Following the incident where around 18 dogs were illegally relocated from a housing society in Kandivli to Aarey Milk Colony over a week ago, a total of ten canines have been rescued from Aarey, and efforts to trace the rest are underway. Vijay Rangare, honorary animal welfare officer and Mumbai president of the NGO People For Animals, told mid-day, “Out of a total of 18 dogs, ten have been rescued and the bodies of two puppies have been recovered. Search operations to find the remaining six dogs are in progress at the location where the canines were relocated [on April 13].”

The location where the dogs were relocated is near a forested patch haunted by other stray dogs and even wild animals.