The Kerala government on Tuesday decided to kill "vicious" and "dangerous" stray dogs.

All local bodies have been told to kill dangerous strays by administering injections, local administration minister KT Jaleel said.

The culling will be within the framework of the law, after a meeting with the principal secretary.

TOI

As part of a sterilisation campaign to control the stray population, the government plans to use final-year veterinary students by paying them a stipend, to get over the manpower shortage.

BCCL

The death of a 65-year-old woman in a coastal hamlet near the state capital and the consequent protests is what has forced the Left Democratic Front government to take notice. C Siluvamma was killed by a pack of strays at Karumkulam beach on August 19.

The decision may meet with opposition from animal lovers, like last year, when 40 strays were killed near Kannur.