A sick, hungry and abandoned German Shepherd in Daltonganj has been rescued by a young girl Saloni Singh and her team who rescue and rehabilitate animals in distress.
Saloni Singh and her group has set up an organisation called Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants and on an average two to three such cases of animals in distress are rescued and taken care of by this group.
Saloni, daughter of a renowned surgeon Dr G.P. Singh, said she loves to take care of the animals in distress. She further said her mother and father do sometimes feel bad for her extreme attachment to animals but she has her way around them.
She has teamed with Karan and three more boys and girls who remain on the lookout for any animal in distress.
The dog had more maggots in his body than his teeth and was unable to eat and walk.
“We got information about this German Shepherd languishing in a heap of garbage near the SBI branch in the campus of the GLA college in Daltonganj,” said Karan.
He said Saloni and others reached the spot only to find the dog in a miserable condition. He was hungry and feeble.
Karan said the team first pulled out dozens of maggots from his body and gave him food and water.
The German Shepherd ate and drank as if he were hungry for days. It is not yet known as to how he stands abandoned, said Karan.
“It is just our guess that the family which had this animal, abandoned him to die a slow death or it is also possible that this German Shepherd just got too far away from his master's house and now is unable to reach the master's house,” said Karan.
Sources said this group of young boys and girls take care of animals and plants with their own petty savings.