Overview
- A 13th-day prayer ceremony on January 27 at the India International Centre drew animal welfare activists, environmentalists, caregivers, legal experts and concerned citizens.
- Reports from December and January put the toll at about 1,200 community dogs killed across Telangana, with allegations the killings were linked to gram panchayat election promises.
- Participants called for strict enforcement of existing animal-protection laws, humane dog population management and clear consequences for those involved.
- Speakers including Ajay Joe and Tannuja Chauhan cited institutional apathy and warned of serious ethical and ecological fallout from organized violence against community animals.
- In Hanamkonda, police filed an FIR against nine people including panchayat officials; around 110 carcasses were recovered as officers said an initial claim of 300 was an overestimate.