the Voice of Stray Dogs in Bangalore.
The plight of the dogs was in the news recently and Sally Kannan, a Thrissur-based animal rights activist, intervened in the issue. The dogs’ health was deteriorating and one of them had lost its tail.
Sally and her friends sent request letters to the Home Ministry and the police headquarters and followed it up with phone calls and mails. After three months, the dogs were finally released to her.
Sally, who runs a shelter house for the dogs in Thrissur, decided to shift them to Bangalore owing to canine distemper, a viral disease. “I am going through a tough time with distemper for many dogs, and keeping the police dogs here for longer was a risk to them. So we made the trip to Bangalore and handed them over to the Voice of Stray Dogs,” Sally said.
The activists criticised the police department which neglects most of its old dogs. “A period of neglect has left them unhealthy, but we hope they will bounce back soon,” a statement released by the Voice of Stray Dogs on Facebook said.
( Source : dc )
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