In Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, a female street dog named Jaya is all set to travel abroad with her new owner from the Netherlands. Jaya will be traveling with a proper passport and visa.
Meral Bontenbel, a native of Amsterdam, is Jaya’s new owner. She shared that she had always wanted to have a pet and fell in love with Jaya during a visit to Varanasi.
Bontenbel explained, “I traveled to Varanasi as I wanted to explore the city. As I was walking around idly one day (along with her co-travelers), Jaya walked up to us. She was very sweet and I fell for her. I cuddled her and she tagged along with us thereafter. She started following us around. Then, one day, she was attacked by another dog on the street.”
A security guard helped Jaya when she got into a fight. At first, Bontenbel didn’t plan to keep Jaya, but she just wanted to keep the dog safe from the streets.
She also said she had to stay in India for six more months to get Jaya a passport and visa so her dear dog could come with her on the trip.
“I’m truly delighted to bring her with me. The whole process took quite a while – it took six months of waiting to get here. I’ve always dreamt of having a dog, and I knew I had to adopt her the moment she came up to me,” she expressed.
