The stray dog sterilisation programme of the Municipal Corporation, which was already facing flak from residents, has now been lambasted in a report by the Animal Welfare Board of India. The board has found a number of anomalies in the programme. Following complaints of “irregularities and improper implementation” of the …
Read More »Unregistered Pets, Aggressive Strays to Reach MC Dog Pound
Aggressive stray dogs and pet dogs that are not registered or are found violating bylaws will be kept at a Municipal Corporation dog pound, which will come up at Raipur Kalan here in the coming months. The dog pound will have a capacity of keeping 300-350 canines in kennels. “Aggressive …
Read More »Feeding Street Dogs not a Crime
People feeding or quenching the thirst of stray animals, especially street dogs, is a common sight. However, such people acting with compassion cannot be held responsible for any untoward incidents caused by street animals. There have been several instances when neighbours in a locality blamed persons for feeding street dogs …
Read More »Residents, Activists Cry Foul Over killing of Stray Dogs
Residents and animal welfare activists in Trichy have alleged that stray dogs are illegally killed in Navalpattu panchayat, which is 14 km away from Trichy city. Referring to the recent recovery of a carcass of a stray dog, which had deep wounds on its neck, the residents of Anna Nagar …
Read More »Retired Police Officer Runs Over Stray Dog, Horrible Incident Recorded on CCTV
A retired sub-inspector has been booked by the Bengaluru Police for allegedly running over a stray dog near his house at Hulimavu in South Bengaluru on Sunday. According to police, 65-year-old Nageshaiah, who was in the car with his son, noticed a stray dog sleeping on the road, and despite …
Read More »Two Arrested for Killing Stray Dog, Incident Caught on Camera
Punjab’s Moga police have arrested two people for brutally killing a stray dog with wooden sticks. The incident came to the light when a 24-second video clip, which is part of the CCTV footage, went viral on social media. The video clip shows the accused approaching a dog that is …
Read More »Stray Dog Fights Fierce Battle with Lioness in Viral Video
A video of a dog fighting with a lioness in a forest is doing the rounds of the internet and has gone viral on social media. Read that again if it sounds difficult to believe but it is actually true. Parveen Kaswan of the Indian Forest Services shared the nearly-two-minute …
Read More »BSF To Train 2 Indian Dog Breeds For Border Patrolling
“We currently have two breeds of Indian dogs, Rajapalayam and Mudhol which we are training to use on a trial basis,” said senior veterinarian of BSF Meghalaya. The Border Security Force (BSF) in Shillong has decided to train two Indian dog breeds for patrolling in the border areas, and if …
Read More »Upset with Sons’ Behaviour, Farmer Wills Half of his Property to Dog
Troubled by a sustained family feud, 50-year-old farmer Om Narayan Verma has named his second wife Champa Bai and pet dog Jacky as successors and legal heirs of the ancestral property after his death. Much like the reel-life dog Entertainment from a Bollywood film by the same name, a pet …
Read More »‘Galwan’, ‘Daulat’..ITBP to Name its Dog Squad after Border Regions
Galwan is restless, Sasoma is quiet and Daulat is tirelessly playful. With their 14 Belgian Malinois siblings, these lively canines will now give Indo Tibetan Border Police’s (ITBP)’s dog squad more teeth and, significantly, begin what the border force plans a tradition to go “Indian” with names. On Wednesday morning, …
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