Retired Babu Shoots Dog Dead For Barking at Him While on a Walk

Lucknow: A retired government servant allegedly shot a dog dead for barking at him in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad.

The incident reportedly happened on Saturday evening when the accused was on a walk.

He has booked under the relevant sections of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and remanded by the police.

According to witnesses, the accused shot the dog three times after it barked at him once.

Reacting to the news, Nikunj Sharma, an animal right activist associated with PETA, said, “This man is a threat to society. You don’t whip out a gun at the slightest irritant. It is like a road rage incident."

“The problem is that the law is weak. He will escape with a fine. He might do it again. In other countries there are databases of people who perpetrate such acts on animals. But nothing like this exists in India," he said.