Hi my name is Teresa. I was rescued from the streets of New Delhi, India. I am 3 years old and have had a rough start to life. However, despite all of this I am a super sweet girl and I have hope for a better future. I have been told that I am going to travel to Chicago on Feb 1, 2019 to find my family and I know there are guardian angels out there looking out for me. Here is my story. Thanks for reading.
I was a street who was born and grew up on the streets of New Delhi, India. I am what you call a Desi Dog. I have had several litters of pups and each time I had to watch them die as life on the street is brutal and most puppies don’t survive. Until the last litter. I was determined to not loose this litter and I was trying to feed them with the food I had scavenged from the street. All of sudden, someone threw a stone at my face, severely injuring my right eye. The injury became infested with maggots, which ate my cornea and most of the rest of my eye. I was rescued before the maggots began eating the rest of my head, and they brought me and my pups to Peepal Farm rescue. When my pups reached 2 months old they all found homes and fosters. I know my life has not been in vain now. But now it’s my turn.
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Desi (day-see) dogs live on the city and village streets of India, with an estimated 400,000 in the capital Delhi, alone. Also called Indies, Indian Native Dogs, or pariah dogs, these dogs have changed little over thousands of years. Desi dogs are highly intelligent, alert, good-looking, athletic, and full of character. Many urban desi dogs have recent European breed ancestry too, along with sighthound sleekness and speed.
While most street dogs experience indifference at best, some neighbors and business owners look after their community dogs. Delhi’s extreme weather (cold winters, sweltering summers, thick smog, and monsoons), dangerous traffic, disease, human violence, and attacks from other dogs, ensure that most desi puppies die before reaching adulthood. It’s a great irony that increasing numbers of status-conscious Indians are buying expensive and ill-suited foreign breed dogs, while more resilient and regal-looking native Indian dogs often have to travel internationally to find willing adoptive homes. Most of the desi dogs that ISDF places could not survive on Indian streets due to early orphaning or injury or have been rescued from especially threatening situations. Would you like to take me home?
If you are interested in adopting me, please contact Dawn at info@istreetdog.com. You can find our adoption application here.