Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala government's move to cull violent street dogs has drawn flak from animal rights groups with People For Animals saying it would take legal recourse if government takes steps to kill stray canines in violation of Supreme Court order.
"People For Animals would fully support and cooperate with the government's measures to sterilise street dogs, but under this cover, if any attempt is made from any centre to kill dogs in violation of Supreme Court order, it would be challenged legally," the organisation's Kerala member in-charge Raneesh Perambra told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
He said the root cause of increase in the number of street dogs was the lack of proper waste disposal measures. The present situation was caused by "indifferent attitude" of the government and civic bodies in taking steps for waste management, he added.
The issue became a talking point in the state after a 65-year-old woman died when she was mauled by a pack of dogs at coastal hamlet Pullivilla near Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
Incidents of dog bites have also been reported from rural areas of the city and Palakkad district. Eight persons at Palakkad and another at Pullivilla were mauled by street dogs.
According to a report submitted in the Supreme Court recently in a connected case, more than one lakh people in Kerala have been bitten by dogs in 2015-16.
As part of measure to tackle stray dog menace, government had yesterday said it would take steps to cull violent street dogs by injecting "special medicines".
Local Administration Minister KT Jaleel had said the local administration secretary has been authorised to issue orders to civic bodies to cull violent street dogs by injecting "special medicines."
Steps in this regard would be taken on the basis of veterinarians' certificate. No case would be registered for killing dogs in this manner, Mr Jaleel had said.
"People For Animals would fully support and cooperate with the government's measures to sterilise street dogs, but under this cover, if any attempt is made from any centre to kill dogs in violation of Supreme Court order, it would be challenged legally," the organisation's Kerala member in-charge Raneesh Perambra told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday.
The issue became a talking point in the state after a 65-year-old woman died when she was mauled by a pack of dogs at coastal hamlet Pullivilla near Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
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According to a report submitted in the Supreme Court recently in a connected case, more than one lakh people in Kerala have been bitten by dogs in 2015-16.
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Local Administration Minister KT Jaleel had said the local administration secretary has been authorised to issue orders to civic bodies to cull violent street dogs by injecting "special medicines."
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