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This Mumbai teenager is raising awareness about the well-being of stray dogs
Updated On: 26 August, 2023 08:37 AM IST | Mumbai | Nascimento Pinto
Adhya Soni is dedicated to ensuring the welfare of dogs in Mumbai through her mission. To celebrate International Dog Day which is today, we speak to the Mumbaikar teen to learn more about her initiatives
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Adhya Soni’s NGO also offers grief counselling to pet parents
Mumbai teenager Adhya Soni’s profound love for dogs surpasses every other aspect of her life. It comes from her mother Sonia Soni, who Adhya says, has always had dogs as pets while she was growing up. So, imagine their heartache when the younger Soni saw a female dog hurt in her housing society in the city after a car ran over her. The Mumbaikar was distraught. She narrates, “Back in school after the pandemic, a distressing call reached my mother, informing her that Rani had been hit by a vehicle and had taken refuge in a nearby gutter. The call came because I had been the one to care for her before the pandemic. Although they were prepared to cover her medical expenses due to the accident, our only wish was to reunite with her. Our efforts to rescue her were met with substantial blood loss, and despite my mother’s valiant attempts, we tragically couldn’t save Rani.”
Every year, the world observes International Dog Day on August 26 to celebrate canines. Unfortunately, even as there are people who absolutely love them, there are others whose only intent is to harm them, and Rani was at the receiving end of this as it only got worse, says Adhya, who breaks down into tears as we speak to her.
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