Odisha man poisons 20 stray dogs for 'howling too much', arrested

A 24-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly poisoning at least 20 stray dogs to death in Odisha's Cuttack district. THe accused, who is a sweetmeat seller, killed the dogs in the last five days as he was exasperated over their howling at night and the mess they used to create near his shop, police said.

The incident came to light when locals stumbled upon at least 10 dog carcasses dumped in a nearby pit. They found more carcasses around the marketplace of Sankarpur village around 13 km north of Cuttack city.

The accused confessed that he had given the dogs food laced with poison as he was irritated over their howling at night and the mess they created, a police officer said.