Stray dog strangled to death with wire in Cuddalore district

A post with photographs of the incident went viral, prompting strong protests; police have said a case will be filed

In a shocking incident of animal cruelty, a man strangled a dog to death with a wire tied to a hook and disposed of the carcass in a pit in Ariyakoshti in Cuddalore district. The cruel act came to the fore when M. Vignesh, president of Almighty Animal Care Trust in Tiruvallur district saw a post on social media which showed a man hanging a dog by its neck with a wire. In his complaint to the police, Vignesh said the man, identified as Muthuvel of Ariyakoshti near Parangipettai was seen enjoying the brutal act and had shared photos of the killing on his Facebook account.