120 stray dogs killed by lethal injection in two Telangana villages, police book sarpanches
The killings took place between January 6 and 8 within the limits of the Shayampet and Arepally gram panchayats in Hanumakonda district.
The carcasses of 120 dogs were recovered from the Shayampet and Arepally gram panchayat limits in Telangana. (Express Archive) The Telangana Police registered cases against nine people, including two gram panchayat sarpanches and their husbands, in connection with the killing of around 120 stray dogs with lethal injections between January 6 and 8 in two villages of Hanumakonda district.
According to police in Hanumakonda, the carcasses of 120 dogs were recovered from the Shayampet and Arepally gram panchayat limits.
A police officer from Hanumakonda said, “There were likely 50-60 dogs per village, and all these dogs seemed to have been killed by lethal injection with the help of village authorities.”
Based on the complaint, police booked cases under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The FIR was lodged after an NGO, the Stray Animal Foundation of India, lodged a complaint demanding action on those who poisoned the dogs. The complaint said the government should have implemented animal control measures, including sterilisation and vaccination, to help people deal with the stray dog menace.
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