Sarnath, the holy site of Buddhism in Uttar Pradesh, is right on the nose in making Buddha proud in his Stupa. For a country (India) with an estimated dog population of over 30 million and annual dog bite incidents of 1.75 million, this small town with a shrinking dog count and dwindling dog-bite cases is…
Parkies help change attitude towards street dogs
Parkies, which are adopted stray dogs, live in Cubbon Park, have multiple owners and caretakers, and have transformed how people consider streeties. Over 200 have made the park their home, fed on home-cooked food and looked after when ill Fluffy, Drama, Chrome, Happy, Mandela, Upendra, Sonia, Baba… these are only some of the dogs happily…
Art with a heart
Abhigna Sastry, an IT professional and an artist, sells her works of art to raise funds for street dogs. Gratefully, they see her off to work at her bus shelter every day, with a flurry of their happy tails An IT professional by day and an artist by evening sold four of her works of…