Alia Bhatt shares a video of a dog being cruelly beaten, and Sophie Choudry shares an update

Anushka Sharma recently reacted to a video showing street dogs saving a boy from a pit bull attack while bystanders did nothing. Following suit, Alia Bhatt, who loves animals, shared a post on Instagram Stories about a pet dog being abused. She reposted singer Sophie Choudry's message about a beagle being mistreated by its caretaker.

Sophie Choudry shared a video on Instagram Stories showing a woman hitting a dog with its leash on Mumbai's footpath. She wrote, “Update about the beautiful beagle Bira, who was cruelly beaten by this monster maid. I managed to get in touch with Parth and Shweta, who own the dog. Shweta told Malini Agarwal and me, She had never seen this video and was traumatized.”

Further sharing details about the video and the'maid', Sophie wrote, "Parth told me it was 6-month-old. I have no idea what the truth is, but they are flying back from Dubai tomorrow (Friday). I confronted the maid in person too, who is shockingly still employed with them."

The singer added by saying the dog was now at a pet shelter. “Bira is now with Jehan Canine Centre (Mumbai). Hopefully, they (the dog's owners) sack this maid tomorrow and take care of Bira (heart and folded hands emojis).”

In February 2024, Alia expressed her emotions after a video of staff at a veterinary clinic in Thane assaulting a pet dog named Tofu went viral. The disturbing video depicted two clinic employees viciously attacking the dog. Alia took to Instagram Stories to re-share a post about the incident and called the incident'very disheartening’.