30/04/2026
A veterinary facility was found to be engaging in deeply unethical and exploitative practices, including the illegal extraction and sale of canine blood, treating stray dogs as involuntary blood sources.
Intervention by Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi ji led to immediate action, and the establishment has since been shut down.
This case highlights the urgent need for stringent regulatory oversight, strict ethical compliance, and greater transparency within veterinary services.
However, this must not remain an isolated instance. For every violation that is exposed, there may be several others operating without scrutiny, unreported, uninspected, and continuing behind closed doors.
Be vigilant. Be vocal. Ask questions. Demand accountability from veterinary establishments and local authorities alike.
Community dogs are not blood banks. Veterinary care cannot, and must not, come at the cost of cruelty.