Hyderabad dogs trapped fleeing cracker sounds

Cracker explosions and flashes on Deepavali triggered distress calls for animals in and around Hyderabad, with dogs trapped in narrow spaces, a cat dying after falling into a well and a pup rescued at Gajwel.

By T Karnakar Reddy

Hyderabad: The deafening explosions of crackers and bright flashes had a serious impact on birds and animals on Deepavali day as the NGOs dealing with the animal rescue had got multiple distress calls on Sunday and Monday.

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The dogs, which ran helter-skelter fearing the sounds and flashes, trapped themselves in gates and narrow spaces at several places in and around Hyderabad. While a cat that jumped into a well at Medipally died, a carcass of a Snipe was found near Hi-tex.

Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS) had rescued three such dogs trapped in narrow spaces in various parts of Hyderabad while several incidents went unreported. In another incident, a pup fell into a borewell at Gajwel in Siddipet district which the AWCS volunteers rescued and reunited with its mother.

Speaking to Telangana Today, Pradeep Nair, founder of AWCS, said that the street dogs, pets, birds and others will be distressed due to the noises and they will run helter-skelter. He said it will take them a few days to recover from the noise of firing of crackers. Pradeep observed the chemical residue spread in the air will also have its impact on the animals for a few days.