Karachi Municipal Officials Poison and Kill Hundreds of Stray Dogs

Hundreds of dogs were poisoned in the Pakistani city of Karachi by local officials, reportedly in an attempt to curb the population of strays that were apparently attacking thousands of people each year.

Bodies of dead dogs littered the streets of the city as the municipal workers gathered them for disposal.

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  Officials estimated that the city-wide operation that started earlier this week had culled thousands of strays. However, they did not have a full accounting for all six city districts.

The periodic culling of dogs using poison tablets hidden in chicken meat has drawn criticism from animal rights activists in Pakistan. However, another official, Mohammad Zahid, said it was ‘necessary’ because packs of strays posed a threat to residents and the number of cases of people bitten by dogs was increasing.