Animal welfare activists on Tuesday demanded better monitoring of animal birth control operations and alleged that the Chennai Corporation workers were subjecting the stray dogs to cruelty. They also lodged a police complaint in this regard.
Activist Jayanth Prakash said his peers have been visiting the corporation pound in Pulianthope to feed the stray dogs. “During our visits, we found that place is not maintained well. We heard the dogs cry in pain. We were barred from entering the Animal Birth Control section by the workers and we were not allowed to use our mobile phones to record the cruelty to animals.”
He claimed that they managed to enter the section last Sunday one of the team members took videos and pictures. “Our team member Sai Vignesh clicked some pictures and took videos. We noticed that the female dogs were not properly spayed. The stitches were open and the intestine was out. So we filed a complaint with the police the same day. We have asked the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) to intervene. The Corporation should hand over the pound to a reputed NGO,” he said.
Another activist urged the civic body to install CCTV cameras inside the premises and also allow the public to volunteer at the pound.
Corporation Commissioner D. Karthikeyan assured the activists that the officials concerned will start monitoring the operations.