Three nabbed for killing 30 dogs with poisoned meat

The hired men allegedly poisoned and killed 22 stray dogs and eight pets. gettyimagesbank

By Lee Gyu-lee

Three people have been charged for allegedly killing 30 dogs with poisoned meat, according to Busan Gangseo Police, Thursday.

A woman, 49, allegedly hired two men to kill stray dogs with meat lined with agricultural pesticide in a village in Busan from August 2018 to February.

She did so after some stray dogs damaged her farm. She offered them 150,000 won per kill.

The hired men allegedly poisoned and killed 22 stray dogs. When they could not find more strays, they stole and killed eight pet dogs from neighbors. The woman allegedly burned the dogs' bodies at a furnace of her farm.

The police arrested one of the men for the violation of the Animal Protection Act and theft, and booked the accomplice and the woman without physical detention.

Police opened the investigation after receiving multiple reports of missing and poisoned dogs.