Undaunted by an online campaign urging boycott of Kerala over its recent decision to cull dangerous stray dogs, the government today said doing away with such stray animals would only make the state more 'tourist-friendly'.


"Kerala Tourism has no worries over the online campaign, claimed to be by a group of animal buffs urging boycott of the state," its Secretary G Kamala Vardhana Rao said. An online campaign under the titles '#Boycott Kerala', #Kerala Dog Culling', 'Worldwide Protest Against Mass Killing of Dogs in Kerala', started by some unknown persons, is going viral in the social media.


"Hit Kerala where it hurts - their tourism. Write letters, tweet, share on FB and Instagram. Do whatever it takes to speak up for these poor dogs. We will not stop till Kerala Govt stops this mass slaughter," the campaigners said in the facebook page of #Boycott Kerala'.