In a shocking case of animal abuse in Kerala, a pet dog was tied to a car and dragged along a road by a man to be abandoned in the wild, but freed after a passerby confronted him near here in Ernakulam district on Friday. The passerby, an eye-witnesses, took a video of the incident and it went viral on the social media. The man driving the car, Yusuf, was arrested by the police after a case was lodged by an animal welfare organisation for animal cruelty.

Akhil, who shot the video, said he noticed the dog being dragged on the road by the car around 11 am near Paravur. "It was a horrific scene. A rope was tied around the neck of the dog and it was being brutally dragged along the road", he told PTI. When he questioned the act, the man behind the wheel stopped and allegedly yelled: "What is your problem if the dog dies." However, Yusuf released the dog on the street. The pet, traced later, was taken to a government veterinary facility and treated for its wounds, officials said. Akhil said he informed the matter to DAYA, an animal welfare organisation, which in turn lodged a complaint with the police and Yusuf was arrested.

Kerala police informed that the man stated that he wanted to get rid of the female dog as its presence was causing trouble on his street with the stray dogs. As of now, a case has been registered under Indian Penal Code sections 428 - Mischief by killing or maiming animal, 429 - Mischief by killing or maiming cattle and 11(1) - the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

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