Animal rights activists condemned the “kicking and punching” of a canine who inadvertently entered a cricket stadium throughout an IPL match. A purported video of the incident that occurred on Sunday in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium throughout a match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians surfaced on-line. The video reveals a canine being chased by a number of individuals, together with the safety personnel deployed, because the canine makes an attempt to swerve to keep away from them.

The incident drew a pointy response from animal rights activists.

PETA India, in a press release, mentioned it strongly condemns the “reprehensible and 100 per cent unsportsmanlike act of chasing, kicking, and punching a lost and confused dog who inadvertently entered the stadium, likely afraid”.

“The dog might have felt compelled to react in self-defence due to the repeated kicking by every individual [it] encountered, including a police officer, and being punched and knocked down by a man, as depicted in the video.

A dog is kicked around like he’s a disposable commodity during #IPL. Such are so called human beings and all are on the same page with this approach of kicking, hitting, and ganging up on an poor innocent defenceless dog. It seems like it has become a part of our culture to hit,… pic.twitter.com/kEj6Yfhz4p

— Vedhika (@Vedhika4u) March 26, 2024

The animal rights group said such treatment not only inflicts cruelty upon the innocent dog but also heightens the risk of a tragic incident.

Those involved should suffer penalties, if not arrest, it said.

It also demanded that stadium authorities must immediately adopt humane methods of dealing with such situations.

“Furthermore, we name upon each the stadium and police authorities to take cognisance of this video, making certain that such deplorable actions by members of the general public, stadium workers, and legislation enforcement officers are prevented from occurring sooner or later,” it mentioned.

Keren Nazareth, senior director, Companion Animal and Engagement, Humane Society International/India mentioned this was not the primary time a canine entered a cricket or soccer stadium.

“The dog was clearly scared and in a crowd with so many adults, not one was able to calmly deal with the situation. There should be some training for the field staff on how to be able to humanely remove dogs from such a situation so as not to harm the dog or anyone else,” she mentioned.

“We could definitely learn from some football matches where dogs have had a field day! The fact that we have lived by them for thousands of years, it is only fair that we start being more serious about understanding their behaviour and compassionately finding solutions,” she added.

Animal rights activists condemned the “kicking and punching” of a dog who inadvertently entered a cricket stadium during an IPL match.

A purported video of the incident that happened on Sunday in Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium during a match between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians surfaced online.

The video shows a dog being chased by several people, including the security personnel deployed, as the dog attempts to swerve to avoid them.

The incident drew a sharp reaction from animal rights activists.

PETA India, in a statement, said it strongly condemns the “reprehensible and 100 per cent unsportsmanlike act of chasing, kicking, and punching a misplaced and confused canine who inadvertently entered the stadium, doubtless afraid”.

“The canine may need felt compelled to react in self-defence as a result of repeated kicking by each particular person [it] encountered, together with a police officer, and being punched and knocked down by a person, as depicted within the video.

The animal rights group mentioned such therapy not solely inflicts cruelty upon the harmless canine but additionally heightens the danger of a tragic incident.

Those concerned ought to undergo penalties, if not arrest, it mentioned.

It additionally demanded that stadium authorities should instantly undertake humane strategies of coping with such conditions.

“Furthermore, we call upon both the stadium and police authorities to take cognisance of this video, ensuring that such deplorable actions by members of the public, stadium staff, and law enforcement officials are prevented from occurring in the future,” it mentioned.

Keren Nazareth, senior director, Companion Animal and Engagement, Humane Society International/India mentioned this was not the primary time a canine entered a cricket or soccer stadium.

“The dog was clearly scared and in a crowd with so many adults, not one was able to calmly deal with the situation. There should be some training for the field staff on how to be able to humanely remove dogs from such a situation so as not to harm the dog or anyone else,” she mentioned.

“We could definitely learn from some football matches where dogs have had a field day! The fact that we have lived by them for thousands of years, it is only fair that we start being more serious about understanding their behaviour and compassionately finding solutions,” she added.