Animals and us
P Lankesh Series Animals and Us Even a tender emotion like love loses life when institutionalized. So does sympathy. The so called animal lovers’ society can be an example for this. Newspapers have carried young children carrying dogs, cats and rabbits to the pet show. We all saw pictures of cute children and cuter pets. But these societies getting to the street to save street dogs or old cows is a different story. It sounds ridiculous. We have to realize that professional hunters turning relentless animal welfare activists is among the biggest ironies in the world. Legendary hunters have saved thousands of tigers, lions, deers and other wild animals by their activism. These were the people who went round jungles, looking for prey. They hunted down wild life, or fought hard to save themselves after being attacked by them. Such romantic adventures taught them lessons for life. They fell in love with the animals and became their biggest protectors. One such hunter was an American. He had...