Zanjeer the Labrador, the hero of the Mumbai blasts, 1993

A very touching and sad photo: http://www.firstpost.com/mumbai/zanjeer-the-labrador-unlikely-hero-of-1993-mumbai-blasts-670333.html

Compare the above to this: http://animalcare.my/2013/03/05/very-very-sad-news-search-and-rescue-dogs-put-down/.
Or this: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/3/20/nation/12860416&sec=nation

A few words come to mind instantly:

1. Gratitude

2. Empathy

3. Wisdom

The greatest wisdom in the world is the realisation that we are all interconnected and that no one is more important than the other. No one deserves any less than what we wish for ourselves.