Animal rights activists condemned the “kicking and hitting” of a dog that accidentally entered a cricket stadium during an IPL match. An alleged video of the incident that took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday during a match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians surfaced online. The video shows a dog being chased by several people, including deployed security personnel, as the dog tries to swerve to avoid them.
The incident provoked sharp reactions from animal rights activists.
PETA India said in a statement that it strongly condemns the “reprehensible and 100 percent unsportsmanlike act of chasing, kicking and hitting a stray and confused dog that accidentally entered the stadium, likely scared.”
“The dog may have felt compelled to respond in self-defense due to being repeatedly kicked by everyone it encountered, including a police officer, and by a man who was punched and knocked down, as shown in the video.
A dog is kicked around like he’s a disposable item #IPL. Those are so-called human beings and they are all aligned with this approach of kicking, hitting and ganging up on a poor, innocent, defenseless dog. It seems it has become part of our culture to hit,… pic.twitter.com/kEj6Yfhz4p
— Vedhika (@Vedhika4u) March 26, 2024
The animal rights group said such treatment not only inflicts cruelty on the innocent dog, but also increases the risk of a tragic incident.
Those involved should be punished, if not arrested, the report said.
It also demanded that the stadium authorities immediately adopt humane methods to deal with such situations.
“Furthermore, we call on both the stadium and the police to take note of this video, to ensure that such deplorable actions by members of the public, stadium staff and law enforcement officials are prevented in the future,” the report said.
Keren Nazareth, senior director, Companion Animal and Engagement, Humane Society International/India said this was not the first time a dog had entered a cricket or football stadium.
“The dog was clearly scared and in a crowd with so many adults, no one was able to calmly deal with the situation. “There should be some training for field staff on how to humanely remove dogs from such a situation so as not to harm the dog or anyone else,” she said.
“We could certainly learn from some football matches where dogs have had a field day! The fact that we have been living with them for thousands of years, it is only fair that we start looking more seriously at understanding their behavior and finding solutions with compassion.” she added.
Animal rights activists condemned the “kicking and hitting” of a dog that accidentally entered a cricket stadium during an IPL match.
An alleged video of the incident that took place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday during a match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians surfaced online.
The video shows a dog being chased by several people, including deployed security personnel, as the dog tries to swerve to avoid them.
The incident provoked sharp reactions from animal rights activists.
PETA India said in a statement that it strongly condemns the “reprehensible and 100 percent unsportsmanlike act of chasing, kicking and hitting a stray and confused dog that accidentally entered the stadium, likely scared.”
“The dog may have felt compelled to respond in self-defense due to being repeatedly kicked by everyone it encountered, including a police officer, and by a man who was punched and knocked down, as shown in the video.
The animal rights group said such treatment not only inflicts cruelty on the innocent dog, but also increases the risk of a tragic incident.
Those involved should be punished, if not arrested, the report said.
It also demanded that the stadium authorities immediately adopt humane methods to deal with such situations.
“Furthermore, we call on both the stadium and the police to take note of this video, to ensure that such deplorable actions by members of the public, stadium staff and law enforcement officials are prevented in the future,” the report said.
Keren Nazareth, senior director, Companion Animal and Engagement, Humane Society International/India said this was not the first time a dog had entered a cricket or football stadium.
“The dog was clearly scared and in a crowd with so many adults, no one was able to calmly deal with the situation. “There should be some training for field staff on how to humanely remove dogs from such a situation so as not to harm the dog or anyone else,” she said.
“We could certainly learn from some football matches where dogs have had a field day! The fact that we have been living with them for thousands of years, it is only fair that we start looking more seriously at understanding their behavior and finding solutions with compassion.” she added.
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