Esha Gupta fumes at cruelty at dogs in TN; others angry on alleged transportation for meat

Bollywood stars like Anushka Sharma and Kartik Aaryan had recently raised ir voice against Yulin dog meat festival in China. However, cruelty against dogs in India is also being talked about. Recently, celebrities like Esha Gupta, Madhur Bhandarkar, Pritish Nandy and Tanujj Garg were among those who lashed out at treatment meted to dogs over separate incidents. 

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Esha Gupta was furious over an alleged incident in Tamil Nadu, that was captured on video. post claimed that 350 dogs were being ‘caught and dumped’ in garb disposal trucks on instructions from a ‘Mr Raja’ from Uthangarai Taluk, Krishnagiri district.

Jannat 2 star tagged Tamil Nadu police and Chief Minister Edapaddi Palaniswamy and asked, “What in devils name is happening??” (sic)

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In ar instance, a post went viral on Twitter about dogs allegedly been transported from West Bengal to Nagaland on June 26, to be sold as meat. Director Madhur Bhandarkar termed it ‘shocking’ and demanded that ‘barbaric act must stop’ while tagging CM Neiphiu Rio, Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi and People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

Producer Tanujj Garg also echoed similar views, stating that he was ‘beyond appalled’, while also tagging respective authorities.

Writer-producer Pritish Nandy urged his followers to send an email csngl@nic.in to urge Nagaland government to ‘stop dog markets, dog restaurants and smuggling of dogs’. He termed act as ‘inhuman’, t just illegal and wrote that issue was to come before cabinet on Thursday.

consumption of dog meat and or wild animals from China’s wet markets have become a talking point in aftermath of coronavirus outbreak, that allegedly took place from wet markets in Wuhan. Though China government had banned hunting and sale of wild animals amid COVID-19 pandemic, 10-day Yulin Festival went ahead as planned from June 21-30. Numerous celebrities, activists and organisations had questioned practice, asking if lessons were t learnt from pandemic.  

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