kolkata a golden retriever that was allegedly being illtreated by the owner in kugachhia howrah was rescued by animal lovers the owner who has a pharmacy business refuted the charge of abuse but said he was happy that the dog was being cared foranimal rights activist maureen gupta said dog lovers learnt about the sevenmonthold retriever after a video on its condition was circulated online on july 16 the dog was kept chained inside a toilet all day at night it was tied on the terrace it was served a frugal meal of rice and curd when the dog lovers went to the house on tuesday the owner refused to show the dog to them claiming it had been sent to the kp bomb squad for training he could not show any vaccination details the dog was finally rescued from a house in a bagnan village under rajapur ps on wednesday the family there admitted they did not keep the dog indoors and he would be tied on the terrace at night there are multiple grounds of cruelty gupta saidthe vet has prescribed an xray of its legs and hip the dog weighs 22kg when it should be 32kg33kg its footsteps are awkward hinting at an injury it has an extremely narrow hip perhaps due to malnourishment the dog does not make eye contact or shake hands but its condition has improved said dola sarkar who was among the four women who rescued the dogthe owner alleged the dog was taken away without his consent and he would file a complaint sarkar said she had sent complaints to bagnan and rajapur cops via post