Activists of different animal rights organizations have formed a human chain protesting the killing of 18 dogs by poisoning at Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST).
Several organizations, including People for Animal Welfare Foundation (PAW), Kushtia Rescue Team for Stray Animals, Nature of Bangladesh, participated in the human chain formed before Jessore Press Club at 12:15pm on Tuesday.
The activists said although there was a law on killing of animals, the university administration did not care about it.
It had committed a heinous act by poisoning 18 dogs, they said, demanding punishment for those involved in the incident.
On September 28, 18 dogs were killed on the campus by injecting trained dog exterminators, alleged the activists.
However, the university authorities denied any knowledge of the incident.
Vice Chancellor Anwar Hossain said the university administration had not allowed anyone to kill dogs as the High Court forbade it.
“Sometimes we give dogs rabies vaccines if they behave violently. No one has filed any complaints over the killing of any dogs,” he said.
Meanwhile, students said dog catching started on the campus on September 28.
They alleged that municipal workers had arrived there and started injecting the dogs with something. When the dogs fell unconscious, they were buried in a large pit inside the university, the students claimed.