You know pollution is an all-time high when polluted water is turning stray dogs a different colour! 

It's not that uncommon for stray animals to wander into water to cool down, but in this incident, when they came out of the water, their fur had turned completely blue. 

This bizarre change in appearance came after these dogs came out of Kasadi river, located near Navi Mumbai, because the river has been contaminated by untreated industrial waste. Reportedly, about five dogs have been spotted with this blue fur.

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Dye, which is found in detergents, usually goes into the water directly from the factories that lie close to the river. 

Animal protection officer, Arati Chauhan, said: “It was shocking to see how the dog's white fur had turned completely blue. We have spotted almost five such dogs here and have asked the pollution control board to act against such industries.”

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According to Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB), the water in the river lacked oxygen and had overly elevated levels of toxic chloride, and ruled the waste treatment nearby 'inadequate'. 

It turned out that the Kasadi waterway was almost 13 times higher in pollution than the guidelines for safe human consumption. Yogesh Pagade, a local fisherman, added: "After numerous complaints to MPCB over the years, only the stretch known as Kasadi has reduced. However, the pollution levels continue to be extremely high and dissolved oxygen is negligible."

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MPCB further added that since discharging dye in any waterbody is illegal, there will be strict action taken against the polluters. 

Well, besides the change in colour, these dogs seemed alright for the most part, but what about birds, reptiles and other animals? Is it too late now?