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Dog-killings in Kerala has animal lovers up in arms

MUMBAI: City based animal activists have joined hands with animal lovers from other parts of the country to meticulously collate fresh photo and video evidence of a latest killing of 40 dogs in the Kannur district of Kerala on August 22. This fresh evidence will be further attached to the recent PILs filed in Supreme Court against the illegal mass culling of dogs in Kerala.The dogs had reportedly been poisoned by some local people at Kannur.''While it is shocking to know that 40 more dogs were killed on Saturday at a place called Tana in Kannur district, this time we have managed to collect concrete evidence of the killings which will strengthen our cause against animal cruelty in the court,'' said Mumbai based activist Anand Siva. He along with several others had recently also organized worldwide demonstrations against the mass killing of dogs in the state of Kerala.Lucknow based activist, Kamna Pandey, added: ''All the animal activists from Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Bangalore and other places are now unified as our mission is to stop this state managed illegal activity of killing stray dogs. We are urging the state government to promote the legal option of animal birth control (ABC) to check the population of strays, instead of doing such a brutal massacre of mute animals.''Pandey added that during the Kannur massacre on August 22, a local resident, Beena Williams and her son, were also assaulted and manhandled by a mob as they tried to intervene with regards to the killing of 40 dogs. ''The union minister of woman and child welfare, Maneka Gandhi, had also called up the Kannur district police with regards to the assault on the local lady. However, till now no FIR was lodged against those who assaulted the woman or the dog killers. This is insane and cruel,'' she said.Mumbai based activist Siva further stated: ''Officials of Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) from Maharashtra have also filed PILs in the Supreme Court against the Kerala dog killings. Another animal umbrella organisation, FIAPO, has also moved the apex court. We want the Kerala government to stop being cruel and follow the law of the land.''Hyderabad based activist N Jayasimha of the NGO Humane Society International (HSI-India) had recently met the Kerala chief minister to urge his government to stop such unauthorised and cruel dog culling. ``Such incidents in Kerala have united all the animal activists and groups for the movement in the right direction,'' added Navamita Mukherji of HSI-India.Meanwhile, Pandey added: ''The fact that no FIRs have been registered by the cops with regards to the dog killings only show that there is a tacit understanding with the state government on continuing the cruelty measures. Only the Supreme Court can now intervene to save the dogs of Kerala .''