Friday, May 11, 2018

DOGS TO TEAR: Stray Dogs Are Killing Children In India, Scientists Want To Find Out Why


The sword to kill, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy. Jeremias 15:3

Stray dogs are killing children in India, scientists want to find out why

NEW DELHI - A team of scientists in India is investigating why packs of stray dogs in villages near the north Indian town of Sitapur have mysteriously started killing children. In just a week, six children between 5 and 12-years-old were killed by snarling strays, while more than two dozen others have been injured in attacks. The attacks have terrorized the town and, according to local reports, school attendance has dropped and villagers in the town say they believe the killer beasts are hyenas, not dogs. Vigilante dog-catching squads have started shooting and strangling animals, while local authorities have recruited policemen, municipal workers and a team of expert monkey catchers to apprehend the strays. The World Wildlife Fund and the Indian Veterinary Research Institute have sent teams to figure out what has turned the dogs into child killers. "We're here to find out how and why did the dogs turn violent and started attacking people," Dr. Dinesh Chandra from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute told the ANI news agency. Source



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