Activists say dogs illegally lifted from across Capital

Animal welfare organisation, People for Animals (PFA), on Tuesday said the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has "illegally and cruelly" removed 1,000 community dogs from the city's streets over the past three days, ahead of the G20 Summit.

- Paras Singh

The civic body has denied the allegations.

At a press conference, the non-governmental organisation (NGO) highlighted three principal problems: Sterilised dogs were being picked up against the rules, the dogs were not being tagged, and that they were being sent to far-off pounds, away from their habitats.

This drive has been undertaken in Pragati Maidan, Bhairon Mandir, terminals 1, 2 and 3 of the Delhi Airport, Aerocity, Mahipalpur, Palam Air Force Station, Qutub Area, Nehru Place, Lal Qila, Raj Ghat, Pusa Road and CBD Shahdara, animal feeders and activists claimed, and dogs have been moved to ABC (animal birth control) centres. However, they said that the New Delhi region, which will see the bulk of the G20-related activities, has seen no such drive.