Malakpet: Animal activists, police rescue camels during Eid

Hyderabad | Tuesday | 13th August, 2019

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A+ A-Hyderabad: A joint collaboration of animal activists and police, as many as thirty camels brought from Rajasthan for joyrides were rescued on Sunday from Malakpet region. The animal activists, police speculated the camels were brought for slaughtering but however, handed over the animals back to the owners after realising that they were brought to the city only for seasonal employment, TOI reports. We have tagged the camels to monitor their movement around the state,” said an animal welfare activist. The city-based activists rescued over 110 camels alone this year which were either being used for joyriding or transported to slaughterhouses. Though it will cost us a lot, we need to ensure the comfort of the animals,” said one of the activists..