The intervention of an animal rights’ activist gave a new lease of life to about 50 stray dogs in Ibrahimpatnam town of Ranga Reddy district.
On March 31, Srinivas, who used to feed stray dogs everyday near his house in Ibrahimpatnam, could not find them. When he asked his neighbours, they informed him that the dogs were taken away by the animal catching unit of the municipality. Later, the municipal authorities confirmed that the dogs were picked up to be relocated to a far off forest area.
A concerned Srinivas immediately alerted A. Goutham from the Stray Animal Foundation of India (SAFI), who in turn called the municipal authorities to know the facts. When they admitted that the dogs were caught to be relocated in a forest, Mr. Goutham warned them that this would attract a case under “Cruelty to Animals” and it would be better to release them.
