Stray dog spotted eating leftover food at Hyderabad airport

A video showing a stray dog eating leftover food from a table outside a restaurant at Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has gone viral on social media, raising concerns among citizens over passenger safety and hygiene standards at the airport.

In the video, the dog can be seen eating leftover food outside one of the restaurants located near the city side check-in towards the car-parking area, prompting widespread reactions online.

Responding to the incident, the airport authorities issued a statement saying that this is an isolated incident. Strengthened wildlife management measures are being implemented in coordination with the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), which is the designated authority for stray dog control.

“The GHMC teams conduct regular drives within the airport premises, and 21 stray dogs have been addressed since January 2026,” the statement said.

The airport authorities further stated that strict waste management protocols have been reinforced across all service providers operating within the premises, including mandatory disposal of waste in covered bins. “In parallel, on-ground staff have been comprehensively sensitised to maintain heightened vigilance and proactively implement preventive measures to ensure such occurrences are effectively mitigated,” the statement added.