Dogs Sent for ABC Op 'Vanish' From Pound

City-based animal activists have raised concerns about the alleged disappearance of dogs sent to the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC)'s Kannammapet pound for Animal Birth Control (ABC) surgeries.

- PRAVEENA S A @Chennai

According to activists, at least nine dogs appear to have gone missing from the pound in the past three months. On their whereabouts, pound staff said the canines either escaped during transportation or from the facility.

M Vani (45) of Iyyappanthangal is yet to come to terms with the disappearance of her community dog, Karuppa, which was sent for ABC on February 24.

The dog catchers allegedly insisted on taking Karuppa, which was inside her home that day. Despite her objections citing she would take the dog to a private hospital for ABC, GCC dog catchers, accompanied by a man claiming to be from local MLAs' office, allegedly put pressure on her to release the dog for surgery.