Even though its completely illegal , they continue to do it with complete impunity . Please see this dailymail report.
The dog meat death pits: Terrified animals are hog-tied and thrown on top of each other before being clubbed to death for India’s illegal canine flesh trade in shocking footage
- WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
- Chilling video footage shot in Kohima, India, shows inhumane dog killings
- Dogs’ mouths stitched closed so they don’t make a noise when smuggled
- Dog meat consumption already illegal in India, but laws are openly flouted
- It’s thought more than 30,000 dogs are killed in Nagaland state every year
- Animal society’s chief says the cruelty is the worst he has ever witnessed
- Across Asia, 30 million dogs are killed annually for human consumption
Horrifying footage has emerged unveiling the cruel underground dog trade in India where pets’ mouths are stitched closed before they are clubbed to death.
The chilling video was shot in a dog meat death pit in Kohima, where canines were beaten with wooden sticks and killed in front of each other for their meat.
It’s thought more than 30,000 dogs are killed by smugglers – who stitch their lips together to keep them quiet during transport – every year in Nagaland, India, alone.
It’s thought more than 30,000 dogs are killed by smugglers – who stitch their lips together to keep them quiet during transport – every year in Nagaland, India, alone
The chilling video was shot in a dog meat death pit in Kohima, where canines were beaten with wooden sticks and killed in front of each other for their meat
Humane Society International in India has written to the Chief Minister of Nagaland to urge the government to implement the existing ban on dog meat consumption, patrol trade routes and shut down markets like this one
Dogs packed in sacks with just their heads poking out, their mouth either stitched closed or bound tight with rope to keep them quiet so that they can be illegally smuggles into Nagaland from neighbouring states
The footage was taken by Humane Society International in India (HSI/India) at local markets in Kohima and Dimapur.
It shows dogs packed in sacks with just their heads poking out, their mouth either stitched closed or bound tight with rope to keep them quiet so that they can be illegally smuggles into Nagaland from neighbouring states.
During transport and display in the markets, they are denied movement, food or water, before finally being clubbed to death.
The limp, dead bodies of the bloodied dogs are thrown around the market, landing on other canines who watch on as they await the same fate.
HSI/India’s managing director, N. G Jayasimha, who witnessed the dog death pits, said: ‘It has been a heart-breaking experience to go to Nagaland and watch these terrified dogs being subjected to such an horrific death.
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