[1/5] A Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) official catches a stray dog using a rod with a loop, near Indira Gandhi International Airport ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India, September 5, 2023.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) did not directly link the removal of stray dogs to the summit, stating that the canines are being picked up "only on an urgent need basis".
Reuters' witnesses saw MCD teams capturing dogs using rods with a loop at one end.
Sanjay Mohapatra, founder of the House of Stray Animals NGO, termed the action "needless".
"If delegates see people feeding stray dogs, it will actually create a good impression of the country," he said.
Persons:
Anushree, Joe Biden, Rishi Sunak, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, Justin Trudeau, Fumio Kishida, Ambika Shukla, Sanjay Mohapatra, Friendicoes, Geeta Seshamani, Anushree Fadnavis, Sakshi Dayal, Raju Gopalakrishnan
Organizations:
Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Indira Gandhi, Airport, REUTERS, Authorities, U.S, British, Canadian, Japanese, Reuters, Animals, Stray Animals, Thomson
Locations:
New Delhi, India, DELHI, Delhi, Saudi