Python and chicken rescued during Hyderabad religious procession

A python and a chicken were rescued during a Ganesh Visarjan procession in Hyderabad, according to the Greater Hyderabad Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The organisation, known as GHSPCA, said its team had been tracking a dance group from Visakhapatnam for nearly five days. The tracking followed information about the alleged use of a live snake during the group’s performances.

The supplied report does not say where the python or chicken were found, who was handling them or whether anyone was detained or charged. It also does not explain whether the rescued python was the snake referred to in the allegation, or provide details about the animals’ condition after the rescue. No response from the dance group is included in the available material.

The report does not give the date of the procession, describe the wider event or state what happened to the animals after they were rescued. The information comes from GHSPCA, which is identified as the source of the account.