More Than 200 Stray Dogs Poisoned, Dumped Into A Well In Mass Killings In Telangana

More than two hundred stray dogs were reportedly culled in Thigul village of Siddipet district in Telangana. The incident came to light after a pet dog went missing.

Animal activist Adulapuram Goutham has lodged a complaint against the village sarpanch and secretary, alleging that the two hired contract killers and poisoned the dogs.

He added that the bodies of the poisoned dogs were dumped into huge pits.

A video of the carcasses of dogs piled up in a pit is making rounds on social media.

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¡°These 100 dogs were killed within a day. Over the last three months over 200 dogs from the village have been poisoned and killed,¡± said Goutham, who works with Stray Animal Foundation of India.

Police complaint filed

A police complaint has been registered against the Thigul village sarpanch and the secretary and bodies of the dogs will be sent for post mortem.

The mass killing of dogs came to light after the foundation received information about the death of a pet dog who went missing.

When the activist went to the village to find out the reasons, he found that the pet dog was poisoned along with strays. He learned about the mass killings of strays and this was confirmed by locals.

The carcasses were dumped into an old well in the village. The villagers also told the activist that some 200 stray dogs were killed in the last three months.

People for Animals India has condemned the mass killing of dogs. It posted on Twitter a video of the carcasses of dogs lying in a pit.

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Not the first incident

Earlier too, about 100 dogs were killed by the municipal staff in Siddipet town, triggering outrage from animal lovers.

Last year in Karnataka, more than 30 monkeys were found dead inside gunny bags in Hassan district.

The monkeys were suspected to be poisoned and found in bags on the road near Choudanahalli village in Belur taluk.

Out of the total, at least five monkeys were found alive and returned to the forest.

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