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What is The Indie Dog? The indigenous dog? The Indian Dog? The Independent Dog? All of the above?

The stories about the Indie dog are plenty. Everyone I speak to has a different story and yet there’s one common goal. To love, nurture and stop the rapid multiplying of hapless and helpless animals.

They are smart and have figured out how to survive amidst aggressive humans and vehicles each day, whilst looking for food. Humans are the only hope for this group of four-legged mutts.

Humans. Me for sure, but you? Yes?

In each episode I will speak to all sorts of people who have come into the world of animal rescue and rehab, mostly by chance, to discover a calling that they never dreamt they had.

Dogs are funny like that, especially streeties. They know how to yank at your heartstrings. I have cried and laughed through my interviews but come out on the other side with a sense of purpose: that I can make a difference.

Mr Spock & Ms Divya Patrol The Streets of RMV2 Looking For Hungry Dogs

Doctor Lee is a Korean acupuncture / acupressure specialist, who was introduced to me by a friend. I’m having some awful hip issues and figured I’d give it a shot. As it turned out, despite the excruciating pain of his Korean Torture (he laughed when I called it that) the problem didn’t go away. I […]

Was 02-02-2022 A Lucky Or Unlucky Day For A Dog Named Duke?

This year in February, there was a big deal being made of the date 02-02-2022. Many people thought it was a lucky date. But if you were you were a doggie named Duke it was the worst possible day for you. Duke was lost… alright let’s call it what it is… he was bloody […]

Dr Shekhar Seshadri On Why Psych Intervention For A Child May Prevent Animal Abuse In An Adult

https://open.spotify.com/episode/12Zie2zeFkc7KXw7W9AKGw?si=v528aEFySoSRzZcDvSW0PA In 2022, for some reason, right after the pandemic, there have been a number of deliberate acts of violence against the street dogs of Bangalore. From CCTV cameras we have been able to determine that the culprits are often young men. Cruelty to animals (and other children) starts at a very young age, sometimes […]

How Does Maneesha Ramakrishnan Feed 44 Dogs A Day Laughing Through Her Trach Tube?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7w6kCM3OJwYhYpVcswlj02?si=tqD5f027QbmC7QWWBcXJ3A On the 23rd of February, 2010 a posh residential building in Bangalore named Carlton Towers caught fire. There were many, many illegal aspects in the construction of that building… and as a result the fire engines were unable to get to all the residents in time. Several lives were lost that day, and many […]

Citizen’s Activism And The Indie Dog: Why The Two Go Tail In Hand

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6j4u0cQUjg5XD3h4xRgdAK?si=n-rxaDfCQGeDfWp4lB8trQ Harini Raghavan is an HR professional with a deep passion for animals. She is extremely active in advocating for the rights of animals. That’s another way of saying, she lobbies and cajoles and pleads with the government to do their job, please, did you hear me say please. Harini and a few other people […]

What Do You Do If A Pack Of Streeties Threatens You And Your Pet Dog On The Road

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3cjJTbcNFEXv6iaWCDh3rt?si=gZ3oDkpkRUa8FLzzA8daJg Vaibhav Mungole worked in the IT industry for maybe a dozen years. A dozen too many. He was fed up. He wanted to get out of town, maybe move to a small village, a farm, something, anything to get out of the city.But other forces were at work.Specifically, a doggy named Eddy, that came […]

Why Older Strays Are Easier To Handle

Mehvash Arslan has been a resident of Cooke Town for the past 10 years or so. She works in an NGO that helps small businesses like the local tea walla, or the isthri lady. But her involvement is unusual. She has accidentally… or deliberately… found herself rescuing older, very sick, severely disabled, even blind […]

Bringing Lazarus Back From The Dead In Kodaikanal

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QxZEJqWE3UZpUuKKcvLtI?si=Xh2oKptgTkSdrw9KkOJqkQ Vera DeJong is an artist. And her husband George Penner is a baker and jam maker. They are not doctors. They haven’t been to vet school or nursing school. But if you listen to these stories, puppy after puppy, I swear you’ll want them by your side if your dog has a medical emergency. […]

One-Eyed Tripod Finds Unlikely Love

https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ZdfzxJ3cfiaAiJegQicBS?si=HxY5zAIfQVOkfAkELI-Rag When I first Saakshi Kewalramani, she wasn’t quite 17 and she was already heavily into animal rescue, rehab, feeding and, fund raising. This is now almost two years later and Saakshi wants to be a veterinary surgeon. She is trying to gather practical experience before she joins school next year. This is the […]

How Many Streeties Can One Man Rescue

https://open.spotify.com/episode/64y9fn9xhKyAMcyIqLW627?si=PHVj4DjwRf-SwzAmz1d0eA In many part of the world, if there’s an animal in trouble, there’s someone to call to get help, Immediately. That’s not the case here for obvious reasons. We can barely take care of our humans… so expecting special treatment for animals is unrealistic. Yes, there are numbers for Cupa, Care, the BBMP, other […]