Month: July 2020

{gallery}friendicoes_brownie{/gallery}   Brownie, an Indian dog who's been staying at Friendicoes as their free-roaming kid, is missing since the evening of 24th July 2020. A passer-by says he seemed in distress after Friendicoes had shut for the day and some kind soul picked him up around 7.30 pm same day, some distance from the shelter … Continue reading Missing dog brownie near friendicoes

27 JUL 2020 —  An RWA in Mohali, Punjab has come out with a circular (pic in the post) which says that they request the feeders and citizens of the area not to feed the stray dogs neither food nor water both in the colony as well as the park. Now how inhuman is that? … Continue reading Are RWAs and Municipal Corporations the main villains behind Man-dog conflict?

A 40-year-old man was found sexually abusing a female dog. The feeders of the dog found this man indulging in this most heinous crime and thereafter reported it to an animal rights activist Aditi Nair. Aditi went to report this incident to the police station but the police was reluctant to register the case. Aditi … Continue reading Son of a politician kills 2 dogs in Porbandar; Dog sexually assaulted in Thane

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Finalstand.org even though we may or may not concur with it. The Indian Express, otherwise a reasonable, even if not very popular daily newspaper, carried an opedsort of piece on … Continue reading “To the Dogs” Certainly; to Cynophobes, Never.

To, The Editor, The Indian Express Sub: Venom spewing article titled ‘A bizarre and unscientific policy is behind the menace of stray dogs all over India’ published in The Indian Express dated 27-7-20  Sir, I am writing to you to present the facts, rather than my personal opinion, over a venom spewing article titled ‘A bizarre … Continue reading Venom spewing article titled ‘A bizarre and unscientific policy is behind the menace of stray dogs all over India’ published in The Indian Express dated 27-7-20

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A country which gave birth to Buddha, Mahavir, Gandhi, Vivekananda, Sai Baba etc who all just preached love, peace AND animal rights today cares nothing about animal rights. How far have we fallen? I directly blame our politicians for this and this current govt more. Why? Because bad people will always exist in every society, … Continue reading India’s Actual Face

22 JUL 2020 —  15th August 2020 is the day when India got its freedom from British rule. The day is celebrated every year with a lot of fanfare. The Prime Minister of India hoists the national flag and addresses the nation from the Red Fort in old Delhi.  This is the 73rd Independence day … Continue reading Dogs of Delhi being relocated for Independence Day celebration

To, The Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs, Government of Spain   Sub: Savage culling of minks in Spain, backed by unsubstantiated evidence   Sir, I am writing to you pertaining to the shocking matter of decision to cull over a lakh minks in Spain, under the garb of COVID crisis. In relation … Continue reading Savage culling of minks in Spain, backed by unsubstantiated evidence, under the garb of COVID-19 crisis

As usual, govts thought its fine to keep all animals locked in rooms during the lockdown and anyone who came out to walk them were being beaten by the police. The police have been enjoying the lack of democracy in India. The Honourable high court had to come to the rescue. {gallery}bombay_hc_lockdown_order{/gallery}       … Continue reading Bombay High Court gives direction to allow pets to be walked during lock down