Animal lovers up in arms against dog-eating festival
Apicture of dogs with tied mouths and bodies has created an uproar on the internet. It’s said that the picture belongs to the animal bazaar in Dimapur, Nagaland, where these dogs are sold to be eaten. This sight of animal cruelty has shocked most, from the Bollywood celebs to animal right activists.
Ineka Tewari, a 23year-old Delhi University student who has started an online petition against this act, says, “This is the first time I put up a petition. I was shocked to read the horrific details! My father had also written to Member of Parliament, Maneka Gandhi, and she asked me to send my protest letter to Temjen Roy, chief secretary of Nagaland.”
Non-profit organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is also in touch with the representatives of The Nagaland Animal Welfare Society, who’ve met the chief secretary urging to stop the killing of dogs for meat. Nidhi Mishra, an animal rights activist from Posh Foundation,
Noida, says, “This is inhuman. It is not a celebration, and should be banned right away!”
Bollywood celebs have also been tweeting against the brutality, and expressed their concern. Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar wrote on Twitter: “This is shocking, pls raise your voice, This barbaric act must stop.” Among others who have taken to social media to express this support, for a ban on such animal cruelty, are actor-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt, actor Sunny Leone, producer Tanujj Garg, and former Indian cricketer Murali Kartik.