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Kerala govt. decides to put dangerous stray dogs to death

  • The state govt. has decided to adopt multi-pronged strategy to quell dangerous stray dogs.
  • The stray dog menace has been a point of debate for the past few years after an increase in stray dog attacks.
  • Last year dog lovers in the state raised a furore after locals killed street dogs by injecting potassium cyanide.
     
Aggressive dogs to be culled decides Kerala govt

 

After two persons, including an elderly woman, were mauled to death by street dogs in a matter of just three days in Kerala, the state government has decided to put violent strays to death by injecting drugs. The civic bodies will also intensify efforts to sterilize the animals as the reports of stray dog attacks continue to pour in from across the state.
 

 "Stray dogs that pose threat to human lives would be administered drugs and put to sleep as per law. An order in this regard would be released to all local self-government bodies," said KT Jaleel, Minister for Local Self Governance at a press meet on Tuesday.
 

Revealing that there was no legal problem in killing violent stray dogs, the minister said that the government was planning to set up at least one sterilization unit in every three blocks and would need more veterinary doctors to conduct sterilization drive. The government also directed Grama Panchayats to carryout Animal Birth Control programme.
 

The decision to kill dangerous canines was taken after an 65-year-old Siluvamma was mauled to death by a pack of 50 strays on Friday evening near Pulluvila beach in the state capital. The dogs also attacked her son Selvaraj who tried to chase away the dogs. Selvaraj managed to escape by jumping into the sea and swam to safety. 
 

A middle aged man, who had been bitten by a rabid stray dog two weeks back, succumbed to injuries at Kottarakkara on Monday.  After the tragic death of Siluvamma, several incidents of stray dog attacks were reported from across the state. According to a report submitted by a committee appointed by the Supreme Court more than one lakh people in Kerala have been bitten by dogs in 2015-16.
  
Also read: Elderly woman mauled to death by stray dogs in Thiruvananthapuram


These incidents sparked off a heated debate in the state after a section of the public demanding mass culling of strays. Animal rights activists and Union Minister Maneka Gandhi strongly opposed the demand.

 

In response, Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala urged Gandhi to change her stand on stray dog menace. Meanwhile, the Kerala based hackers, Kerala Cyber Warriors hacked the website of Gandhi’s animal welfare organisation People for Animals (PFA) on Monday in solidarity with the clamour for a stray dog free India.  

 

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