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.
Forest officials in Jagtial seized two langurs illegally confined in rice mills at Kodimial following a complaint by animal welfare activist Mudavath Preethi of the Stray Animal Foundation of India. Inspections at Chamundi Rice Industries and Dattasai Rice Industry led to the rescue.
PETA India and SAFI facilitated an FIR after a video showed a goat being slaughtered in public at Chinna Lingapur, Thangallapally Mandal. Police booked the person seen in the video under BNS and PCA Act provisions, which mandate penalties for animal cruelty.
A man who bit into a goat’s neck during a ritual sacrifice in Siddipet has been booked after PETA India and SAFI filed a complaint. The incident, recorded and shared online, drew sharp criticism and legal action for animal cruelty.
After confirming the dog's death, the man tied the lifeless body to his bike, dragged it for a few metres, before discarding it in an agricultural field near his house.
