Pet Owners and Animal Lovers: The Life of PI

He was lost, he was lonely, scared and felt abandoned by not just his family, but by the whole world. All he could do was wail and hope against hope that someone would come to save him somehow. He had no paper and pen to keep track of time and he did not have a Richard Parker to keep him company either. The days and nights just seemed to come and go. Dec 3rd, 2012 - Somewhere in the late evening, one watchman decided that he should do something about the wailing which he was hearing for the past few days.He informed a gentleman, who feed dogs in the surrounding area. Mr Kanchan then sort help and started calling various people. Mr Dighe, then informed us about this. We went in the night once to take a look at the area. It was so dark that we could barely see the edge of the drainage. Having rescued Bane before, we hoped that the situation would be better in the morning and that maybe with sunlight and some help things would work out for PI. Dec 4th, 2012 - We assembled at the point trying to spot Pi. A lot of the Nala was covered and the end of it was not to be seen! We followed the Huge Drain and soon realised that one of the societies had built a garden over a part of the drain and the rest of it was under a huge, wide, recently tarred road. We found the part of the drain where it opens out into a nala again and we heard a wail. We stopped in our tracks and listened hard. On following the sound, we soon realised that it was coming from a part of the Nala which was under the garden. We called out to Pi. He was too scared, confused and disillusioned to realise that we were there to help him. He stopped wailing on realising that we had heard him. He started to move in the opposite direction.

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The fire brigade and the TMC van arrive. The TMC dog catchers gladly offered to help as they were around in the Lok Upvan area. The firemen saw us fretting and worried and asked us if Pi belonged to any one of us. He was ours, yes - yours and mine. Every citizen of India owned Pi. He was the dog of the Public. He was indeed ours. The firemen soon started planning and strategising. They gladly took all our inputs too. Some of them got down from one side of the Nala and the others at the end which was open after the garden and the Road. Within seconds, Pi realised that something was up and decided to run from the open side towards where he first fell into the drain.

The Firemen and the TMC catchers entering the Nala

The TMC dog catchers courageously entered the huge Nala as well, along with Dr Hemant, ready to sedate the dog as soon as he catches it.

Dr Hemant Thange and the TMC catcher who caught PI

The doc had warned everybody around to avoid eye contact when Pi came along. Pi was nervous and scared. He knew the people were upto somethng. He decided to make a run for it.

And lo behold, the very skilled TMC dog catcher caught him in his noose. He was sedated and he calmed down. He saw stars in circles and he felt a calm come over him.

PI Sedated

PI being carried to safety

He closed his eyes. Pi is very weak and has been taken to the TMC sterlisation center for the time being. He will be given the required treatment there and once he is fit, he will be operated. He needs your prayers to get better. Do go and visit him in the Wagle Estate Center, near Ashar IT PArk, and if you do go, please take some good, nutritious food for him. Pi needs your prayers, love and care. With Roshni Saini,Kaur aunty, Nolin Chitnis, Hemant Pradip Thange