A totally helpless little boy was caught fighting to survive alone on the street. But, in reality he was not so alone, they saw him giving warmth, love and protection to a little dog . The image has shocked networks around the world, and from Zoorprendente we want to review his emotional story.
Childhood is the most important stage in any person’s life, which is why the care and teachings that a child receives during that period are decisive.
But, unfortunately, not all children have the privilege of receiving the protection of their family. Although there will always be an unconditional being that accompanies them to the end of the world and as paradoxical as it may sound, we are not talking about a mother.
On social networks, the photograph of this little boy who was captured in India has broken everyone’s hearts, since few imagined the story behind it.
The puppy and the little boy gave each other the warmth, protection and love they so needed.
His name is Ankit and he lives in the Indian state of Muzaffarnagar, sadly he is not a child with many privileges.
A photographer captured him one of the many nights he had spent on the streets, after being kicked out of home by his own mother.
Hungry and with nowhere to go, Ankit had no one but his dog to carry on with life.
Ankit’s dad is behind bars so he couldn’t give him any help. The boy was helpless, although that did not make him feel so alone because his pet had been there to accompany him.
The boy sorted through life between alms and the odd job.
There are few details that the child remembers about his family. For him, his world has been reduced to work and trying to survive with his little dog Danny to the dangers of the street.
Ankit sells balloons and sometimes works at a tea stall to earn his bread. He also survives from the charitable gestures he receives from some good Samaritans.
The boy has already forgotten his age, but he senses that he is between 9 and 10 years old.
The minor’s story changed following the photograph that went viral at the beginning of December, since then the authorities have dedicated themselves to finding his whereabouts. And fortunately, they managed to find it.
“He is now under the care of Muzaffarnagar Police. We are trying to locate his loved ones and their photographs have been sent to various police stations in the surrounding districts. “We have also alerted the district women and child welfare department ,” the police force explained.
The local journalist who photographed the child was harshly criticized on social networks, since his intentions to help remained only in the dissemination of the image, but he was not able to take Ankit to a child protection center.
The controversy unleashed is justified, but at the end of the day, it was thanks to that image that raised concern in many and changed Ankit’s future.
The minor left the streets and will live under the care of a friendly woman known to locals as Sheela Devi, who had helped him on other occasions and with whom he maintains a friendship. This will be a safe place for him and his little dog Danny.
Ankit will start studying at a private school that offered to enroll him free of cost.
The image of the minor on the networks shocked many and the matter became more sensitive when his name and the fact that his own family had abandoned him became known.
Despite how hard these years have been , Ankit has always been accompanied by Danny, the most faithful little angel anyone could have, and he is grateful for that.
The little dog offers his warmth and love to the child, so that together they can face the adversities that life has put in their path. Without a doubt, nothing compares to the fidelity of these four-legged beings who sometimes become true guardian angels.
