NEW DELHI: NGO People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Purushottam Rupala and Sanjeev Balyan for including companion animals in the campaign to rescue Indians stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
NEW DELHI: NGO People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers Purushottam Rupala and Sanjeev Balyan for including companion animals in the campaign to rescue Indians stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
"Separating animal companions from their parents would have caused more tragedy," PETA said in a tweet.
HT had earlier reported that Rishabh Kaushik, a third-year student at Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, was struggling to get clearance for his dog, Malibu. In a widely circulated video, Kaushik explained how the Indian Embassy in Ukraine and the Centre's Animal Quarantine and Certification Service were asking for as many documents as possible to bring their dog along.
“This morning we all woke up with the bombings… my dog is scared too, he is crying all the time,” he said. Kaushik said that he takes his dog out of the bunkers from time to time to keep warm.
In another video that has gone viral on social media, Arya Aldrin from Kerala said that she sacrificed a lot to bring her dog along. “After going through so many hardships, if I could not take him on the flight with me, all my efforts would be in vain. So, please all of you pray for us."
Union Minister Vijay Kumar Singh shared the video and tweeted: "Some evacuees even brought their four legged best friends. It is good for all our Indian students aboard the C-17 Globemaster of the Indian Air Force, ready to return to the safety of their motherland."