VIP Dog Treatment

It seems Dog's days have changed but not of human beings:

“Soon, there will be a Rs 10-crore five star clinic for your pets where they will be looked after. Owners will also be provided accommodation,” read a hoarding. Read interesting article at TOI..............................WILD THINGS: Dog Day Afternoon

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Thieves take a fancy to pug

The next time you take your pedigreed dog out for a walk, make sure the leash is securely held in your hand. A businessman in Suraj Mal Vihar opposite Cross River Mall in east Delhi's Anand Vihar area got a rude shock when thieves snatched the family's beloved pug from his domestic help and carried it away on a motorcycle from right outside the colony gate. Read more.........................Thieves take a fancy to pug

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'Parents' kept their child chained along side the dog.

Here is an instance from a place "Idukki" in Kerala state of India where parents of a three-year-old child kept their child chained at home along side the family's pet dog. They were charged with attempt to murder and also under juvenile justice laws and were sent to judicial custody here.

The 'parents', Benny, 35, and Manju, 34, and Benny's father Antony, 65, were arrested after a relative of theirs brought the matter to light.

Visiting the home, the relative found the child, Araomal, chained along side the family's pet dog. Read more.......'Parents' nabbed for keeping child chained

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Tomb of a Dog / 'Kutha Ka Qabr'

In Indian history, it was very common for Muslim rulers to raise tombs for themselves and also for their relatives but a tomb for a dog is something many would not have come across & may find it weird.

But here in Bidar in Karnataka state of India which is bestowed with many such magnificent tombs belonging to the rulers of the erstwhile Bahmani and Barid Shahi dynasties, there lies a "Kutha Ka Qabr" or "Tomb of a Dog", which is a small tomb dedicated to a devoted dog, which was killed by its master unknowingly.

This tomb of the dog has not got its due owing to the significance attached to the tombs of great rulers of the dynasties which ruled Bidar.

The tomb of the dog is located to the west of Ibrahim Barid’s tomb in the city. Ibrahim Barid was a ruler of Barid dynasty.

A Karnataka Tourism booklet says there is history behind the tomb. The booklet adds that a devoted dog saved the life of its master but was killed by its master under the mistaken impression that it had harmed his friend.

Later, learning about the dog’s devotion to him, the Muslim master raised a tomb over its grave. Read more.......In remembrance of a devoted pet

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Pet Dog case drags for 10 yrs

In India it is very common that legal court cases goes on for years together but what you would call to it, if a dispute between neighbors over a pet dog became a court case and lasted for 10 years. Ironically, it remained pending for nearly seven years in the Supreme Court.

Mohammad Rafique and Nazir Mohammad were neighbors residing at Dadapir Roja, Kachani Masjid, Jamalpura in Ahmedabad. Rafique used to object to the 'nuisance' created by Nazir's pet dog. When his complaints had no effect on the pet's owner, he persuaded the Ahmedabad municipality to trap the dog when it was moving on the street.

On the evening of May 22, 1997, Nazir confronted Rafique as to why he got his dog trapped by the civic authority. Rafique's curt reply that "the dog was creating a nuisance on the street" angered Nazir who along with his associates rained blows on him.

After the assault, Rafique walked to the police station and lodged a complaint before going to hospital. The police filed a charge sheet against Nazir and his associates accusing them of assaulting Rafique. In March 1999, the magistrate found the case to be a fight on the spur of the moment and acquitted the accused. The state appealed in the HC, challenging the acquittal. Six months later, the HC upheld the trial court verdict.

The state realized its folly in pursuing a trivial case till the HC level and declined to go any further. Dissatisfied, Rafique moved the SC challenging the HC order. Now a Bench comprising Justices B N Agrawal, P P Naolekar and B Sudershan Reddy dismissed the case on Thursday, but not before expressing annoyance over such trivial litigation traveling up to the level of SC, meant to decide important constitutional issues and questions.

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