Kerala human rights panel orders probe into foreign woman’s stray dog shelter in Anchuthengu

The Kerala State Human Rights Commission ordered an inquiry into a stray dog shelter operated by a foreign woman at Kayikkara in Anchuthengu grama panchayat, Thiruvananthapuram district. The panel acted on a complaint filed by the Kayikkara Congress Koottayma concerning the facility’s operations. SHRC chairperson Justice Alexander directed the Varkala deputy superintendent of police, the Anchuthengu station house officer, the Anchuthengu veterinary doctor, and the joint director of panchayats to investigate the shelter and submit their reports. The officials must submit their reports within two months. The directive followed the commission’s rejection of an earlier report submitted by the secretary of the Anchuthengu grama panchayat. The multi-departmental investigation will examine how the stray dog protection centre functions and review the concerns raised by the complainants.