<p>Mangaluru: A video showing a dog being handed over to a garbage collection truck reportedly by inmates of a PG accommodation has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage from animal lovers.</p><p>The house owner, who does not reside there, had converted the property into a PG accommodation. It was reported that the dog had bitten a few people in the neighbourhood, prompting the inmates to hand it over to the garbage truck, allegedly after paying the worker. However, before the vehicle reached Pacchanady, the dog escaped. The dog was later found near the Pacchanady railway tracks.</p><p>Locals captured the incident on their mobile phones, and the video has since gone viral on social media.</p><p>“As soon as the incident came to our attention, I summoned the garbage truck driver and warned him not to accept animals in the vehicle. I also instructed him to ensure that such incidents do not happen again. This is the first time the MCC has encountered such a case. We are considering imposing fines on those responsible within the framework of the law,” said Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur.</p>.Man held for tying dog to bike, dragging it for kilometres in Goa.<p>“The shocking incident occurred at Boje Rao Lane Cross Road in Dongarkery ward on September 7. However, I only came to know about it on Monday evening. According to the MCC health inspector, a garbage collection vehicle from another ward was asked to take the dog and abandon it near Pacchanady,” said ward corporator Jayasri Kudva.</p><p>Following the incident, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary services has served a notice to the MCC commissioner. </p><p>Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary services deputy director Dr Arun Kumar Shetty told <em>DH,</em> “Dogs should not be relocated as per the law. Even after sterilizing a dog, it is released back to the spot from where it is picked up. Whatever happened amounts to cruelty to animals. Garbage collection vehicle staff should also be sensitised on the issue. Hence a notice has been served to the MCC.”</p>
<p>Mangaluru: A video showing a dog being handed over to a garbage collection truck reportedly by inmates of a PG accommodation has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage from animal lovers.</p><p>The house owner, who does not reside there, had converted the property into a PG accommodation. It was reported that the dog had bitten a few people in the neighbourhood, prompting the inmates to hand it over to the garbage truck, allegedly after paying the worker. However, before the vehicle reached Pacchanady, the dog escaped. The dog was later found near the Pacchanady railway tracks.</p><p>Locals captured the incident on their mobile phones, and the video has since gone viral on social media.</p><p>“As soon as the incident came to our attention, I summoned the garbage truck driver and warned him not to accept animals in the vehicle. I also instructed him to ensure that such incidents do not happen again. This is the first time the MCC has encountered such a case. We are considering imposing fines on those responsible within the framework of the law,” said Mayor Sudheer Shetty Kannur.</p>.Man held for tying dog to bike, dragging it for kilometres in Goa.<p>“The shocking incident occurred at Boje Rao Lane Cross Road in Dongarkery ward on September 7. However, I only came to know about it on Monday evening. According to the MCC health inspector, a garbage collection vehicle from another ward was asked to take the dog and abandon it near Pacchanady,” said ward corporator Jayasri Kudva.</p><p>Following the incident, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary services has served a notice to the MCC commissioner. </p><p>Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary services deputy director Dr Arun Kumar Shetty told <em>DH,</em> “Dogs should not be relocated as per the law. Even after sterilizing a dog, it is released back to the spot from where it is picked up. Whatever happened amounts to cruelty to animals. Garbage collection vehicle staff should also be sensitised on the issue. Hence a notice has been served to the MCC.”</p>