Mohali, March 23 -- What was initially suspected to be a severed dog head, during a raid at a momo-producing factory in Mohali's Mataur on March 17, has now been declared part of a goat by the district animal husbandry department.

The controversial discovery, made in the severely unhygienic kitchen of the factory, had sent shock waves through the country amid concerns about food safety and animal cruelty.

The factory owners, Arzudeen and Joginderpal Singh, who remain at large, were booked for spreading infection and adulteration two days after the raid on the complaint of a food safety officer (FSO), with action under animal cruelty charges remaining, pending verification.

Now, after the animal husbandry department's findings, the pote...