‘Killer’ Pit bull which mauled elderly Lucknow woman to death returned to its owner with conditions

Lucknow, July 29

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The Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) has returned the Pit bull to its owner Amit Tripathi, whose mother was mauled to death by the canine earlier this month, but with conditions.

The LMC officials took the decision after Tripathi gave a written consent to take care of the dog.

An LMC official told IANS on Friday: “The owner has promised to take the Pit bull to a trainer daily and to a behavioural specialist to assess its behaviour. If found violating the conditions, the dog will be seized by the LMC again.”

He said that the owner was approaching officials daily with the request to handover the dog as the 14-day-period of keeping the dog under observation was over.

LMC animal welfare director Arvind Rao said: “We got the health status of the Pit bull checked at Jarhara Animal Birth Control Centre. After the advice of LMC trainers, we have returned the dog to its owner with conditions and for a limited period of time. If the owner is found taking care of the dog as per directions, then he would be allowed to keep it for a longer period. For now, we have handed over the dog to him for the next 14 days.”

He said that the LMC had received more than 20 applications for adoption of the killer dog.

“But we thought of giving it back to its owner instead of giving the dog to someone else,” he added.

LMC chief veterinary officer Abhinav Varma said the team and trainers will keep visiting the dog.

The LMC will ensure the dog is not used for commercial purposes like dog fighting or intimidating others.

It will also ensure that the dog is kept in a clean, spacious place and given a proper diet at a fixed time.

Some of Tripathi’s neighbours had opposed to the dog being kept there and had expressed concern over their safety. IANS