Anyway, there were around 16 pups to begin with - only five or six are left now, most of the others having either died in the cold or having been run over at night when cab-drivers (or uncaring residents) speed through the colony road. They spend most of their time huddled together inside one of our naalas (where they were born), coming out a couple of times a day. With the two mothers dashing about frantically scavenging for food and inevitably getting into fights with other territorial dogs. I am not personally involved with the pups (have seen them only once) but I have put together a group to collect updates and to try and get them adopted or sent to a good boarding facility for the winter. (The latter course is always dicey: if four or five of them have to be brought back to the colony after a month or two, now larger in size, they will not only find it very difficult to adapt but will also be on the receiving end of hostility from a very dog-unfriendly RWA.)
Please spread the word about them so we can try to get a few of them adopted, and then get the mothers spayed once they have stopped lactating. For adoption, obviously we are looking for people who are serious and understand the responsibilities involved - not someone who will impulsively pick up a cute-looking pup and then abandon it after a few days. If there are any leads at all, or if you’re interested yourself, please mail me (jaiarjunATgmailDOTcom) or get in touch through my public posts on Facebook or Instagram. Thanks.
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