In an effort to curb a population of strays that attack
thousands of people each year, Hundreds
of dogs were poisoned in Karachi, Pakistan by its Government. Bodies of dead dogs were seen littered
in
areas of the city where workers gathered them for disposal.
Last year, Karachi's Jinnah Hospital treated 6,500 people
bitten by dogs and this year so far it has seen 3,700 cases, said Dr. Seemin
Jamali, head of the emergency room.
The periodic culling of dogs using poison tablets hidden in
chicken meat has drawn criticism from animal rights activists in Pakistan, but
an official said it was necessary because they posed a threat to residents
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