Even as the animal rights activists continue to fight for the well-being of animals, the city has been witnessing instances of dogs, especially stray dogs, being poisoned to death often.
As the victims of horrendous cruelty, 16 dogs including five pet dogs died after consuming poison-laced meat remains at Lavanya Garden in Kovaipudhur on Friday.
The pet dogs of Dhaval Momaya, a resident of Lavanya Garden, did not come running when he reached his house around 11.30pm on Friday. Instead, his neighbor came with his dog struggling for life in his hands.