India, Jan. 28 -- Close to 1,500 free-ranging dogs and at least 10 monkeys have allegedly been killed across different parts of Telangana within a month, following election promises by local representatives to "get rid of" free-ranging animals.

An animal rights group alleged the killings took place after recent local body elections, with dogs allegedly being injected with poison in violation of animal protection laws and repeated court orders.

In several cases, dogs were allegedly killed by administering poisonous injections, which constitutes grave animal cruelty and a direct violation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, and repeated Supreme Court directions, the activists said.

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