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Anatole France once said,
‘Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.’
I vehemently agree with that statement. Unless you’ve loved and cared for an animal, be it a cat or a dog, a pet or a stray, you have truly missed out on a beautiful aspect of life. Few things in life have as strong a healing effect as warm cuddles from your pet at the end of a tiring day.
Recently, Humans of Bombay uploaded a story of this compassionate girl whose love for animals drove her to become a vet. At an early age, she helplessly watched as two dogs that she deeply cared for died of disease. In order to never remain in such a helpless position, she decided to become a qualified vet.
Here’s the complete Facebook post:Â
The building I grew up in had 2 dogs and every evening I’d look forward to playing with them more than anything else. I’d buy them packets of biscuits and feed them every single day as well.
My love for animals began when I was really young and obviously I wanted a pet, but my grandparents didn’t approve of it as they thought our house wasn’t big enough for a dog. So I made best friends with our building dogs Dumbo and Chhotu since I was 2 years old. At the age of 5 I learnt the meaning of the word ‘vet’ and ever since then that’s all I wanted to be.
When I was in my junior college Dumbo was diagnosed with ascites and had about 2 months to live and those were the toughest 2 months of my life so far. He passed away mid-December 2009 and a month later, Chhotu who was about 16, injured his leg and his health started deteriorating. I used to volunteer with an animal welfare NGO where I actively took part in on street first aid for stray animals. I did the little I could for him, and finally moved him to the shelter so he could be taken better care of. In a span of 3 days he passed away too. Suddenly the entire place felt so empty. I didn’t know how to deal with it and unlike most people who refrain from any further animal attachments after losing a pet, I knew I needed to get a new baby to fill that void in my life. Within 5 days I went and adopted CJ, my son, now 7 years old– the one around who my whole life revolves around. It was at this point that I decided to become a vet.
I couldn’t bear to ever be in that helpless position ever again where I’d have a sick and dying animal in front of me and I couldn’t do anything about it.
I started school in 2011 and through the whole process I’ve worked closely with strays. Every time I learnt something new in class I would stop on the road whenever I saw a stray dog and examine him to make sure he wasn’t suffering. I’ve worked on almost every animal since then and I’m currently in the process of collecting funds to shelter my strays — they suffer so much cruelty that it breaks my heart. I’m working hard everyday to create a world where they aren’t voiceless…where they can just co-exist.”
In a world where dogs are being burnt alive and thrown off ledges, we need more compassionate souls like her.
Angels don’t always have a halo and pearly white wings. Sometimes, they wear a simple t-shirt and possess an unconditional love for animals.
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