India Dog

NAME: Unknown
LOCATION: Calcutta, India

When the street dog population is ‘under control’, the people of Calcutta tend to leave them be, and they survive by eating waste from restaurants. But when numbers get too high, the government will organise a cull of street dogs, usually by poisoning or shooting. This dog’s life ended outside a hotel in a side-alley. The hotel owner got his son to drag the dog to the tip, about 20 minutes walk away. Probably the lengthiest accompanied walk the animal had ever experienced.

Thanks to Doctor John for this picture