An 84-year-old bedridden woman died after a stray dog attack at Vellarakad in Thrissur district. Residents later tracked down and killed the animal. Police registered a case and sent the carcass for rabies examination.
Many hapless people are bitten by dogs everyday, contracting rabies, and dying in agony. Yet these tragedies barely stir the consciences of celebrity dog-lovers. They root more for the rights of animals than for humans
Stray dog menace continues to haunt villages and people continue to suffer from dog bites. In the latest incident reported from a village in Sircilla district, two children were injured in a stray dog attack.
On Sunday, a group of children, hailing from various colonies under Kompally municipality, did just that by visiting Petbasheerabad police station to lodge a complaint against Kompally municipal officials for miserably failing to control the menace of stray dogs in the localities.
A CCTV footage of the incident, now widely shared on social media, captures the horrifying moment the dogs attacking the child. Responding to the boy's cries for help, residents use stones to beat and chase the dogs away.
In more than 50 per cent of instances, children are found to be the victims. In a recent incident, a six-year-old boy was mauled to death by stray dogs at a dump yard in Maktha in Miyapur.
Some MCD officials were carrying out a sterilisation drive for stray dogs near the school when one of the dogs suddenly came and bit the Class 4 student on her legs.
In 2021, 7,927 dog attack cases were reported in the state, while 11,776 cases were recorded in 2022 and 6,276 up to June 19, 2023, the child rights said
The street dog adoption concept initiated by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to check the street dog menace in the city, has been receiving a good response from the citizens.
