Mass dog killings rattles Telangana: 200 more canines found dead; toll rises to 1,100

NEW DELHI: In yet different lawsuit of alleged wide killings of stray dogs successful Telangana, astir 200 canines were reportedly killed successful Hanamkonda district. This takes the full fig of stray dogs recovered dormant successful the authorities since December 2025 to astir 1,100, according to carnal rights activists.Animal payment activistic A Goutham, associated with the Stray Animal Foundation of India, lodged a ailment with constabulary connected Monday, claiming that the 200 stray dogs were brutally killed astir a period agone successful Pathipaka colony of Shayampet mandal by administering poisonous injections. He alleged the enactment was carried retired connected the orders of the Gram Panchayat Secretary, quality bureau PTI reported. Goutham, who works arsenic Cruelty Prevention Manager, said that helium visited the colony with different activists and spoke to locals, who reportedly confirmed the Panchayat Secretary's involvement. “The carcasses of the dogs were past buried successful a graveyard,” helium stated, seeking the registration of an FIR.A constabulary authoritative from Shayampet Police Station said the latest ailment has been added to an existing FIR connected to the alleged sidesplitting of astir 300 stray dogs successful Shayampet and Arepally villages. Earlier, 9 people, including 2 women sarpanches and their husbands, were booked successful narration to the killings.

“Further probe is ongoing,” the serviceman added.Several incidents of stray canine killings person been reported crossed Telangana successful January alone. In Pegadapally colony of Jagtial district, astir 300 dogs were allegedly killed by poisonous injections connected January 22. Animal rights activists blamed the colony sarpanch and Gram Panchayat Secretary, prompting constabulary to registry an FIR nether the applicable sections of the BNS and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act.Similarly, successful Yacharam village, astir 100 stray dogs were allegedly killed connected January 19, starring to FIRs against the sarpanch, caput and ward subordinate of the gram panchayat. Another 200 dogs were reportedly killed successful Kamareddy district, with six people, including 5 colony sarpanches, booked for their alleged involvement.Activists person alleged that immoderate elected representatives ordered these killings to fulfil promises made to villagers up of the December 2025 gram panchayat elections, aiming to code the stray canine menace.According to inheritance reports, successful caller weeks, wide killings of stray dogs person besides been reported from Ranga Reddy and different districts, with carcasses often buried successful pits. Activists person documented these incidents and proceed to request strict enactment against those responsible.