100 stray dogs poisoned to death in Yacharam, case booked

In yet another incident of stray dog killings, nearly 100 canines were allegedly “poisoned to death” in Yacharam village near here following which a case was registered against a sarpanch and two others for their alleged involvement in the act, police said on Wednesday, January 21.

The fresh



incident follows killing of nearly 500 stray dogs in different districts of Telangana since January 6.

An animal welfare activist, associated with Stray Animal Foundation of India, in a complaint filed with Yacharam Police Station alleged that the dogs were injected with some poisonous substances on January 19.