Owners disown pets

Owners disown pets

statesman news service
SILIGURI, 17 OCT: The fate of two German spitz (see sns photo) pet dogs is hanging in uncertainty. Reportedly, their owners drove them out of home. At present two sub-adult dogs, one of them seriously injured after a motorbike accident, are under the care of a group of animal lovers in Ward No. 14 under Siliguri Municipal Corporation since 13 October.
The injured dog, suffering from paralysis after the accident, is undergoing treatment. A veterinary doctor Mr Ruhul Amin is attending the two dogs in association with local animal lovers. According to a veterinary doctor, the injured dog would take at least one-and-half month to recover.
Though animal lovers have planned to rehabilitate the two ill-fated dogs by handing them over to some dog-lovers, who are interested to adopt them, they are facing different problems.
A senior member of an animal lovers’ association, Mr Shyama Choudhury said: “Some persons are interested to adopt the fit male German spitz but no one interested is to take responsibility of the injured dog. Interestingly, when we decided to hand healthy spitz over to others, we could not do so. It is not willing to go anywhere without his injured friend. So we have decided we would hand them over to someone who would adopt both of them”. The healthy dog was guarding the injured dog on roadside following the accident. Local councillor Ms Gouri Datta came to know about the matter and informed the local animal lovers' association. At present, a local lover, Mr Bhaben Barman is looking after the two dogs.
Mr Shyama Choudhury said: “Some parents buy puppies following their children’s requests but drive them out when they observe that children are spending more time with the pets ignoring their studies.”