AWBI Recognition Number

ND044/2007

Email Address

pr@jbfsociety.org

Phone Number

+91-99544 49528

EXPOSE A TIP OF ICEBERG OF ILLEGAL DOG MEAT TRADE IN GUWAHATI
Trafficking of dog is an illegal business deeply rooted in North Eastern states of India. The dog was smuggling from one state to other for its meats. It is estimated that 30,000 dogs were traded inhumanely and illegally every year. In the year-end of 2017, JBF Trust India revealed such an incident which was also a tip of the ice berg of interstate crime nexus and rescued 42 dogs from the fringe of Guwahati city.

On 15 December 2017, JBF Trust received a phone call from Dr.Mrinal Das, an animal lover, and member of an Animal Practitioners Association, Guwahati regarding suspicious packaging of dogs in a small gunny bag in Khetri area.

Understanding the depth of the incident, the Chief Functionary of JBF, Dr SashankaSekharDutta immediately alerted the JBF team and informed Assam police for immediate action. Both Khetri station of Assam Police and JBF developed a quick action plan of raid & rescue and rushed to the area. The JBF team was led by Dr Sashanka and the Assam Police team was led by Mr B. Dekaof Khetri PS.

The area was identified as a Killing village which was around 30 km from Guwahati city and it was covered with dense forest and hillock of around 300 meters above roadside.On the arrival of police, the dog smugglers were running away into the deep jungle and left behind their shelters.

The JBF team found the innocent dogs in a devastated state with helplessness and fear in their eyes. The animals were packed tightly in jute bags, their muzzle tied shut so that they could hardly breathe. To hide the animals the dog traders thrown all the 42 dogs in different locations of the forest and uneven terrain. The whole search operation took several hours to ensure that no animal left behind in that difficult jungle area. The JBF Team put all the dogs at rescue vehicle and reached Khetri police station to complete the legal formalities.Khetri police have requested JBF to keep the rescued dogs in safe custody/treatment till rehabilitation.

It was believed that the dog trader catches dogs from different location of Assam and transport it to Nagaland and Mizoram by various route and sell them at a different rate.

The rescued dogs were then transported to JBF centre in the late evening and they were provided water, food and comfort zone. They were given first aid, vaccination, and treatment and this is continuing for the following days to provide a fearless and stress-free life for these innocent creatures.

At present there are 37 rescued dogs with JBF, 3 got adopted and 2 died same night of rescue operation. Other dogs are in line to be adopted although some of them are not in good condition.