They trusted humans — and the humans poisoned them
- 600milliondogs.org
- Jan 26
- 2 min read
A homeless dog, having not eaten in days, follows a familiar scent along a street in Assam, India.
Hunger has taught him to trust scraps left by humans because that is how he survives.
This time, the food is a trap.
Drugs mixed into the food leave his body weak and dizzy.
Before he understands what is happening, strong hands grab and force him into a rough sack that closes tight around his body while he is still conscious.
This is the daily reality for dogs caught in the illegal dog meat trade in northeastern India.
In Assam, dogs are taken from streets and neighborhoods and moved long distances to be sold for meat.
As the journey continues, the pain becomes severe.
Dogs are packed so tightly that breathing takes effort.
Heat builds quickly, and thirst becomes unbearable.
Some dogs vomit and choke but cannot open their mouths to clear it because their mouths are bound.
Others grow too weak to stay upright and collapse, pressing their full body weight onto the dogs beneath them.
Ribs and lungs are squeezed for hours with no relief.
Police in Assam have uncovered locked rooms and vehicles filled with sacks holding living dogs.
Officers pulled the dogs out one at a time, many of them barely responsive and struggling for air.
In one documented rescue, seventy‑five dogs were recovered from a vehicle bound for the illegal meat trade.
Twenty-two later died after prolonged starvation and suffocation.
Their bodies failed after hours of intense suffering and could not be saved.
None of this happens by accident.
Indian law already bans capturing, transporting, and killing dogs for meat.
When vehicles are not searched and known smuggling routes are ignored, traffickers keep working without fear.
Every unchecked vehicle means more dogs drugged, bound, and moved toward the same suffering.
The Director General of Police of Assam can stop this by ordering immediate enforcement of the existing laws.
Police can block smuggling routes, inspect vehicles, seize transport used for this trade, and arrest those responsible.
Clear orders and swift action can prevent dogs from being taken in the first place.
No dog should endure this kind of suffering for profit.
Signing this petition calls for immediate enforcement that stops dogs from being taken off the streets and ends to this cruelty.
Thank you for taking action on behalf of animals.
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