puducherry a dog from puducherry brownie has reached the final round of the people for the ethical treatment of animals peta indias seventh annual cutest indian dog alive contest brownie was only about a month old when shael kundra tyagi found her abandoned on a busy street and suffering from a skin disease she took the puppy to a veterinarian for treatment and then adopted her now shes a loving member of tyagis familymy husband and i found her on a busy street crying badly as she was suffering from some skin disease tyagi told peta india we took her with us and called a doctor he started her treatment and after a month she recovered now brownie is our loving babypeta india chief executive officer manilal valliyate says brownie is a lucky dog and she has returned the favour of being rescued by bringing much love and joy into her guardians life all rescued dogs are already winners because their lives were saved by people who love them for who they are peta india urges prospective guardians to adopt a community dog from the streets or an animal shelter rather than buying puppies from pet shops breeders and pet shops often keep animals in dismal conditions and because pedigree dogs are bred for certain exaggerated physical traits such as long ears and drooping backs theyre prone to health issues including breathing difficulty cancer heart disease bleeding disorders skeletal malformations and eye problems indian community dogs are generally healthier and more robust than their purebred counterpartsthe pup that wins the cutest indian dog alive contest will receive a certificate and a 100 per cent desi dog doggie tshirt while its guardian will receive a my dog is a rescue dog tshirt as well as a copy of peta india founder ingrid newkirks book lets have a dog party 20 tailwagging celebrations to share with your best friend the second and third place winners will each receive a certificate and a 100 per cent desi dog doggie tshirt while the guardian of the second place winner will receive a my dog is a rescue dog tshirt all three winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of animal times petas magazine for members on petaindiacom people can read all the finalists rescue stories and vote for their favourite pet peta india will select the winners based on several factors peta will announce the winners on august 29