India, Sept. 7 -- By S. Kenneth Shishir

While every human being is given a proper burial, animals, too, deserve dignity in death.

Unfortunately, many of us tend to ignore the sight of a stray dog killed in an accident. But for the past five years, one man has been silently performing a noble duty - giving proper burials to stray dogs killed by speeding vehicles on Mysuru's Outer Ring Road.

That man is Umesh, who runs the Bow Bow Pet Resort on Udbur-Sinduvalli Road. Whenever he receives a message about a dog killed on the Ring Road, Umesh immediately grabs a pickaxe and shovel, rushes to the location, and personally buries the animal. From 2020 till Aug. 31, 2025, he has buried 509 stray dogs along the Ring Road.

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