Mayuri Harshal Gala, resident of Yogi Hills, Mulund West, had filed a case against Jeetu Chandani, the secretary of her society for cruel conduct towards stray puppies in the area in June. Chandani allegedly took some six stray puppies living in the society and abandoned them. Mulund cops filed an FIR against Chandani and arrested him. Gala calls the case a game changer. "Due to the media coverage and the police case, Jeetu Chandani is calm and controlled towards the animals [today]. His behaviour has changed." Gala used to feed the dogs late at night, so as to avoid the attention of the people in the society. But after mid-day brought this case to the public's notice on June 7, the animal-loving residents of Yogi Hills feed and care for the strays openly.

Now humbled, Chandani says, "I had taken the decision not to feed strays because I was thinking correctly, and I [still] believe it was the right decision. The dogs would perform sexual acts and pee on the water tank. I didn't want people, especially kids, to see that. This was the main reason I requested the members to not feed the animals within the society premises."