The number of cases of dog brutality is on the rise in the city. A stray dog from Chakala in Andheri (east) has been admitted to the animal hospital in Parel as the dog was found in a critical condition with its testicles being slashed with a sharp knife on late Monday.

"We heard him yelling loudly. He was bleeding profusely and must have been in much pain,” said, a resident who took the critical dog to the Society Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) hospital located in Parel. "We do not know who attacked him, but what has happened is inhuman." said another resident of the area.

SPCA manager Dr. Mayur Dangar who treated the injured dog told TOI, "It appears its testicles were slashed with a knife. Currently, he is under observation and the next 48 hours are critical."