Minister for Animal Husbandry J. Chinchurani has instituted a department inquiry into the alleged killing of nearly 20 stray dogs in a vacant land under the control of the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport.
Condemning the cruelty during her visit to the area in Vallakkadavu on Tuesday, Ms. Chinchurani told media persons that the department received information from a dog catcher that at least 20 dogs captured from outside and within the airport premises were tortured and buried alive on July 26 and 27. The animals were suspectedly caught under the pretext of putting them up for adoption.
The department retrieved the remains of eight dogs from the ‘burial site’, seven of which were decomposed. Among those killed were neutered dogs, Ms. Chinchurani added.
