“The investigation is on and we are yet to identify the exact number of people who opened fire at the dogs,” the Adakkal police said.
Commenting on the incident, Stray Animal Foundation of India’s PCA officer Adulapuram Goutham said, “We have never seen such a grave attack on stray dogs. It’s shocking that they have used guns to attack the animals.”
Goutham revealed that the deceased dogs have been sent for postmortem examination and the Panchayat is taking care of the injured dogs.
Meanwhile, the police are checking CCTV footage to identify the people behind the incident. “We have registered a case under section 429 of the IPC, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Arms Act,” the police said.
