Just two days after the death of the unfortunate stray, Lucky, who was brutally assaulted in a Worli building on July 24, a war has erupted over the money collected by NGOs for his treatment, which now runs into lakhs. There are accusations by animal activists against NGOs, who they claim are making money under the guise of seeking donations for Lucky's treatment. The NGOs have refuted allegations and are now pointing fingers at each other.

Speaking to mid-day, Jayesh Shah of the NGO Help Animals and Birds Association (HABA), which had first rescued Lucky and taken him away for treatment, said the donations to his NGO's account had added up to around R7lakh and that he would soon be refunding donors as the dog was no more. He said, "I have been rescuing injured stray animals for years and did the same for Lucky. From July 24 to 28, we treated him at our own clinic, but another NGO. Bombay Animal Rights (BAR), decided to take the dog to a well known private veterinary hospital in south Mumbai. The cost of treatment there is high and as BAR is not a registered NGO, they told me to raise the donations through my NGO. By July 31, I realised that the money collected had reached around R7 lakh, much more than what was needed so I posted on Facebook on that day that the money would be returned."