Mhuka dzinopfuura gumi nembiri dzakaoma mitezo kubva muchiuno zvichidzika, uye dzakawanda dziri kupora kubva mukukuvadzwa kunotyisa (makumbo, nzeve, maziso, uye mhuno zvakadimburwa), asi dzose dziri kumhanya, kuhukura, kutamba nomufaro, dzichiziva kuti dzinodiwa uye dzakachengeteka.
Nhengo yemhuri itsva
Makore mana apfuura, pashure pokunyengetedzwa zvikuru nomurume wake, Shrestha pakupedzisira akabvuma kuva nembwanana. Pakupedzisira, vakatenga vana vaduku vaviri, asi Shrestha akasimbirira kuti vatengwe kubva kumufudzi - akanga asingadi kuti imbwa dzomumugwagwa dzigare mumba make.
Imwe yembwanana, imbwa inonzi Zara, yakakurumidza kuva yaidiwa naShrestha: “Aipfuura nhengo yemhuri kwandiri. Ainge akaita somwana kwandiri." Zara aimirira kugedhi mazuva ese kuti Shrestha nemurume wake vadzoke kubva kubasa. Shrestha akatanga kumuka achifambisa imbwa nekutandara nadzo.
Asi rimwe zuva, pakupera kwezuva, hapana akasangana naShrestha. Shrestha akawana imbwa iri mukati, ichirutsa ropa. Akaisirwa muchetura nemuvakidzani aisafarira kuhukura kwake. Pasinei nekuedza kukuru kumuponesa, Zara akafa mazuva mana gare gare. Shrestha akapererwa. “Mutsika yechiHindu, kana mumwe wemumhuri afa, hatidyi chero chinhu kwemazuva gumi nematatu. Ndakagadzirira imbwa yangu iyi."
Hupenyu hutsva
Mushure menyaya naZara, Shrestha akatanga kutarisa imbwa dzemumugwagwa zvakasiyana. Akatanga kuvapa zvokudya, akatakura zvokudya zvembwa kwose kwose. Akatanga kuona kuti imbwa ngani dzaikuvara uye dzaida chaizvo kurapwa nemhuka. Shrestha akatanga kubhadhara nzvimbo pane imwe kennel yemunharaunda kuti ape imbwa pekugara, kutarisira uye kudya nguva dzose. Asi nenguva isipi nursery yakafashukira. Shrestha haana kuzvifarira. Iyewo akanga asingafariri kuti akanga asiri mutarisiri wokuchengeta zvipfuwo mudanga, naizvozvo, netsigiro yomurume wake, akatengesa imba ndokuzarura pokuvanda.
Nzvimbo yembwa
Nzvimbo yake yekugara ine boka revanachiremba vezvipfuyo uye nyanzvi dzemhuka, pamwe chete nevazvipiri vanobva kumativi ose enyika vanouya kuzobatsira imbwa kuti dzidzoke uye kuwana dzimba itsva (kunyangwe dzimwe mhuka dzichigara panzvimbo yekugara nguva yakazara).
Imbwa dzakaoma mitezo zvishoma dzinogarawo mudzimba. Vanhu vanowanzobvunza Shrestha kuti sei asingavaradzise. “Baba vangu vakaoma mitezo kwemakore 17. Hatina kumbofunga nezve euthanasia. Baba vangu vaigona kutaura uye kunditsanangurira kuti vaida kurarama. Pamwe imbwa idzi dzinodawo kurarama. Handina kodzero yekuvaregerera,” anodaro.
Shrestha haakwanisi kutengera imbwa mawiricheya muNepal, asi anodzitengera kunze kwenyika: “Pandinoisa imbwa dzakaoma mitezo zvishoma mumawiricheya, dzinomhanya kupfuura dzine makumbo mana!”
Vegan uye murwiri wekodzero dzemhuka
Nhasi, Shrestha ivegan uye mumwe wevanorwira kodzero dzemhuka vane mukurumbira muNepal. “Ndinoda kuva izwi reavo vasina,” anodaro. Munguva ichangopfuura, Shrestha akabudirira kuita mushandirapamwe wekuti hurumende yeNepalese ipasise mutemo wekutanga weAnimal Welfare Act, pamwe nemiyero mitsva yekushandiswa kwenyati mumamiriro ekufambisa eIndia muNepal.
Murwiri wekodzero dzemhuka akasarudzwa zita rekuti "Youth Icon 2018" uye akapinda mumakumi manomwe epamusoro evakadzi vane simba muNepal. Vazhinji vevazvipiri varo nevatsigiri vakadzi. “Vakadzi vazere nerudo. Vane simba rakawanda, vanobatsira vanhu, vanobatsira mhuka. Vakadzi vanogona kuponesa nyika. "
Kuchinja nyika
"Nepal iri kuchinja, nzanga iri kuchinja. Handina kumbodzidziswa kuva nemutsa, asi iye zvino ndinoona vana veko vachishanyira musha wenherera uye vachiupa homwe yavo. Chinhu chinonyanya kukosha kuve nehunhu. Uye havasi vanhu chete vanogona kukudzidzisa iwe chivanhu. Ndakazvidzidza kubva kumhuka,” anodaro Shrestha.
Ndangariro yaZara inomuita kuti arambe achikurudzirwa: “Zara akandikurudzira kuvaka musha wenherera uyu. Mufananidzo wake uri pedyo nemubhedha wangu. Ndinomuona mazuva ese uye anondikurudzira kubatsira mhuka. Ndicho chikonzero nei musha wenherera uripo.”
Mufananidzo: Jo-Anne McArthur / Isu Mhuka