Just like any other feeding day, I was out in the street feeding dogs when my eyes locked onto a heartbreaking scene that made my heart sink.
I saw two little female puppies; one being attacked by other dogs and the other hiding under unused drainage pipes. I rushed to them and checked for their mother, but there was no trace of her.
Knowing that these puppies were not born there but abandoned, as I regularly fed in this area, I realized they needed help. The puppies didn’t look like Nepali local dogs but were a mix of Pitbull and Boxer.
Unable to leave them to their fate on the streets, I brought them home.
We called our vet, who treated them and mentioned that he knew these puppies.
After some examination, he revealed that they came from a breeder. The breeder had brought these puppies to the vet and also to other pet shops to sell but abandoned them when they couldn’t be sold.
I wanted to get in touch with the breeder and asked the vet for their contact details. Despite my request, the vet refused to reveal the breeder’s name, not wanting to get involved in the mess.
“Behind every abandoned animal lies a story of human negligence and a plea for compassion.”
We thought that since they were a mix of Pitbull and Boxer, they would be easy to get adopted, but fate had other plans. They frequently fell sick and suffered from parvo, making adoption difficult.
We decided them to keep in our shelter and named them Sana and Choti. Choti even suffered from jaundice but luckily survived.
Choti became the heart of our family with her mesmerizing way of replying to every conversation, always wanting hugs and to be carried like a human baby.
She loved going on scooter rides.
Unfortunately, this all came to an end when Choti lost her life to distemper, along with our other two dogs, Tanturey and Seti.
Sana, on the other hand, is still with us. She is an attention seeker who loves to be pampered and gets jealous if other dogs are loved in her presence. She quickly intervenes and demands love.
While I love both local and breed dogs, the harsh reality of breeding practices troubles me deeply. Adopting a breed dog is a personal choice, but our choices can cause pain to others.
Adopting a breed dog ends the possibility of adopting a Nepali local dog, which is indeed a Nepali breed.
The true cost of breeding practices is often paid by the animals themselves.
Sana and Choti were part of a cruel breeding practice. They were abandoned, and being breed dogs, they often got sick due to their low immunity. Choti sadly passed away despite our best efforts.
We were devastated, but perhaps she would have died earlier if we hadn’t found her. Though Choti is gone, we see her reflection in Sana, who is loved and pampered.
Let’s continue to raise awareness about the importance of adopting local breeds and the impact of breeding practices.
Together we can discourage the impact of breeding practices.
