Cruelty and abuse of animals in the Dog Pounds at Hyderabad, India

• by: Animal Lovers of Greater Hdyerabad
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  What is happening in Hyderabad Dog Pounds:

  1. Dog pounds are maintained by GHMC (Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, Hyderabad).
  2. These are torture houses for Dogs. Dogs are crammed into thick wired cages with no food, water or sufficient space to move. 10 to 15 dogs are crammed into a single cage meant for 1 or 2 dogs.
  3. Puppies and Dogs which die due to starvation or disease are eaten by other severely starved dogs.
  4. These places breed contagious diseases like parvo, carona, distemper, etc. Most of the dogs get infected and common scenes like defecation of bloody stools and bloody urine is visible.
  5. The doctors are not properly trained to neuter the dogs. Improper sterilizations are carried out with unsterile medical equipments. Sometimes the operations are done by helping staff. Dogs with intestines out of surgery cuts or blood oozing out are a common sight. Puppies as young as 2 to 3 months old are neutered.
  6. A large number of healthy dogs are euthanized clandestinely.
  7. Most of the dogs become aggressive because they have to fight for food and these are killed mercilessly.
  8. Even the injured or diseased, receive no medical help.
  9. Only very few dogs are released, so funds keep flowing for this facility. Dogs die of hunger, trauma, and torture.
  10. Pedigreed dogs which are caught are sold to breeders.
  11. Other animals like pigs and monkeys are also brought to Dog Pound. Pigs are sold to pork shop while monkeys which should be sent to forest for rehabilitation are kept crammed in dog cages for days. Most of these monkeys are starved, diseased, sold for experimentation or dead before the time of release comes.

   

  What is the real Motive/ Objective of these pounds :

  1. Huge funds are allocated for construction, maintenance of these pounds which goes into the pockets of the ones handling these funds.
  2. There is a huge pilferage in the medicines and food meant for dogs, which is either taken home or sold.
  3. Sterilization money keeps flowing in.
  4. Breeders pay good money for pedigree dogs.
  5. Monkeys, dogs are often sold to animal experimentation agencies.
  6. Pigs are sold for meat.
  7. These pounds are regular source of income for the caretakers of these pounds who exploit this facility to earn money in any possible way.
  8. Local agencies or organizations are not opposing these pounds; seems to be hands in glove.

   

  Why are we opposing pounds & demanding their shut down:

  1. These are most cruel places for animals.
  2. Open and gross misappropriation of tax payers money.
  3. Concept of pound increases population of dogs, when dogs are not returned to their original habitat. This is because immigration of newer dogs happens into these dog vacuum areas. This increases dog bites and rabies form new dogs.
  4. In the absence of proper ABC-AR rabies, population, dog bites increase.
  5. Huge sums of money which could have been used in controlling rabies, population and welfare of humans and animals is going waste.

   What does the law say :

  1. Pounds are illegal in India. Local ABC Units should be constructed in the city.
  2. Dogs should be caught humanely.
     
  3. The dogs should be neutered under ABC(Animal Birth Control) Program, vaccinated and released at the same place where they are caught. 
  4. Dogs should not be confined in facilities for more than a few days.
  5. Large cages and clean facilities should be used. Sufficient food and water should be provided to each dog.
  6. No dog can be killed, dislocated, removed from its original habitat.
  7. Young puppies, lactating mothers, and neutered dogs cannot be picked up.