A few months ago, Mayur Hassija struggled to get a poisoned dog to the hospital as five autorickshaw drivers refused the trip. The dog was extremely unwell and the drivers told him the strong smell would linger, making it difficult for them to ferry school students and other passengers thereafter. Eventually, one driver agreed but charged him ₹1,000 for a distance of three kilometres.
He took this up with members of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In a recent meeting, the Joint Director (Animal Husbandry) was asked by the Madurai district Collector to see if a vehicle could be provided exclusively for injured animals in the city, he says.
