Sep 15, '08
Last year there were many deaths by stray dog attacks and many-fold increase in cases of rabies by stray dog bites , in Bangalore. Many a child became the prey and a number of parents lost apples of their eyes. The menace of stray dogs became so serious , that the government ordered culling of stray dogs , which was defended by me , in my letter to Times of India.
The organisations like Society for Prevention of Cruelty to animals (SPCA) and CUPA etc exploited the opportunity to oppose the move , in the name of cruelty to animals , to corner publicity and share the limelight . A number of PILs were filed against the move , without appreciating the actual status of strays which were , sick , hungry , suffering from various ailments , spreading contagious diseases , feeding on the filth and waste thrown around by the irresponsible citizens and their numbers multiplying alarmingly !!!
Those who opposed the move NEVER did anything to prevent the UNCONTROLLED BREEDING OF STRAYS , take steps to adopt them or advise the Government in time to act against this menace. The government was , AS USUAL , caught unawares , after the hue and cry from the public ,due to the apathy of the Departments responsible , to contain the menace.
Meanwhile , I too empathised with the strays and assuming myself to be one , abandoned to the care of nature , suffering all the while , invoked my innate spirituality , being a creature of the GOD and penned the following prayer addressed to human beings.
When "euthanasia" or mercy killing is being considered to relieve the human beings from pains and untold sufferings in situations of certain-death , why can't the same painless- death-treatment be meted out to us , to relieve us from this hell of a living , on humanitarian considerations , lest we should become tormentors of our own masters?
There is absolutely no sin in your culling the undeserving among us , but will be an act of utmost kindness . This will prevent us from becoming monsters , and the whole universe , from losing faith in the integrity , obedience and dependability of our whole tribe . Moreover , it will liberate us and lead to our salvation , so that we may be born , as human beings and perpetrate the culling hierarchy !!!!!
Anyway , if you still want us to survive , please ensure a tolerable life-style , with adequate Boarding , Lodging , Health care and old -age homes etc. in addition to providing us with kind and considerate human pets !!!!.
Now on to PRAYER OF STRAYS without extending our rigmarole.
All ye men know by these presents
We are hurt and saddened further ;
By your exploiting our pathetic plight
For futhering your name , limelight .
Where were you ,CUPA , SPCA & PILs
When we have multiplied all along ,
Proliferating and seen all over
Falling sick , fighting and biting .
You humans have ruined the environ ,
Hygiene ; made here not worth living
In your quest for growth and progress
Unplanned expansion , chaos reigning.
How we came to be stray , living a dog's life
Howling ,groaning ,moaning of pain all nights ,
Became violent foes of ye , who are -
Meant to be your ears , eyes an' faithful pets !!
We don't want to live being aware of our-
Sickness, diseases, without our duties ,
Of what worth is Life , which can't give
Anything to the Society , where one lives ?
We can't commit suicide , as we are not
Rational like you ; but we suffer the living hell ,
It'll be cruelty par imagination to make us
Just live further, in suffering death knell !!!
Be realistic and cull us , WHO are NOT WORTHY
We pray for mercy ; to just help us to our salvation ,
Don't be cruel to yourself by sparing us
There're crores of human needing mercy , attention !!!!
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