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In this article it is quoted that 4 'experts' from Kerala were being employed by

the civic authorities in Chitradurga to kill the dogs.Would it be possible to

find out from Where in Kerala these 'expert dog-killers' were from?

The fact that they are shown in the newspaper photo holding dog-catching

poles makes we believe that they may be the same dog-killers employed by the

Trivandrum Corporation. Animal Rescue Kerala was deceived into training

Trivandrum Corporation employees to catch and handle dogs and administer

pre-meds , in the belief that they were training them to implement the ABC

program , the Blue Cross of India was deceived in the same manner into supplying

dog-catching poles (as are being used in the hindu article photo) ,again in the

belief that Trivandrum Corporation was going to begin the ABC program , instead

these same dog-catchers are being employed to kill every stray dog they catch in

the Trivandrum area

I would be really grateful if anybody has the contacts to find out where these

Keralan dog-killers are from . Thank you

Odette

 

 

Weintraub <weintraub wrote:

Dog owners were asked to collect a special card from the municipal office to

protect their dogs from being killed and were instructed to keep their dogs

indoors during the culling operation.

 

Date:11/03/2007 URL:

http://www.thehindu.com/2007/03/11/stories/2007031106690500.htm

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Karnataka - Others

 

Drive launched against stray dogs, 200 killed

 

Staff Correspondent

 

The drive launched on Friday aims to kill 1,000 stray dogs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRAPPED: Stray dogs being caught as part of a culling operation in Chitradurga

on Saturday.

 

 

Chitradurga: Following the directions of the district administration, the civic

authorities started culling stray dogs in the city on Friday. Since then nearly

200 dogs have been killed.

 

The sources in the district administration said thought the operation is carried

out every year, this year the issue had gained importance in view of instances

in Bangalore where children were killed by a pack of dogs.

 

The civic authorities have hired four experts from Kerala to kill the dogs. An

official said the experts inject the dogs with poison, which results in speedy

death. It takes just 30 seconds to one minute for the dog to die. About a week

ago, the public was informed about the culling operation.

 

Dog owners were asked to collect a special card from the municipal office to

protect their dogs from being killed and were instructed to keep their dogs

indoors during the culling operation.

 

The operation is being carried out in areas where there are a large number of

mutton and chicken shop. The authorities are giving priority to areas from where

complaints have been received about the dog menace. According to a rough

estimate, the city has over 2,000 stray dogs and the administration has decided

to cull at least 1,000 dogs in the next four days. Last year over 600 dogs were

killed.

 

Mild resistance

 

 

The official said barring mild resistance from some people, most were in favour

of the operation.

 

When asked why the authorities chose to kill the dogs rather than adopt the

Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, he said they had been ordered to kill

ferocious dogs.

 

However, the ABC programme would be adopted in the coming days, as at present

there were no experts to carry out the programme, he added.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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