CHENNAI: Police on Friday arrested a Palavakkam resident who ran over a 45-day-old pup two days ago, allegedly unable to bear the sight of the dog, its sibling and their mother in front of his house. The arrested man, V R Ramji of 3rd Street in Kandasamy Nagar, was released later in the day on bail.
Janani, an animal welfare activist, said the pup that was run over was one of two delivered by a stray about one and a half months ago. The family made its home in front of the residence of Kandasamy whose cruel act was caught on camera. The female dog and one of the p[ups escaped with injuries. The video of the incident was circulated among animal welfare activists and went viral on social media.
Activists informed the Adyar deputy commissioner of police who promised action against the culprit. Subsequently, the Neelankarai police filed a first information report (FIR) and arrested him.
Janani said incidents of cruelty against voiceless animals are increasing by the day, with people thinking it is okay to hurt animals and get away with it.
“We animal welfare people are there to fight for them and to make sure we tell the wrongdoers that it sure is not alright to hurt the voiceless stray animal,” she added.
Another activist said residents in many areas do not feed stray dogs, but inflicting cruelty upon them or killing them will not be accepted.