700 stray dogs poisoned to death by Pakistani civic officials. This is cruel!

Somebody need to take this seriously. Life is life, whether human or animals.

Published: August 6, 2016 6:53 PM IST

By Deepak Gupta

700 stray dogs poisoned to death by Pakistani civic officials. This is cruel!

Around 700 bodies of dog are spread on the streets of Karachi city in Pakistan after they were poisoned to death by the civic officials. Reportedly, this is an attempt by the local officials to restrain the population of stray dogs that were apparently attacking thousands of civilians every year.

Streets are littered with these dead bodies of strays as they are picked up and dumped by municipal workers.

The video is very graphic. We warn are readers to watch it only on their own discretion.

Pakistani citizens are shaming Karachi authorities for their act of cruelty and the bizarre step taken by them. An official who seemed unapologetic said,”At least 700 dogs have been killed only in two areas of Karachi’s south in the last couple of days,” Sattar Javed, a spokesman for the municipal authority told to Reuters. (ALSO READ: Activists stage protest against culling of stray dogs in Kerala)

The authorities are culling strays by hiding poison tablets in chicken meat and then fed to them .

The culling campaign of  authorities has received negative criticism and social media outrage. Aseefa B Zardari, youngest daughter of Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto tweeted expressing her angst regarding the incident.

Many animal rights activists of Pakistan has come out criticizing the attempt and speaking against the officials.

Somebody need to take this seriously. Life is life, whether human or animals.

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