It has been dark rather than bark for several owners who are hunting for their pet dogs. The anguished owners have lost their canines who bolted, scared by firecrackers and subsequently got separated from them.

There is Kalu, a stray dog who was being treated for eye cancer at Yoda Centre in Khar. Said Amit Pathak who is founder of Awaaz, Voice of Stray Animals, "Kalu was startled by firecracker noise." Pooja Sakpal, co-founder of Yoda said, "Kalu jumped on to the kitchen platform and from there out of the kitchen window of the centre on Diwali night, though we are on the first floor. He has been missing since. His eyes are distinctive, they have cancerous growths."