I was saved by my dear cane when there was only one dog. The situation would have been dangerous incas of more than one. Thanks, Ajay
On 7/23/14, bhawani shankar verma <bsvermad...@gmail.com> wrote: > folding and logn cane does not fulfill the purpose. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pranav Lal" <pranav....@gmail.com> > To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues > concerningthe disabled.'" <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2014 5:44 AM > Subject: Re: [AI] Physically-challenged girl mauled to death by dogs > > >> Hi all, >> >> I am curious, does the use of a cane provide any defense in the case of >> dog attacks? In addition, do we get anti-dog sprays etc that we could wear >> >> to repel dogs? I have seen a number of such products on amazon.com but >> most appear to be for spraying around areas such as gardens so that dogs >> do not come. >> >> I have heard of people using dog whistles to repel but have not had the >> opportunity to research this. >> >> Pranav >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of George Abraham >> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 10:07 AM >> To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues >> concerning the disabled.' >> Subject: Re: [AI] Physically-challenged girl mauled to death by dogs >> >> This is indeed a menace. Dogs and monkeys have been in recent times >> playing havoc in many parts of our country. Be it in residencial colonies, >> >> school/college campuses, temples and so on. Animal lovers have over the >> years blocked any kind of action. In JNU and Du there are a number of >> visually impaired students who have been attacked by dogs. The authorities >> >> do nothing about this . >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On >> Behalf Of Timy Sebastian >> Sent: 22 July 2014 08:33 >> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning >> >> the disabled. >> Subject: [AI] Physically-challenged girl mauled to death by dogs >> >> if this is the case, I don't no, how we visually impaired people will >> escape from streat dogs, specially in banglore and other places. >> >> please read the news from below and understand how cruel it is. >> >> Physically-challenged girl mauled to death by dogs >> >> >> Special Correspondent >> >> >> In a gruesome incident, a 17-year-old mentally and >> physically-challenged girl was mauled to death by a pack of six stray >> dogs at Kotha Venkojipalem in the city on Monday morning. The deceased >> was identified as Mary alias Nookaratnam, daughter of Appala Reddy and >> Lakshmi. >> >> Apart from being mentally and physically challenged, she was both >> speech and hearing impaired. Because of all the illness, the girl was >> very thin, just about three-feet tall and was totally immobile. >> >> While her father works as a security guard, mother adds to the family >> income by serving as a domestic help. It was the duty of the couple to >> feed the girl in the morning and leave her in a makeshift cradle in >> the verandah of their hut, before going to work. >> >> At about 10.30 a.m. on Monday, six stray dogs attacked and mauled her >> to death. The pathetic thing was that she was neither able to fight >> back nor scream for help. They even pulled her down from the cradle >> and tried to drag her into the bushes, adjoining the hutment. >> According to a neighbour, Ramalakshmi, "Whenever, she would feel >> hungry, the girl would cry. When I heard her cry, I thought that she >> was hungry. But when it continued for some time, I came and out and >> saw six dogs dragging her away. I tried to chase the dogs away, but >> they attacked me also. I called for help, and a few others joined in >> chasing the dogs away. But by that time Mary was dead and her body was >> torn open at various places." >> >> According to Appalanaidu, a neighbour, the dog menace has increased in >> the hutment located on the hill slopes after GVMC let loose some dogs >> in the neighbouring cremation ground, about a month ago. "The dogs >> returned to lick the blood even after the body was taken away by the >> police for post-mortem. 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