This is Avis Lyons founder of Animal Rescue Kerala:
The killing in Kerala still goes on .
On 4th Sept 08 our case against the Trivandrum Corporation
(the council of the nearby city of Trivandrum) comes up in
the Munsiff court in Trivandrum. It has been adjourned many,
many times without us being able to get a stay order,
so the killing goes on and on.
The dogs are picked up and held for hours and hours crushed
together in the goverment rick shaw in temperatures of
up to 40 degrees centigrade until they are taken off and killed.
I have this on very reliable information from someone who has
seen the dogs in the rickshaw in Trivandrum, including dogs
with collars and puppies.
I have seen the goverment rickshaw pass but am unable to do
anything about the situation as I am out on bail for trying to
get help to stop the dogs being picked up to be killed in my
Memo of Understanding area.
On Sept 4th last year 2007) Trivandrum Corporation said in
the high court in Cochin that it was doing the ABC/AR programme
(animal birth control/anti rabies), the case was taken in 2004
by a resident of Trivandrum, the lady who took the case was too
nervous to take the case back to court for contempt and has
signed a affidavit handing the proceedings over to our advocate.
A prominent citizen of Trivandrum has put in a Right to
Information request to the corporation. Also, we have a lot of
evidence that the corporation is killing.
By rights we should win the case!!!
Regards
Avis Lyons