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Imagine being greeted by a statue of a huge dog - complete with a coiled tail and a tongue hanging out - in the centre of the city!
For most in Ahmedabad, facing stray dogs has become a regular affair, thanks to the number of them the city has. But this particular dog will neither chase you nor bite. An idea from the stables of People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), this dog will be but a statue, erected in central Ahmedabad.
It seems, after getting global attention because of the controversy over using iron tongs to catch dogs, Ahmedabad is getting all kinds of suggestions to become a dog-friendly city.
In a fresh urge from PETA, the AMC has been asked to erect a statue of the 'Indian Community dog' in central Ahmedabad, in a bid to 'encourage residents to treat the animals kindly, to support humane sterilisation efforts and even to adopt community dogs'. PETA's chief functionary Poorva Joshipura, on Wednesday, wrote a letter to the municipal commissioner IP Gautam regarding the same.
In the letter, PETA points out that community dogs are just that - part of the community - and deserve kindness and respect. PETA, in their letter, have also commended the AMC for agreeing to improve the way it catches, sterilises and vaccinates dogs.
"We commend the AMC for cooperating with the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to work towards a more humane approach to catching, sterilising and vaccinating dogs in the city, in place of using cruel iron tongs and dumping the animals in places they are not familiar with," reads the letter, adding, "By erecting a statue of a community dog, the AMC could do more to elevate the status of these friendly and lovable dogs and hopefully encourage many people to treat these animals with compassion, support sterilisation efforts or even to bring community dogs into their homes."
The letter further states that Indian community dogs make wonderful, loyal companions. "Community dogs also tend to be more even-tempered and healthier and than their purebred cousins. If AMC actively uses the statue as an opportunity to highlight important animal welfare issues and encourage people to adopt these animals instead of buying animals from breeders or pet stores, there will be less street dogs on the street," reads the letter.
Gautam did not take DNA's calls regarding the letter. After facing criticism from animal activists across the globe, for their use of iron tongs to catch dogs, the AMC has signed an MoU with AWBI to learn to catch dogs with nets and carry out dog sterilisation and vaccination programmes.
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