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Four healthy stray dogs, Martha, Kalindi, Ujjwala and Jia were boarded at Tails
of the City Pet Boarding Service in Vadodara for post-operative care after
spaying at a private vet. Entrusted to the care of Vishal, aka Kishan Kumar,
these dogs were expected to recover in a safe environment. Tragically, the
events that unfolded have left us in shock and despair.
On September 27, Kalindi mysteriously disappeared. When we asked for CCTV
footage, Vishal claimed that the cameras were not operational, which
contradicts his earlier statement that he saw Kalindi escaping in the CCTV
footage.
Though promised excellent care, Vishal kept us in the dark that he had kept our
dogs on the terrace, because they were stray dogs! In that partially cloth
covered terrace, an open route to escape and a cooler throwing hot air, no
food, no water, conditions became claustrophobic, leading to heat exhaustion
for the dogs.
❗️Ujjwala
died on Sept 30th due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
❗️Martha
died on October 1st due to heat exhaustion, dehydration and suspected tetanus.
However, Vishal has no regret, no remorse and has tendered no apology. He
believes there is nothing wrong in keeping strays on the terrace in the heat,
while the pedigree dogs are kept on the ground floor with the fans and AC
turned on.
It is gross animal cruelty and discrimination that has resulted in agonizing
deaths and disappearance.
It has been a huge mental trauma for us as we are unable to cope with what
happened with Kalindi, Ujjwala and Martha, their needless suffering and deaths.
Their packs in the community have taken a huge emotional blow as well. Their
lives and ours have been dented forever.
Instead of the release of these dogs back to their respective places with their
pack, it has been about back to back burials and a big question mark as to what
happened to Kalindi. We suspect she must have sustained major injuries when she
jumped from the terrace and her mere four days old sutures must have opened,
resulting in her death. God knows what Vishal did to her body.
We have filed a police complaint with the DGP Gujarat with a request for it's
conversion to an FIR for swift action.
We also fear for our lives in the long run because this is a big mafia. His
boarding facility is also home to many men who work as dog groomers and dog
walkers in Baroda.
It's imperative to shut down Tails of the City Pet Boarding Service. Vishal
must be held accountable by law for the trauma and harm inflicted on Martha,
Kalindi and Ujjwala that cost them their lives and the mental trauma that is
hounding us.
PS: Jia, the fourth precious one boarded at the facility, was rescued and we
adopted her to help her recover from the trauma and give her a good life.
