Hi My name is Bunny and I am a 8 month old rescued boy from New Delhi, India. I am the brother of Peanut, Pebble, Maunce and Kitkat, who already found home in US. I am healthy, Vaccinated, Neutered and happy pup. I love people and enjoying playing with my K-9 friends. My rescuers joke that if I was made a guard dog, I would become friendly with all the thieves and let them give me belly rubs while they robbed the house.
My siblings and I were found along with our mother (Charlie) trapped in a drain in August month at Sohna Road, Gurgaon, India. This is the “Monsoon” season in India and it rains really heavy. It was raining that day too and the drain was filling up. It took one full day of rescue to remove the boulders trapping our family inside and rescue all. We were very weak when we arrived at the boarding and our mother was also malnourished. Because of that we had to be put on special feed to help us put on weight and grow. Our rescuers shifted all of us in to the boarding. That day my life was saved and everything changed. Changed because of 3 people who cared enough. I don’t want to get sappy but we all can make a difference and sometimes it’s small acts of kindness that set the ball in motion.
My chances of adoption in India are almost nil as most people prefer to adopt pedigrees only. That is really tragic as most pedigrees have some or the other birth issues due to generations of inbreeding and backyard breeding. Indigenous mixed breeds, on the other hand, are wonderful dogs, healthy and evolved through natural selection. Most of us make for perfect pets as generations of living on the street dependent on mercies of kind people who throw some leftovers to us, we have evolved into being extremely human-friendly and intelligent. Most of us also know how to cross the road only on a traffic signal to avoid hit and run injuries.
Like my sisters, I would most definitely make a wonderful pet. I would sit with you to comfort you when you are sad. I would follow you everywhere and never ever would you know a more loving dog than me. I am very smart and really want to please you above all else. I will be your best friend if you let me.
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Desi (day-see) —or Indian— Dogs live on the city and village streets of India. There are an estimated 260,000 street dogs just in the capital, New Delhi. Also called Indian Native Dogs or Pariah Dogs, these incredible animals are intelligent, good-looking, athletic, and full of character! In India, the dogs face extreme temperatures (damp, chilly winters and 115-degree summers), cars and other fast vehicles, disease, monsoons, and violence from people, as well as other street dogs. Some “community dogs” are sterilized, vaccinated, and fed by wonderful volunteers, while most street dogs experience indifferent cultural attitudes and survive on their own efforts and luck. Litters of pups are often drowned, buried alive, stoned, or removed from their mothers. Most citizens do not know about dog sterilization and vaccination, and if they do, many cite religious beliefs against spaying/neutering. In the cities, there is major cultural interest in the “superiority” of “purebreeds.” Unfortunately, even the labs, pugs, Dobermans, St. Bernards, boxers, and German Shepherds are frequently abandoned as many families do not have the funds, space, and knowledge about responsible long-term dog ownership. In recent years, compassion and interest towards the native street dogs is slowly, slowly developing, but there are not nearly enough potential adopters to welcome the huge number of rescued street dogs.
If you are interested in adopting BUNNY, please contact Dawn Trimmel at info@istreetdog.com. You can also find our adoption application here. Your application must be approved before scheduling a meet and greet.