50 stray dogs burnt alive near Chennai

CHENNAI: Over 50 stray dogs were burned alive at Keezhamur villager, 50 km from Chennai. The dogs were sedated with food laced with pesticides and then set on fire. The incident came to light after a villager informed animal activist P Aswath. Police said the villagers claimed a few community dogs injured a few sheep and goats while they were grazing. Aswath claimed the police did not take him seriously at first. "They seemed to support the version of the villagers. But the dogs were poisoned and doused with kerosene before being set on fire." He said he saw the half-burnt corpses which were highly decomposed. The police have registered a case and booked four villagers in connection with the killing.