Published 11:37 IST, October 11th 2019
Diesel - Dog who fought plastic on Mumbai's beaches - passes away
Afroz Shah, the man behind Mumbai's largest beach clean-up drive, expressed his grief over the demise of Diesel who helped him clean Versova beach
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Afroz Shah, the man behind Mumbai's largest beach clean-up drive at the Versova beach expressed his grief over his dog friend- Diesel who helped him and his team in the clean up - passing away. According to Shah, whenever Diesel would see any plastic on the beach, he would run and pick it up. Diesel passed away on Tuesday night at the Versova beach.
Netizens express condolences
Several people have expressed their grief over Diesel's death. Some Netizens have also called the dog 'a Hero', while others have stated that animals have a much better way of showing care about the environment.
This is why I trust paws more than human being. No words to say. https://t.co/QMYwW80ujG
— Prateek Diwakar (@P_TheWalker) October 11, 2019
Heroes comes in all forms. This is a beautiful way to show that our animals care about our environment just as much as we do. Well done, rip Diesel. https://t.co/MkNjwfd6Wn
— awesome (@FreakingRadical) October 10, 2019
Rest in peace buddy! 😭 #RestInPeaceDiesel https://t.co/K5E1p0fEBo
— Abhishek (@abhi_floydian) October 10, 2019
Suggestion for a banner
According to one of the volunteers from the beach clean-up drive, he urged Shah to put up a banner with Diesel helping them to clean the beach. He also suggested a slogan that says, "If animals can, why not human?"
Afroz sir..... we should put banner with diesel helping hand photos....
— Harish Kunder (@kunder_harish) October 10, 2019
Slogan as “ If animals can, why not human” https://t.co/ALljuVE1jc
About Afroz Shah
Afroz Shah, a young Indian lawyer from Mumbai and an environmental activist is responsible for the city's largest Versova beach clean-up drive. Shah has been conducting regular clean-up drives where several people join him as volunteers. Shah calls it 'a date with the ocean'.
07:49 IST, October 11th 2019