India, Nov. 22 -- A video from Pune showing two donkeys towing a Mahindra Thar SUV along a public road has sparked nationwide outrage. According to activists, the vehicle weighs between 1,660kg and 1,845kg - more than 30 times the legal load limit permitted for donkeys - raising serious concerns about animal cruelty.

Alokparna Sengupta, managing director, Humane World for Animals India, said that such incidents reflect a disturbing disregard for basic compassion. "As a nation that prides itself on innovation, we cannot allow acts that drag us back to an era where animals were exploited for labour. Progress means leaving cruelty behind, not staging it for attention and viral content. Such regressive displays not only normalise cruelty, bu...