Social media demonstration planned after dogs slaughtered

A mass demonstration on social media has been planned in Chile following the grim discovery of over 40 poisoned stray dogs in Punta Arenas. The so-called 'tweetstorm' is scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

On Sunday hundreds of protesters gathered at the Plaza de Armas Benjamín Muñoz Gamero and marched to the home of Bishop Bernardo Bastres, who called for the eradication of the dogs following an attack. Local media have reported:
“God created things to be at the service of humans,” Bastres declared. “This is a principle of the Genesis. Everything is at our service. I don’t want to kill dogs just to kill dogs, because that would be barbarism. But dogs are invading the streets. They have more rights than we have!” The bishop asked for the government to create a new norm to eradicate strays after he was attacked by six dogs a few days earlier.

His declaration, followed by the dogs’ poisoning, immediately led to various reactions from animal rights organizations, including the UDDA (Unión de Defensa del Derecho Animal), who organized the march on Sunday.

Chile has a stray dog problem with over 12,000 stray dogs living in Punta Arenas alone. However, outraged animal lovers are furious over the brutal solution employed in this instance. (NewsPoint)