Man's best friend to march for Tsunami aid

KOLKATA: Bholtu was the hero of the Gujarat earthquake relief efforts. He will walk the streets of Kolkata once again to raise funds for the lakhs of hapless victims affected by the recent tsunami.
Nothing unusual in a passionate city like Kolkata, except that Bholtu happens to be a Spitz and a pet dog owned by businesswoman Titir Banerjee.
Bholtu along with hundred other pet dogs will be walking down the streets of Kolkata to help raise funds for tsunami victims.
"A dog is a man''s best friend and the dogs walk is our novel way to help generate maximum funds for tsunami victims," said Moitri Veterinary Clinic volunteer Yudhaditya Majumdar.
The veterinary clinic is organising a walk with dogs on January 9 as part of its commitment towards social services. It had organised a similar walk during the Gujarat earthquake and raised Rs 40,000. Hundreds of dogs ranging from Spitz, Boxer, Mongrel to Alsatian, and Labradors belonging to clients frequenting the veterinary clinic have been roped in. The dogs will walk from the clinic at Deshapriya Park to the Maidan grounds. It will move along Rash Behari Avenue, S.P. Mukherjee Road and Asutosh Mukherjee Road and Chowringhee.
"I feel honoured if my dogs can contribute towards this noble cause," stated dog owner Titir Banerjee. According to Majumdar, all the funds will be handed over to the CM''s Tsunami Relief Fund.