“Not in Europe but L.A.
Angry, howling dogs
Smashing against cages
Bold, majestic cats
Cute, fluffy kittens
Orphans awaiting adoption

No Nazi uniforms around
But somebody makes choices
Picking which pets to kill
In the name of space

Their dreadful crime:
Learned their multiplication tables
Far too well”

This Anglo American
Is choked up with emotion
With evident love and care
Protesting against cruelty to pets
What about human rights instead?
 
 

                    (Fazeel Azeez Chauhan  4-19-99)