Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Gram Panchayats in Telangana are facing mounting challenges in tackling stray dog and monkey menace due to shortage of funds, staff and infrastructure. Financial constraints, lack of equipment, and dependence on welfare organisations have left many local bodies unable to cope with the growing problem.
A disturbing trend of mass killings of stray dogs has emerged in Telangana, with activists reporting over 500 dogs poisoned in Warangal and Kamareddy districts. FIRs have been registered against several sarpanches and their associates for allegedly administering lethal injections.
The Supreme Court clarified that it has not ordered the removal of all stray dogs from streets and directed authorities to treat them strictly as per Animal Birth Control Rules, as it continued hearing pleas related to stray dog management and public safety
Senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao held the State government responsible for the death of an infant who was fatally mauled by stray dogs in Bodhan town of Nizamabad district.
BRS MLC Thakkellapalli Ravinder Rao said the unchecked population of monkeys and stray dogs has led to instances of the primates attacking and biting bystanders in the district. Monkeys were damaging vegetables, orchards and fields.
BRS leader and former Minister T Harish Rao said on Saturday attacks from stray dogs were on the rise in the absence of minimum measures to address the problem.
The Division bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J Srinivas Rao dealt with a suo moto PIL taken based on reports of stray dogs attacking children and causing widespread panic among residents in Hyderabad.
