After Video Of Cruelty Against Dog, Maneka Gandhi Shuts Her Animal Centre

In a statement, Maneka Gandhi said the animal care centre had been short-staffed over the past one year owing to the Covid pandemic

The Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre in Delhi, helmed by animal rights activist and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, has been shut down "for a complete overhaul" after videos of cruelty against a stray dog undergoing treatment there went viral. The dog eventually died of her injuries. My statement on the recent incident at Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre. pic.twitter.com/AFRrie6pR0 In a statement shared on Twitter, Maneka Gandhi said the animal care centre had been short-staffed over the past one year owing to the Covid pandemic and two recently hired para-vets were providing support to the animals brought in. "Recently, a dog was brought in for a rescue... The rescue took a regrettable turn when the dog -- naturally agitated, as she was in extreme pain -- bit the para vet, who in turn retaliated with frightful violence. The dog died from her injuries," she said.