Dogs in Nepal have been decked with marigold garlands and vibrant vermillion paint on Sunday (Nov 12) to rejoice a day devoted to them as a part of a Hindu pageant.
Kukur Tihar, the second day of the five-day Tihar pageant, is reserved for worshipping dogs as brokers of Yamaraj, the god of loss of life, and for appreciating their loyalty and companionship to people.
Businessman Sujit Dongol, who celebrated the pageant at home, advised AFP that his canine was a part of the household.
“He is a companion to everybody and is at all times completely happy and playful like a toddler,” he stated, holding his one-year-old American Bully in his arms. “We really feel completely happy worshipping a canine that lives with us.”
Dog lovers additionally supply treats and toys to their pets and road dogs through the celebration.
The Armed Police Force held a particular ritual to honour and worship their canine pressure, which is usually used throughout pure disasters and within the detection of explosives and medicines.
“It is a special occasion,” stated Ramesh Pokharel, chief of the Animal Health and Dog Handler part of the Armed Police Force. “Our dogs have helped us loads, so the safety personnel really feel completely happy to rejoice this.”
Inspired by Nepal’s pageant, the same annual celebration started in Mexico in 2016.
But animal welfare teams say the particular remedy shouldn’t be restricted to a single day and inhumane remedy in direction of road dogs, corresponding to poisoning them to cull the inhabitants or to stop rabies, should be stopped.
