Kerala man attacks two-month-old puppy, leaves it with critical injuries

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the latest incident of rising animal cruelty in the state capital, a two-month-old puppy was brutally attacked by a person in Vattiyoorkavu. The man attacked the puppy sleeping next to its mother with a stick, leaving the animal with critical injuries, including a fractured jaw, and broken thigh and hip bones.

On Wednesday, the Vattiyoorkavu police registered a case against the man under Section 325 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and under Section 11 (1)(a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The incident happened around 8.45pm on Monday on the Mannarathala Balakrishnan Road in the residential area of Valiyavila in Vattiyoorkavu. Subsequently, one of his neighbours and the People For Animals (PFA), an NGO, lodged complaints at the Vattiyoorkavu police station.

“My mother witnessed the entire incident. The man attacked the puppy without any provocation. When I came out, I saw the dog in pain. It was crying and unable to close its mouth because of the broken jaw,” said Aravindan S S, who filed the complaint. Immediately after the incident, the dog was taken to a veterinarian.