Shivamogga: In a bizarre incident in Karnataka's Shivamogga, some miscreants allegedly buried around 150 dogs alive in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka, police sources said on Wednesday.  The incident took place in Ranganathapura within the limits of Kambadaalalu-Hosur gram panchayat near Bhadravathi town. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the incident took place on September 4. The cause of their death is not yet known because of the decomposed nature of their bodies."

According to the police, the villagers had called a contractor for animal birth control but it is suspected that instead of performing the prescribed procedure, the dogs were culled and buried in a nearby forest area in the village. The miscreants allegedly buried the dogs in the Tammadihalli forest area. The locals who heard the barking of dogs constantly became suspicious when suddenly the sounds stopped coming. A case has been registered under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and investigation is on. We have some leads in the investigation. Further efforts are on to check who are the people behind it, said an official.

Earlier, 38 monkeys were found dead at a village in Karnataka's Hassan district. They were being shifted to a forest area in gunny bags when they suffocated to death in August. The Karnataka High Court took immediate notice of the incident and directed the state government to take action against the culprits. The police have arrested seven persons so far.

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