The Metropolitan Corporation of Lahore is facing fresh allegations over the killing of stray dogs after a new video emerged showing the carcasses of stray dogs being transported near Harbanspura Ring Road.
The video purportedly shows dead dogs being loaded onto vehicles associated with the Punjab Chief Minister’s Suthra Punjab program. It also alleges that vehicles assigned to the cleanliness initiative were used to transport the animals.
The video is quite graphic, hence viewer discretion is advised before clicking on the footage link.
In the footage, a citizen can be heard questioning an official about a court ban on killing stray dogs. The official allegedly responds that there is “no ban” and that “the government is carrying it out.”
The video has surfaced despite directions issued by the Lahore High Court (LHC) requiring the Punjab government to implement the Punjab Animal Birth Control (TNVR) Policy 2021.
During court proceedings, government officials assured the court that stray dogs would not be culled and would instead be managed under the policy through the Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release (TNVR) program. The court also warned that any violation of its orders could lead to contempt of court proceedings.
The Punjab government introduced the TNVR Policy in 2021 as a humane approach to controlling the stray dog population. Under the policy, stray dogs are to be captured, sterilized, vaccinated against rabies, and released back into the same locality.
Animal welfare organizations have repeatedly alleged that stray dogs continue to be killed in Lahore and other parts of Punjab despite the court’s directions and the government’s stated policy. The relevant authorities, however, have denied such allegations on various occasions.
Animal rights activists also claim that incidents involving the alleged killing of stray dogs have continued to surface in several private housing societies, raising further concerns about compliance with the court’s orders and the provincial government’s animal control policy.
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To plan and to say anything, just keep in mind that a humanbeing life has aan edge and priority over any other thing…we cannot let stray dogs roaming around and bit and kill tha humans. All the socalled animal welfare organizations should keep in mind that we human are the Ashraful Makhlokaat….yes govt can use some safest way to kill stray and mad dogs…..