A disturbing trend of mass killings of stray dogs has emerged in Telangana, with activists reporting over 500 dogs poisoned in Warangal and Kamareddy districts. FIRs have been registered against several sarpanches and their associates for allegedly administering lethal injections.
Nearly 200 residents of Piprauli village in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun were given anti-rabies vaccines after learning that raita consumed at a funeral was prepared using milk from a buffalo that later died of suspected rabies
Addressing pet owners on the occasion of World Zoonoses Day, Collector Valluru Kranthi urged them to ensure their pets were administered anti-rabies vaccination regularly to prevent infectious diseases.