KOLKATA: A Kolkata filmmaker's documentary on the struggle to get street dogs legal protection and implement harsher penalties for animal cruelty will be screened in Nandan on June 4. The documentary 'Nirbaak' has already been screened in other film festivals.
The filmmaker, Om Chanda, said that the May 19 Supreme Court order, which allowed stray dogs to be fed in residential areas, gives some legal safeguards. "But this does not help much to change the way people view street dogs. There remains a perpetual wedge between dog lovers and those who abuse or do not take animal rights seriously. Animal welfare activists frequently make PILs in courts, but it is a very slow process to bring about palpable changes. My main goal with this documentary is to show people the dog's perspective."
Chanda added, "I will be happy if this film can impact the spectators in such a way that they are moved enough to support the rights of street dogs."
