1,000 dogs slaughtered

MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara (JP): The city administration killed about 1,000 stray dogs between Oct. 9 and Oct. 14.

H.L. Musa, spokesman of the city administration, said that there were an estimated 5,000 stray dogs roaming Mataram's streets at night.

"They have been disturbing the peace and public order," he told Antara.

The dogs were killed using poisoned rice. It takes less than four minutes for the poison to kill a dog.

The poisoned rice was placed in various spots on main roads at night by a team comprised of police and administration personnel.

The dead dogs were buried at Skip beach.

Musa said some people were known to have stolen the dogs' carcasses and sold them to local butchers. (emb)