Animal Lover Chooses Pets Over Husband Of 17-Years, Files For Divorce  

Bengaluru: A 43-year old model and beautician has sought for a divorce from her husband as he refused to keep pet dogs and cats at home.
Getting into the details, Preeti married Sudeep a businessperson (names changed), in early 2002 and settled down at Jayanagar in Bengaluru. A pet lover, Preeti always had cats and dogs at home, but in contrast Sudeep hated pets. The couple argued over the issue for years. The duo claimed that the lived together only for their 16-year old daughter's (16) sake.

Tension between the couple reached a flashpoint in July when the man took serious offense to the four dogs and 12 cats she had at their house. Following an argument over the issue, Sudeep didn’t come home for days, stating that he would not eat in the same place where the pets lived,” said BS Saraswathi, senior counselor with Parihar, Vanitha Sahayavani family counselling centre.

Things turned serious on July 28, when Sandeep forcibly took away the cats and dogs from the house. He admitted the dogs to a shelter home and gave away the cats to some friends and relatives.

“On learning about this, Preeti got furious. After remaining inconsolable and going without food for two days, she came to us in tears and filed a complaint,” said Saraswathi, who was involved in counselling the couple..

“But she was not willing to forgive him. She said he was not an animal lover and vehemently opposed her compassion towards canines and cats. Preeti claimed he had taken drastic steps to remove the animals from their home, possibly pushing some of them to live in pathetic conditions,” the senior counsellor recalled.

Preeti also accused her husband of being friendly with other women and giving them gifts secretly, and that the pet issue was only an excuse to quarrel with her at home.

The counselling sessions collapsed recently and the couple filed for divorce by mutual consent. According to the reports, Preeti is expected to claim the custody of her teenage daughter and is now in the process of bringing back her pets to her home.

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