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7 stray dogs poisoned in Virar, third case in 3 months

There seems to be no end to animal cruelty in Virar. For the third time in three months, seven stray dogs were poisoned to death at Bolinj, Virar (West), on Sunday. In all, 20 dogs have died of poisoning in the area since November. The police have made no headway in their investigation, having made not a single arrest in any of the three cases reported to them.

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One of the poisoned dogs found in Bolinj
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There seems to be no end to animal cruelty in Virar. For the third time in three months, seven stray dogs were poisoned to death at Bolinj, Virar (West), on Sunday. In all, 20 dogs have died of poisoning in the area since November. The police have made no headway in their investigation, having made not a single arrest in any of the three cases reported to them.

The bodies were found lying next to food laid out on the streets of Bolinj by an animal lover who regularly fed these strays. Pradeep Dube then approached the Arnala coastal police station. Animal activists now plan to collectively fight this issue.

The police have sent samples of the poisoned food for testing and a panchnama has been conducted. 

“I had gone to feed the dogs, but could not find them. Finally, I found one of the them vomiting while the others were already dead. I then approached other animal lovers and complained to the police,” said Dube.

“We will be holding a joint meeting of animal activists in the region and will try to come up with a solution to such incidents,” said Pallavi Mehta, animal activist.

A senior officer from Arnala police station said, “We have registered a case under section 428 (killing or maiming an animal) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and are investigating further.” The punishment for such an act amounts to simple or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or fine, or both.

The two previous cases of stray dog poisoning were also reported from Virar (West). Thirteen strays were poisoned in two different cases in a posh residential complex of Global City. 

 

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