Just a few weeks in the past, a blind pet was seen at a park in Sadashiv Nagar, the place she was deserted along with her siblings. Zoha Bin Jung, an equestrian and member of CJ Memorial Trust’s (CJMT) Hennur Canine Squad, fell in love along with her and took her house. Now named Bailey, the pup lives fortunately with two tripod cats, a tripod canine, and an previous blind cocker spaniel who was discovered sick on the streets. “I have only gratitude for such individuals. Zoha went on to adopt another blind husky from the squads to give Bailey company,” says Priya Chetty-Rajagopal, trustee, CJMT.
A baby with its pet canine at PET-A-THON to create consciousness on animal rights at Cubbon Park in 2022
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The non-profit has been working in direction of defending neighborhood canines by means of initiatives equivalent to canine squads, advocacy for animal safety legal guidelines, and neighborhood programmes, to call a couple of, and Luna’s case is a win at a time when avenue canines have been below the radar.
The CJ Memorial Trust organized fashions to participate in the celebration of “Santa Bow Wow-2019” a canine pageant at Cubbon Park in 2019
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If you want to do extra for the streeties round you, there’s a lot you are able to do other than adoption. “Nobody has homes to take all the dogs that we love on the street. I wish we had, but we don’t. And many dogs are completely happy on the street. Adoption is ideal, but given the population, the scale is an issue. CJMT has launched not only #Indieproud and #IndieDogDay www.indiedogday, but also the Million Indies Homes Project, which is being supported by the government.”
At the CJ Memorial Trust Dog Park
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Priya shares examples that display how the public can create higher connections between individuals and canines. “There are over 60 CJMT squads all over Bengaluru with almost 5,000 people ensuring that their hyperlocal squads are focussed on neutering and vaccination,” she says. There are additionally feeding and care initiatives to verify the canines are pleasant, accessible and aware of people.
A snapshot from the Cubbon Dog Park in 2015
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At the Cubbon Dog Park that the Trust runs, whereas it’s all enjoyable and socialisation, Priya says, necessary messages are handed on to guests equivalent to #adopdontshop, neuter your pet, methods to recognise a sterivaxed canine, and so on”.
“You’d be surprised how many people don’t know about telltale ear notch that confirms that status. We cover how to interact with community dogs, keeping your kids safe by recognising the ones that are steadily vaxed, calling up Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) to ensure that your community dogs are picked up for sterivax.”
This makes them not solely extra comfy but additionally knowledgeable and empowered to do extra in their very own neighborhood, explains Priya, who says in addition they promote #IndieProud which have enabled as much as 500 adoptions in the canine park.
“The VIP treatment that Indie dogs and pets receive helps people understand how much we value that, and then allows them to be kind to the community dogs around their own homes. We also emphasise on making them wear tags so that dogs have a name and number in case they get lost.” People are inspired to affix their native squad, to allow them to be of assist as and when required.
At the CJ Memorial Trust Dog Park
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Educating people who find themselves detached or petrified of streeties is one other contact level at CJMT. “Very few people are scared of puppies, so that’s a great way to start and we particularly focus on that with children with an event that we run every year called Santa Bow Wow that is specifically focussed on dogs and children. So, catching them early and getting their parents involved, make a huge difference in long-term community involvement,” says Priya, who provides that cats are additionally a part of the drawback in case you are rabies, so it will be important “for all of us to ensure that our cats are neutered and vaccinated too. Otherwise, they multiply very, very fast and kittens die horrible deaths”.
A participant of the Puppy Adoption Camp at Cubbon Park in Bangalore in 2011
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The Cubbon Park squad additionally has some ways you may be part of the motion, other than rescuing or adopting. “You can start small by making a call to BBMP for a neuter, maybe fostering a dog, contributing towards an injured dog’s hospital bills, etc. But most often we are encouraging people to be aware of the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, that prohibit the relocation and culling of stray dogs, and help them realise that they have to coexist with these animals,” says Priya, who additionally suggests individuals neuter and vaccinate their avenue animals.
“This is non-negotiable if you care for your street animals and care for your humans in the community. Our squads are doing this, and you can work with them to ensure that these dogs are safely picked up, operated on, vaccinated, and put back on the street.”
Get in contact with the group on cjmemorialtrust.org/
Published – September 16, 2025 10:20 am IST
