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A video is making rounds on WhatsApp warning people in Chennai that dog meat is being shipped into the city for restaurants. It said similar supplies are made to Mumbai, Hyderabad, Cochin and other areas. The video accompanying it depicted how the Railway officials at Egmore Station in Chennai confiscated the boxes containing the meat. The message read: 

"1000 kg dog meat confiscated today in Chennai Egmore station. All of it was for restaurants and hotels, ordered on daily basis . Also supplies made to Bbay , Hyd , Cochin , other areas.  Restaurants list will.be out soon

Please avoid non veg food outside."

The message has instantly triggered wide discussion among vegetarians and non-vegetarians in the groups.

Fact Check:

A simple Google search for news related to dog meat confiscation at Egmore railway station revealed that the news was as old as 2018and not 'today' as claimed in the message that was shared on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Further search revealed that the updates on this news revealed that the meat was tested by local veterinary officials and confirmed that it was of goat meat and not dog meat. Further, the carcass belonged to pre-puberty animals, thus in small size than grown up animals.

The message claimed that the restaurants list will be out soon and the link was given to a Dutch language website with no relation to Chennai.