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At least five stray dogs were recently seen with their fur dyed blue near India's Kasadi River.Animal protection groups said the dogs were turned blue by industrial dye illegally released into the waterway.A complaint has been filed, and the state's pollution control board said it has opened an investigation.

Several stray dogs have been spotted in Mumbai with their fur dyed bright blue, and animal protection groups blamed water pollution for the bizarre sight.

One India said walking around with blue fur, which is believed to have occurred after they swam in the polluted Kasadi River. They were turned blue by industrial dye released into the waterway from the Taloja Industrial area,home to hundreds of pharmaceutical, food and engineering factories, the report added.

"It was shocking to see how the dog's white fur ," animal protection officer Arati Chauhan told Metro UK.

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After the discovery, the Navi Mumbai Animal Protection Cell , according to UPI.com. MPCB responded by saying an investigation would be opened, as it is illegal to dump any dyes into the river.

Located in western India's Maharashtra state, water in the Kasadi River has been deemed unsafe to drink. Pollution levels have been measured 13 times above safe limits for consumption, Metro reported.

"Allowing the discharge of dye into any water body is illegal," an MPCB spokesperson told Metro. "We will take action against the polluters as they are destroying the environment. We have directed our sub-regional officer to investigate."