A large number of dogs wander the streets of Pulluvila to eat chicken waste dumped by hotels.

[7] Chittilappilly has staged hunger strikes to protest this legislation, and what he claims is governmental failure to address this issue.

[10] He has encouraged citizens to pressure the government to amend these laws, and to kill stray dogs themselves despite the accompanying 50-rupee fine.

[7][11] Chittilappilly has been arrested under statutes preventing cruelty to animals after tying four stray dogs in front of a police station.

[12] The movement is related to governmental plans to cull stray dogs which have prompted an international campaign to "Boycott Kerala Tourism".