Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
The Hulimavu police are on the lookout for unidentified men who poisoned five stray dogs including a female dog and her four pups and a kitten near Shantiniketan layout in Arakere on Thursday.
The activists rescued four stay dogs which took ill after consumed poison laced food and now being treated at a veterinary hospital.
Based on the complaint by Rajkumar MJ,the police have registered a case under Prevention of cruelty to animal Act and efforts are on to track down the accused .
The incident came to light when one of the dog feeder noticed the stray dogs did not turn up to get their feed.
She started searching for them with the help of other animal activists to find them lying motionless inside concrete drainage pipes .
The activists initially suspect that it was a snake bite incident, but later found four more strays in semi conscious and rushed them to Bozowags veterinary hospital near-by where the doctors treated them.
On Saturday, the doctors performed the post mortem at Chamarajapet veterinary hospital while the other dogs are recovering .
The Hulimavu police are now trying to ascertain the details of the suspects who are behind the poisoning of the stray.
