Divya Khanna

They don’t have a voice. We do. And yet, what we are seeing today is fear slowly turning into anger, and sometimes into cruelty. To be fair, that fear is not unfounded. Incidents have happened. People worry about their children, their families, their own safety. Those concerns are real and deserve to be acknowledged. But cruelty is not a solution. In fact, it often makes situations worse. A street dog is not born aggressive. It becomes that way because of hunger, territory, and the environment around it. When fear is met with violence, it only creates more fear, more aggression, and a cycle that helps no one. This is not about asking everyone to love dogs. That’s not realistic. It’s about asking for a basic line we don’t cross. Because safety and kindness are not opposites. They can exist together. The real solution lies in systems that work quietly in the background. Consistent sterilisation, vaccination, and better waste management are what make streets safer over time. That responsibility cannot sit only with citizens. For us, maybe it starts with a small pause. Not reacting in anger. Choosing not to harm. Letting the system do what it is meant to do. You don’t have to love them. But we can choose not to be cruel. Because how we treat those who cannot speak… says everything about us.

This dog is old. It doesn’t even have teeth. And you guys are accusing of a bite? Shameful!

In the zero hour intervention today spoke for the need of increasing the fines under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,1960. Justice for the voiceless needs to be prioritised.

For all the people who claim India is losing tourists because of dogs, thailand cares for its community dogs and get 50x more tourists Also has double of India's per capita income India is losing tourists because we treat tourists like money bags and do not care about their experience