Ten deer killed by stray dogs at Puthur zoological park

In a shocking incident, 10 cervid were killed by a battalion of stray dogs that entered the Puthur Zoological Park successful Thrissur connected Tuesday. The cervid were housed wrong a specially designed enclosure successful the park.

A squad led by Chief Veterinary Surgeon of the Forest section Arun Zacharia has been assigned to behaviour an inspection and inquire into the tragedy. The nonstop origin of decease volition beryllium confirmed lone aft a postmortem examination, according to parkland officials.

Meanwhile, Friends of Zoo, an organisation moving for improvement of the park, expressed interest implicit the incidental and called for contiguous corrective measures.

“The decease of respective cervid successful a stray canine onslaught astatine the Thrissur Zoological Park is profoundly distressing,” said M. Peethambaran, caput of the organisation.

The radical demanded an contiguous information audit of each enclosures and adjoining areas of the zoological parkland to measure information and efficiency. It besides demanded a reappraisal by qualified zoo designers and specialists to measure each operation works completed truthful acold and rectify structural oregon procedural flaws. A certification from the Central Zoo Authority confirming that the parkland provides capable information measures for each existing and aboriginal animals, arsenic good arsenic for unit and visitors is besides needed, it said.