According to government data, India’s capital has more than 60,000 stray dogs, which many of its 20 million residents feed and cuddle, but instances of them preying on people are not uncommon.
Hundreds of stray dogs roaming the streets of India’s capital, New Delhi, are picked up by authorities. and moved to shelters ahead of this weekend’s G20 summit, according to animal rights activists and Reuters witnesses.
The authorities have already evicted many of the city’s slums and They placed figures of langurs to scare away the monkeys public spaces before the meeting.
The G20 summit, the largest gathering of world leaders to be held in the Indian capital, will bring together, among others, the President of the United States, Joe Biden ; British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak ; Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud ; Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau ; and the Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida .
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has not directly linked the disposal of stray dogs to the summit, stating that the dogs are collected. “only in case of urgent need” .
However, the ambulances used to pick up the stray dogs, seen by Reuters, showed signs of “Serving the G20” .
According to government data, in Delhi there are more than 60,000 stray dogs that many of its 20 million people feed and pamper, but instances in which they prey on people are not uncommon.
In August, the MCD issued an order to remove stray dogs”close to important places with a view of the G20 summit ″, but pulled it two days later following backlash from the public.
Animal advocates say last week the council began catching strays “in an inhumane manner”, without using the “net or hand capture” methods required by the guidelines.
Till date nearly 1,000 dogs were captured in areas such as the airport and the G20 headquarters.
Reuters witnesses saw MCD teams capture dogs with sticks that had a noose at one end. The animals were then dragged to ambulances.
“What India is doing is ironic given the theme of the G20: one land, one family, one future. It is hypocritical to speak of a shared future when we leave no room for our fellow human beings. said Ambika Shukla, administrator of the non-governmental organization People for Animals.
Sanjay Mohapatra, founder of the NGO House of Stray Animals, called for action “useless”.
“If delegates see people feeding stray dogs, it will give a good impression of the country. “, he claimed.
The MCD, in a statement, said the captured dogs were being found and that they would be returned to where they had been taken from, but he did not give a timetable.
“All dogs are safe and comfortable, with necessary medical help available to them “, he claimed.
Friendicoes, one of the groups working with MCD to collect dogs, said they collected 234 dogs with nets and he had transferred them to his three refuges in town.
Reuters footage showed the animals in cages, with a whiteboard hanging at the entrance detailing the “registration number assigned to each of them, along with their gender and coat color.
“We have stopped work now, as we have reached our maximum capacity. Dogs will be released at the same locations they were picked up from after the summit said co-founder Geeta Seshamani.
Source: Latercera
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