These discussions are good to motivate us to act. Let us mobilise support and plan a campaign. The animal lovers cannot be having it all their way at our cost.
From: accessindia@accessindia.org.in <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> On Behalf Of Saurav Hegde Sent: 02 October 2023 23:06 To: accessindia@accessindia.org.in Subject: Re: [AI] Petition against stray dogs and other such animal bites and attacks against the blind and physically challenged Hello, I agree with the discussion that is going on here, as it is an important issue. Few months ago, I went to a barber very near to my home. I am reasonably good with mobility and could manage to reach the shop. However, while returning, I was walking, for no reason a dog started barking and growling at me probably because of the cane in my hand and so did the other dogs. I am no animal expert but, if dogs feel threatened because they feel that you have a weapon in your hand, they either run or become aggressive. Animal lovers have silly tips like don't try to run away when dogs are barking at you and whatever. In my case at-least, all the logic goes and I really get afraid. I yelled for help, fortunately I was near the society so, the watchman quickly came and scared them. However, this gave him a chance to scold me for coming alone on a road which is almost safe as cars slow down on it and you can easily walk by the sides. This as usual, is an India specific problem more as, in the US there are almost no street dogs and only cats which is still fine. This hampers the blind person's independence as the last thing you want is to be hunted by a group of dogs. This also gives conservative people another chance to say that blind people should not walk on the streets. Regards, Saurav Hegde On Mon, Oct 2, 2023 at 8:09 PM Pranav Lal <pranav....@gmail.com <mailto:pranav....@gmail.com> > wrote: Hi all, This is an extremely significant issue. Another problem is that we have pet friendly hotels which means that there is a significant reduction in safe spaces for blind people, therefore, please be careful before booking your next holiday. I am tempted to wear boots and padded jackets, but they are not standard business attire nor do Indian weather conditions support the wearing of such clothing. pranav -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in <mailto:accessindia%2bunsubscr...@accessindia.org.in> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/025201d9f53e%243cee06b0%24b6ca1410%24%40gmail.com. -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in <mailto:accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in> . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAMDaTCZ_67PCVj-cwXLMcbSSj9POWUvCCmqvgOoxpwiyY2bv-w%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/CAMDaTCZ_67PCVj-cwXLMcbSSj9POWUvCCmqvgOoxpwiyY2bv-w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> . -- Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list.. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "AccessIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to accessindia+unsubscr...@accessindia.org.in. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/accessindia.org.in/d/msgid/accessindia/028b01d9f5be%24fbe5c0f0%24f3b142d0%24%40gmail.com.
