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Stray dogs rounded up, culled in Karachi

The dogs were laid out in hot sun after being killed, dumped in rubbish pile

Web Desk February 12, 2015

Pakistani municipal workers dispose of a pile of dog carcasses in a suburb of Karachi on February 11, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Wednesday rounded up and culled a significant number of stray dogs in Karachi following reports of their rising population in the city.

The dogs were laid out in the hot sun after being killed and then dumped in a rubbish pile, Daily Mail reported.

Municipal workers prepare to dispose of a pile of dog carcasses in a suburb of Karachi on February 11, 2015. PHOTO: AFP

The campaign was launched at least three years ago after officials receiving several complaints of dog bites.

These animals are generally shot dead or fed poisoned meat on the orders of the authorities.

Officials become concerned about the number of stray dogs in Karachi and say they were prompted to take action. PHOTO: AFP

COMMENTS (52)

Nathaniel Were | 3 years ago | Reply This has to stop God gave us dogs as friend not as food not something to kill The Government should stop God is not happy with what we are doing put the dogs in a pet shelter not guns if you are going to do something stop this God is going to punish the government is just are group of stupid people

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haris | 9 years ago | Reply This is the most disgusting thing to do.And to pile them up on the road like a trophy is just shameful.we have to treat every living being with kindness as instructed by Islam.but i think these people have totally forgot what it is to be a Muslim.

rehan | 9 years ago | Reply Good effort these dogs are reasons of diseases and other problems specially biting.and also road accident that is really very harmful for riders. thank God that sindh govt wake up to do some thing good for the people of karachi but need to do some more not for only one place or area it should be aplicable for all karachi specialy in karangi plz plz plz come to korangi take them away i am realy get rid of to them i wllcome to kMC, let us clean our city

Ibby | 9 years ago | Reply The clean up drive happens in Civilized countries too. In USA they round up stray dogs and Euthanize (Inject) them with poison, so the dog dies and then they incinerate (burn) the carcass in the last industrial scale incinerators. It happens, get over it. The better approach is neuter them, which means surgically make male dogs unable to reproduce, but let them live.

bennedose | 9 years ago | Reply In Bangalore strays are rounded up, sterilized, inoculated against rabies and a triangular small notch cut in the ear to indicate that tis has been done. They are then released. This keeps numbers down without mass murder. Such mass killing would not be tolerated in India.

Haider Ali | 9 years ago | Reply @GI Joe: I don't agree a word you say, I wonder how could you think like this? You seem literate person who cares about 'government taking care of it's people' yet you talk very absurd. Do you know anything about Animal Equality? If you knew you would've not said, 'Send them to china so the poor could feed on it'. Sir, this is third world country and 'mass killing of dog to control population' is only carried out in third world country. Whereas in developing countries 'Sterilisation Programme' is carried out to stable population of stray dogs. Stray dogs are scavengers and garbage provides an ample source of food for them. In the absence of this food source, dogs would not be able to survive on the streets of Karachi. Get the garbage off your street, when they won't find food to ear they won't be able to survive there. This is the first step we need to take, not to roll them up and ship to China or to kill them all. No offense given.

Neha | 9 years ago | Reply THIS IS INSANE!!! CLEAN OUT THE FREEKING STREETS OF HUMANS KILLING HUMANS! HOW CAN YOU KILL INNOCENT DOGS? IF YOU ARE SO SCARED OF THEM , STOP GOING NEAR THEM, STOP THROWING THINGS AT THEM. FEED THE STRAY DOG YOU WILL SEE LOVE AND NOTHING ELSE FROM HIM. YOU PEOPLE HIT THEM WITH STONES, DRIVE RASHLY , RUN THEM OVER AND LEAVE THEM TO DIE ON THE STREETS. THEN YOU ROUND THEM UP AND KILL THEM . THIS SORT OF BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE IN ANY HUMAN RACE OR RELIGION, NO ONE HAS THE RIGHT TO CLAIM LIFE OF ANY MAN OR ANIMAL LIKE THIS. THIS IS DISGUSTING. THE AUTHORITIES SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES. TELL THEM TO CLEAR THE STREETS OFF PEOPLE WHO ROB US AND MURDER OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILY NOT INNOCENT DOGS . TAKE A STRAY DOG INTO YOUR HOME ADOPT HIM FEED HIM AND YOU WILL FIND LOVE FROM HIM. "OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF STRAY DOGS IN KARACHI AND SAY THEY WERE PROMPTED TO TAKE ACTION"- WE THE CITIZENS OF KARACHI HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT ACTS IN THE CITY AND PROMPT ACTION ALL THE TIME - BUT NOTHING HAPPENS! YOU WOULD NOT TO THE SAME TO CLEAR OUT THE POVERTY YOU SEE ON THE STREETS AND EVERYONE IS FED UP OF - HARASSED BY , BECAUSE ITS A HUMAN LIFE YOU CANT JUST ROUND THEM UP AND GET RID OF THEM - LET ME REMIND YOU A DOGS LIFE IS ALSO A LIFE - IF YOU CANT CARE FOR IT , YOU FOR SURE HAVE NO RIGHT TO GET RID OF IT! THE AUTHORITIES NEED TO STATE THE LAW WHICH STATES AND STRAY DOGS THAT BITE RESIDENTS SHOULD BE SHOT DEAD - THIS NEEDS TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE PAPERS THAT IT IS BY LAW YOU HAVE TAKEN SUCH AN ACTION

wb | 9 years ago | Reply @UH: Sorry, we don't do it in India. The only culling that happens is during the time of Bakra Eid when Muslims sacrifice millions of animals on a single day. Which is barbaric and inhumane. But unfortunately, we cannot stop the evil of Muslims.

Salman Khan | 9 years ago | Reply I'm heartbroken by this gruesome massacre and I wonder sometimes in Pakistan they say that there is no end to killing and bloodshed of people, why do even bother to save dogs. My argument is simple and rational, if we can't have mercy on dogs and other animals; how would one expect mercy on humanity?

Tipu | 9 years ago | Reply @Zohaib: Did you seriously compare a dog with a mosquito??? Im sure it sounded like a good idea in your head, "larger, more dangerous animal", "not as fatal". Please, the internet is on your fingertips, look up this kind of stuff before you just blurt out non-sensical statements. Google is your friend. Meanwhile, im going to try to counter your argument by comparing an apple with a cricket bat...

Archit shah | 9 years ago | Reply In india and china human population is increasing day by day so should we start killing people to control the population?

Riaz Ahmed | 9 years ago | Reply Can some Muncipal Corporation visit National Assembly and Senate and kill the stray dogs found over there? They are the most lethal ones and deserve more horrendous fate than the above pictures. These dogs just bite a person and cause illness but the other dogs (politicians) has bitten our whole generation. May we get the courage to get rid off them.

Younus | 9 years ago | Reply KMC please come to DMCHS society Bahadurabad.

UH | 9 years ago | Reply @Saad and Dr Priyanka. Not that I support it, we do it all the time in Australia i.e culling Camels, Sharks, Kangaroos etc. Just google it

sheraz | 9 years ago | Reply Good effort these dogs are reasons of diseses and other problems specially biting.and once who.have symphaty with them should adopt them all

Dr Priyanka | 9 years ago | Reply I am disgusted and shocked! this is not done. No country in the world does it. How can one kill dogs? why not adopt them or put them in a shelter? feel sick, just finished my dinner and saw this news.

Zohaib | 9 years ago | Reply I loved that mummy-daddy comment. Spot on. What do you do when you see a mosquito that could possibly transmit malaria? Do you neuter it or build it a shelter? Nope, you smack it dead. So why so much sympathy for a larger, more dangerous wild animal (dog) compared to smaller not-as-fatal mosquitos?

Alamdar | 9 years ago | Reply What else we can expect from these retards. One day Pakistanis are going to face the samd fate since the best solution to overpopulation is a brutal massacre. No doubt Allah is well aware. They will get what they deserve very soon. In Sha Allah

Ramsha | 9 years ago | Reply @GI Joe: I stopped taking you seriously at ''mummy daddy". Clearly you've never visited Korea or China and you have no concept of the outside world since dog meat is not openly consumed in either of the two countries. A very small portion of the population consumes dog meat and needless to say, Korea and China do not need a shipment of dogs to feed their poor. They have poultry and cattle there too and unlike 'some' countries, their Government doesn't go around shooting strays. Peace

WwW | 9 years ago | Reply @Mr. honest: This is barbaric! There are thousands of other ways to tackle the issue instead of killing.

Fahad | 9 years ago | Reply They aren't even wearing gloves. Some of them have wrapped shopping bags in their hand. What kind of country do we live in. These government employees were not provided safety / hygiene gear to perform their duties.

Fahad | 9 years ago | Reply @ali solangi: Zardari supporter spotted. I always wonder why would anybody in his correct state of mind support such kind of person / party? Can you please explain and relieve me from this puzzled state. Thanks

hamza khan | 9 years ago | Reply @ali solangi: OK calm down, jiyala. your leader will be facing gallows soon in military courts. hahaha.

GI Joe | 9 years ago | Reply This is an extremely welcome development. Most people complaining here are mummy-daddy living in posh areas who have no idea of the ground reality. YOU HAVE NO IDEA how serious this problem is in Karachi. Stray dogs are everywhere. EVERYWHERE. They are biting people, they are a huge nuisance. If dog-lovers are so outraged, they should adopt these dogs (which they won't). If not, let the government do its job. It has a responsibility to protect its people. I would have preferred though if the dogs were rounded up and shipped out to China or Korea where it may have fed poor people, as they eat dogs just like we eat cows and goats. But obviously rounding up and shipping is not practical nor possible, culling is the only option. I commend the government for taking action and I hope they can continue to do so until stray dogs are completely eradicated.

AhsanBeast | 9 years ago | Reply That's the exact problem of the Pakistani community, they expect too much from the Government. Some of you say they should build animal shelters, but hey! If you have the slightest idea of how Pakistan works, you should know that you need to take matters into YOUR hands if you want things done YOUR way. The govt. has proven to not be of assistance in even providing proper care/shelter for humans, what makes you think they'll do any different for animals?

Lobe | 9 years ago | Reply This can lead to spread of disease. This is not the correct way to control population

Ramsha | 9 years ago | Reply @omer: I didn't think that 'growing up' meant to condone the murder of animals. Let's let every living thing in Pakistan die because we're unable to save the majority. I don't understand how the unfortunate situation in Thar correlates to the murder of animals. Your lack of empathy is what baffles me, if you can't have sympathy for a poor animal then I can't expect you to care for humans either.

Sohail Khan | 9 years ago | Reply Brutality at it's peak....they are being ridiculous,,its not the way to get rid of stray dogs, there are many humane methods. like "Zeutring" that i am suggesting to municipal officals,... Be Human!!!

omer | 9 years ago | Reply Pakistan....where there aren't enough shelters for the people...you think that a whole lot of money should be spend on stray dogs...? Grow up...they have to go for the greater good... And you talk about animal rights when many of you guys don't even know how to address the rights of your neighbors... No one cares about the people dying in thar but the dogs yeah lets save them..

Adnan Siddiqi | 9 years ago | Reply And we wonder why as a society we have gone to the dogs. I am sure that there are other more civilized and humane ways to deal with this issue instead of doing what our society knows best, killing and in the process making a spectacle for onlookers who have nothing else to do in life than to stop their vehicles and bikes out of curiosity that results in miles long traffic jams. Seriously ET, you need to pull this news down. At least take off the images.

Shahid | 9 years ago | Reply Why Kill them? Why not export them?

Libra | 9 years ago | Reply @Amber: Would you suggest an alternate?

Saud | 9 years ago | Reply this is a good effort, great keep it up KMC, let us clean our city

Human | 9 years ago | Reply Why all morons are here in our country:/ Killing them was not a solution, they should have to release them in jungles :S

kamran | 9 years ago | Reply Zardari should take strict action against the culprits of this massarce.

abbasi | 9 years ago | Reply This is very sad there should be some law to protect these animals! I saw a dead cat today on the road! this is very sad! no animal rights in pakistan!

Nabia | 9 years ago | Reply There are more civilized methods to deal with dog bites than killing these innocent creatures of God. We need animal shelters where they can be taken. Another option is to adopt the catch neuter release method. This is disappointing. Barbaric. Cruel.

Sidhu | 9 years ago | Reply killing is not the solution. They are more loyal to humans then humans are to humans! They maybe stray or pedigreed or any kind of dog ! They will never do anything to anyone unless they are threatened or they know the person is scared! I've had dogs Al my life stray dogs were around me cause I lived in the village parts of Lahore. And the stry dogs did nothing to anyone ! They are loyal they protect humans unlike the govt ? Dogs should be protected! Not killed build shelters for the dogs no just go and kill them ? This is absurd!

Sidhu | 9 years ago | Reply This is hearbreaking! Dogs stray or pedigree will never attack unless they feel threatened! Don't be scared or threaten them and they won't do anything ? Killing dogs is just disheartening ? After all they are the loyal ones not the govt ? They protect humans they are everything that we arnt ! What if we did this to humans ? Or anyone who is a nice and gentle person ? Would that be fear ? Then the families of the person will cry and be upset

Amber | 9 years ago | Reply Seriously? What it wrong with you people? Stop this madness!! There are better ways to address the issue of stray dogs!

Iftikhar Shah Gilani | 9 years ago | Reply Thanks to KMC although this was long overdue due. Needs proper dumping higincally in all respect to protect Karachits

Ashti | 9 years ago | Reply When will we learn that killing is not the solution to everything?

Saad | 9 years ago | Reply This is so shameful, dogs are animals stray or not. No civilized country in the world does this. Even more shameful coming from the provincial government.

straightshooter | 9 years ago | Reply Chinese Foreign Minister in Pak...Banquet preparations underway.

Parvez | 9 years ago | Reply ET it was very insensitive of you publish those pictures.......take this down, please.

Pakistani80 | 9 years ago | Reply Barbaric! Instead of building shelters both for people and animals, we choose to kill animals like this and well....people are being disposed off the same way.

ali solangi | 9 years ago | Reply @Fahad: but i can see your whole tribe

Mr. honest | 9 years ago | Reply Can CDA wake-up and do the same in federal capital also? wild stray dog packs are increasing day by day,,,, rabies has no cure... but who cares.

Fahad | 9 years ago | Reply I think Zardari escaped this time as well.

ali | 9 years ago | Reply The meat will be sold to butcher shops in Punjab.

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