Over 20 stray dogs culled in Telangana by "civic workers"

As many as 22 stray dogs have been culled allegedly by civic workers in Vikarabad district following which a case has been registered, police said Sunday. The stray dogs were killed on Wednesday last by using sticks with poisonous needles despite some locals opposing the move of municipal authorities, a police official told PTI over the phone based on a complaint lodged by a local resident.

The killed dogs were then buried in the municipal dump yard, the official said adding following the complaint the veterinary surgeons conducted a post-mortem on the carcasses of dogs and are now awaiting a report besides the samples were sent for forensic examination to know the exact cause of the death. Following a complaint by the local resident, a case was registered under IPC Section 429 (killing or maiming animals) and relevant provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty Against Animals Act over the killing of stray dogs and a notice has also been sent to the civic authorities seeking their response, the police official added.