Two arrested for animal cruelty
Police have arrested two individuals who were allegedly transporting 74 goats and 46 lambs in one lorry on Puttalam –Anuradhapura Road, in Karuwalagaswewa police division yesterday (29) at around 5.45p.m.
The suspects –aged 47 and 38- are residents of Puttalam area. They will be produced to Puttalam Magistrate Courts today (30).
Karuwalagaswewa Police is conducting further inquiries into the incident.