Can i Kill Stray Dogs 🐕 ?.

Mawula is tired of seeing those dirty, diseased-looking dogs around his compound. At night, the cats groan near his windows as the dogs howl and chew his car tyres. He asked his neighbours about who owned those animals, and everyone denied it. So over the weekend, Mawula bought some poison, and he plans to finish off all of them.

Is this legal?

WHAT DOES THE LAW SAY?

The law (Local Governments (Kampala City Council) (Livestock and Companion Animals) Ordinance, 2006) says that when an animal is stray (not confined at a home), the KCCA has powers to impound and take that animal to wait for its owner to pick it up. If no one picks that animal up, then KCCA has the power to ‘destroy’ it.

On the other side, you as an individual may need to tell your local council about that stray animal disturbing you so they can deal with it. This is because the local council may have different humane and safe means of taking care of these animals that you may not, such as disposing of the carcasses.

The law protects animals against cruelty, so any person who cruelly beats, kicks, ill-treats, tortures or even poisons any animal will have committed an offence. Therefore, as an individual, you must refrain from dealing with stray animals unless you get permission from the local council.

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Source; BarefootLaw

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