Five-Year-Old Mauled By Stray Dogs In Hyderabad; Mass Culling Rocks Telangana

• A five-year-old UKG student, Sharvi, was brutally attacked by stray dogs in Hyderabad's Khairatabad area, suffering severe facial injuries.
• The incident, captured on CCTV, led to the child's treatment at Rainbow Hospital in Banjara Hills.
• Reports indicate mass culling of stray dogs across Telangana, with over 1,100 dogs allegedly killed since December 2025.
• Animal rights activists accuse local authorities of using poisonous injections for lethal culling, citing incidents in Hanamkonda and Yacharam villages.
• A complaint was filed by A Goutham of the Stray Animal Foundation of India regarding the alleged killings in Pathipaka village, Hanamkonda district.

Why It Matters: A child's mauling by strays in Hyderabad highlights the escalating conflict amid mass dog culling in Telangana.