Hyderabad: ‘Kill Dogs’ Proposal Invites Flak From Activists
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hyderabad: ‘Kill Dogs’ Proposal Invites Flak From Activists

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Dog lovers in the city fumed at the Forum for Good Governance’s suggestion to the state government to kill stray dogs to tackle the menace, on the lines of the government’s earlier permission to kill wild boars in Hakimpet. This was one of the recommendations of the forum at a high-level meeting called by the government and attended by GHMC and NGOs dealing with stray dogs. They did not carry out the animal birth control programme properly.” “The government should have a close watch on NGOs who take funds, land and other aid from the government and private parties and do nothing for dogs. Stella Maris, an animal activist, said, “This is unfortunate when stray dogs attack humans.

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Punjab: 4 booked for killing stray dog
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Punjab: 4 booked for killing stray dog

Hindustan Times  

The district police have booked four persons for beating a stray dog to death in Raman town. A first information report was lodged on the complaint of People for Animals, an animal rights group headed by former Union minister Maneka Gandhi. Talwandi Sabo deputy superintendent of police Rajesh Snehi Batta said that an email from Maneka Gandhi with a video …

Rising stray dog attacks in Pune: PMC pledges awareness and support measures
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Rising stray dog attacks in Pune: PMC pledges awareness and support measures

Hindustan Times  

In wake of growing dog menace across the city, the Pune Municipal Corporation has decided to raise awareness and offer financial and medical support to victims of dog attacks. In response to the attacks, a private organisation working with the PMC captured four stray dogs from Chandrangan Society. Additionally, we collected samples from the four stray dogs that bit the …

Stray dogs kill 14-month-old in Andhra Pradesh's NTR district
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Stray dogs kill 14-month-old in Andhra Pradesh's NTR district

Hindustan Times  

A group of stray dogs in Andhra Pradesh's NTR district attacked and killed a 14-month-old boy, police told news agency ANI. Stray dogs killed a 14-month-old boy in Andhra Pradesh The dogs attacked the boy while he was playing outside his house in Model Colony of the Penuganchiprolu area. Gopal Rao, the boy's father, said stray dogs had been wandering …

Killing of much-loved stray dog sparks nationwide backlash in Malaysia
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Killing of much-loved stray dog sparks nationwide backlash in Malaysia

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The killing of a beloved …

Elderly from Bihar mauled to death by dogs
4 months, 1 week ago

Elderly from Bihar mauled to death by dogs

Hindustan Times  

A 76-year-old woman was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs during a morning walk at the Jalahalli Air Force Campus on Wednesday, a police officer said. Jalahalli police inspector Sidde Gowda said the incident took place at around 6.30am when the victim, identified as Raj Dulhari Sinha, who was visiting Bengaluru from Bihar, was out for a …

Stray dog mauls 18-month-old boy in Telangana's Karimnagar
5 months ago

Stray dog mauls 18-month-old boy in Telangana's Karimnagar

New Indian Express  

KARIMNAGAR: A stray dog attacked an 18-month-old boy in Vidyanagar, Satavahana University Road, here on Thursday. According to sources, the victim, Hari Chandan, was playing with his friend outside his house when a stray dog ran towards him and began attacking the boy. Strays kill 10 hens In another incident, a pack of stray dogs attacked 20 country hens at …

‘Atmosphere of terror’: BJP MP Atul Garg says 286 died in India due to dog bites
5 months ago

‘Atmosphere of terror’: BJP MP Atul Garg says 286 died in India due to dog bites

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha MP from Ghaziabad Atul Garg on Tuesday raised the issue of rising cases of dog bites and demanded a committee be formed to deal with the issue sensitively as an environment of terror has been created following dog-biting incidents. Atul Garg is Lok Sabha said that no “dog lover” comes forward to save a person …

Dog that terrorised Balanagar caught
5 months, 1 week ago

Dog that terrorised Balanagar caught

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The dog that reportedly bit 16 people in a 1-km radius in Balanagar on Thursday has been caught and admitted in the animal care shelter in Kukatpally. “When I went for inspection, around 10 people came forward as victims of the dog bite,” said Dr K. Nagarjuna, veterinary officer, Kukatpally, GHMC. “The dog will be put under observation for …

GHMC yet to follow up on dog bite incidents
5 months, 3 weeks ago

GHMC yet to follow up on dog bite incidents

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Despite incidents of dog bites, the GHMC authorities have not been able to produce any assessment or studies mapping the more vulnerable areas and an analysis of dog behaviour in such areas. According to the 2022 guidelines of the Animal Welfare Board of India, the standard operating procedure in dog bite incidents includes assessment of the area and catching …

Woman attacked by more than 15 dogs in Hyderabad| Video
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman attacked by more than 15 dogs in Hyderabad| Video

Hindustan Times  

A woman on her morning walk was attacked by 15-20 dogs on Sunday in Hyderabad, a video shared by news agency ANI showed. I have 2 pet dogs in my house and thus I could handle the dogs,” Rajeshwari told ANI “While I was walking between the 3rd and the 4th block, there were two dogs there. In March, the …

Six-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Miyapur; cops write to GHMC
7 months ago

Six-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Miyapur; cops write to GHMC

The Hindu  

The Miyapur police on Wednesday have written a letter to the Greater Hyderabad Municipality Corporation for catching stray dogs near the dumping yard in HMT Maktha after a six-year-old was mauled to death in the early hours. The deceased, a Class I student at The Government Primary School, Maktha, was found dead in the dumping yard around 7.30 a.m. on …

Stray dog attack: 4-year-old mauled to death, her minor brother critical
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Stray dog attack: 4-year-old mauled to death, her minor brother critical

Hindustan Times  

In a horrific incident, two minor siblings were attacked by a pack of eight stray dogs, killing one and critically injuring the other, while they were sleeping with their mother, in a makeshift house by the roadside, near the CTI bridge in Govind Nagar on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday. tThe children sustained severe injuries in the attack …

K’taka HC Revokes Centre's Ban On 23 Breeds of 'Dangerous' Dogs, Says Pet Owners Should’ve Been Consulted
9 months ago

K’taka HC Revokes Centre's Ban On 23 Breeds of 'Dangerous' Dogs, Says Pet Owners Should’ve Been Consulted

News 18  

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday revoked the Centre’s order banning the import, breeding and sale of certain breeds of dogs deemed “dangerous” by an expert committee set up by the Animal Husbandry Ministry. According to a Live Law report, the Karnataka HC stressed that pet owners and relevant organisations should have been consulted before a issuing circular banning “dangerous” …

Dogged by danger in Visakhapatnam
9 months, 1 week ago

Dogged by danger in Visakhapatnam

The Hindu  

A tide of dog attack incidents in Visakhapatnam in recent months has caused fear and alarm among residents. “There are over a dozen stray dogs in our street and just a few months ago, they had litters of puppies,” says Raju’s wife Sridevi, who runs a chicken shop in the area. Tagging and taming With an estimated 1.20 lakh dogs …

20 people injured in stray dog rampage in Himachal's Bilaspur
9 months, 4 weeks ago

20 people injured in stray dog rampage in Himachal's Bilaspur

Hindustan Times  

Twenty people were injured after being attacked by a stray dog in Ghumarwin area in Himachal's Bilaspur, an official said on Tuesday. Bilaspur: According to the civil hospital authorities, dog attack incidents have increased in the past few days. Municipal Council Ghumarwin President Rita Sehgal said the dog would suddenly pounce on the people passing by and bite them. The …

Dog attacks menace: Why is century-old animal-human bonding weakening? Issue & solution | Explained
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Dog attacks menace: Why is century-old animal-human bonding weakening? Issue & solution | Explained

India TV News  

Two contrary images appear when we discuss stray dog menace. This is "not an isolated case" of loss of human life due to attacks by stray dogs in Delhi, the NHRC had said in a statement. On March 4, the Delhi High Court said stray dogs are becoming a menace and sought the stand of the authorities here on a …

UP: 4-year-old girl killed, two others injured by street dogs in Bijnor
10 months, 3 weeks ago

UP: 4-year-old girl killed, two others injured by street dogs in Bijnor

Op India  

A 4-year-old girl named Soni passed away while two 5 and 7 years old children were seriously injured in an attack by stray dogs in Nangla Maheshwari village, which falls under the jurisdiction of Mandawar police station of Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor on 19th February. Efforts are on to catch the stray dogs.” Digambar Singh, youth state president of Bharatiya Kisan …

Telangana: 20 stray dogs found shot dead, 5 more wounded
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana: 20 stray dogs found shot dead, 5 more wounded

Op India  

An unidentified person was arrested by police on the morning of 16th February for allegedly shooting 20 street dogs dead and wounding five more in Ponnakal village of Addakula Mandal in Telangana’s Mahbubnagar district. Some of the creatures that were hit by gunfire reportedly died instantly, while many of the injured dogs fled and died later on the streets. After …

Horrific! 20 stray dogs found shot dead in Telangana's Mahabubnagar district
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Horrific! 20 stray dogs found shot dead in Telangana's Mahabubnagar district

India TV News  

Telangana news: As many as 20 stray dogs were found shot dead by unidentified persons in Mahabubnagar district of Telangana, police said today. In the incident which took place in Ponnakal village late on Thursday night, five more dogs were found injured, they added. Unknown persons shot at stray dogs with weapons and police were informed about the incident on …

Hyderabad: Stray dog attacks toddler near park
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Hyderabad: Stray dog attacks toddler near park

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A stray dog attacked an elderly woman and her four-year-old grandson at a park in Anjenayanagar in Moosapet on Friday evening. Kasim Bibi said, "We tried hard to release the boy from the dog's grip." He voiced concerns about the increasing presence of stray dog packs in the area. GHMC chief veterinary officer Dr Abdul Wakil said that no …

Wagh Bakri's head dies: Has the stray dog menace reached its hilt?
1 year, 2 months ago

Wagh Bakri's head dies: Has the stray dog menace reached its hilt?

Hindustan Times  

Many are shaken by the news of the death of Parag Desai, executive director of Wagh Bakri, on Sunday night, due to a brain haemorrhage caused after falling while trying to escape a pack of stray dogs near his residence on Ambali Road in Ahmedabad. The deaths of an 11-year-old autistic child in Kannur and a 4-year-old in Hyderabad due …

Dogs being killed, poisoned, beaten and mutilated on massive scale, says RSPCA
1 year, 4 months ago

Dogs being killed, poisoned, beaten and mutilated on massive scale, says RSPCA

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last year, the RSPCA received 9,776 reports of dog cruelty in England, compared with …

Why Kerala plans to cull 'dangerous' stray dogs
1 year, 6 months ago

Why Kerala plans to cull 'dangerous' stray dogs

India Today  

Kerala’s long and unsuccessful battle against the threat posed by stray dogs to citizens has led the state government to in principle agree to invoke legal provisions to cull ‘dangerous’ strays. “Kerala reported 135,749 dog bite cases in 2017, 148,365 in 2018, 161,050 in 2019, 160,483 in 2020, 221,379 in 2021 and 223,489 in 2022,” said a senior animal husbandry …

Kerala’s War with Strays: Why the state wants to kill street dogs
1 year, 6 months ago

Kerala’s War with Strays: Why the state wants to kill street dogs

Firstpost  

In October, the Supreme Court declined the plea of the local self-governments from Kerala for permission to kill rabid stray dogs. Differently-abled boy dies The differently-abled 11-year-old boy identified as Nihal Nishad, who was attacked by a group of stray dogs Sunday evening at Muzhappilangad near Kannur, died at a hospital, police said, reported news agency PTI. He said, “Fortunately …

Uttar Pradesh: ‘Dog bites’ emerge as a key concern during civic poll campaign in Lucknow
1 year, 8 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: ‘Dog bites’ emerge as a key concern during civic poll campaign in Lucknow

Hindustan Times  

Street dogs and increasing cases of dog bites have emerged as an important issue during the ongoing civic poll campaign. ‘Dog bites’ emerge as a key concern during civic poll campaign in Lucknow The residents of Shrishti Apartments in Jankipuram have announced boycott of the civic polls following several cases of dog bites in their area and inaction of authorities …

Mumbai-based NGO fights for protection of street dogs.
1 year, 8 months ago

Mumbai-based NGO fights for protection of street dogs.

The Hindu  

Interview with Abodh Aras, CEO, Welfare of Stray Dogs, Mumbai. These dogs are a testament to Mumbai’s success in addressing the issue of street dogs, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Welfare of Stray Dogs, a Mumbai-based non-governmental organisation dedicated to animal welfare. Frontline talks to Abodh Aras, CEO, Welfare of Stray Dogs, Mumbai about the NGO’s …

GHMC plans 26 steps to tackle strays
1 year, 9 months ago

GHMC plans 26 steps to tackle strays

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A GHMC committee that was constituted to control the dog menace after strays mauled a four-year-old child to death in Amberpet here last month, on Saturday submitted a report with 26 recommendations. The GHMC has 50 stray dog catching vehicles, and the committee said the corporation must hire 10 more along with staff to ensure that each of the …

Does India have a stray dog crisis?
1 year, 9 months ago

Does India have a stray dog crisis?

The Hindu  

In recent weeks, there have been many attacks by stray dogs on people, especially children. With an estimated 1.5-6 crore stray canines roaming around the streets in India, questions are being raised about the implementation of municipality laws and cultural attitudes of tolerance towards stray dogs. The 2001 Animal Birth Control Rules took these powers away by creating a category …

Stray dogs turn child killers
1 year, 9 months ago

Stray dogs turn child killers

The Hindu  

It was the twilight hour on February 28. He was our hope for a better future.” “I am petrified that my third child will fall prey to the dogs here, so I have sent him away to live with my sister in another part of Delhi”SushmaMother to two boys killed by dogs In the second week of March, two boys …

Don’t dogs ever bite you, Telangana HC asks GHMC staff
1 year, 9 months ago

Don’t dogs ever bite you, Telangana HC asks GHMC staff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Taking serious note of the increasing number of dog bites, the Telangana High Court on Thursday pulled up GHMC officials for failing to curb such incidents, questioning the civic body why strays were roaming freely while it claimed to be taking steps to relocate them to shelters. Hearing a suo motu public interest petition over the death of a …

Public opinion: Mixed response to recent fatal dog attacks on children
1 year, 9 months ago

Public opinion: Mixed response to recent fatal dog attacks on children

Deccan Chronicle  

With reports of fatal dog attacks on children recently hogging the limelight, DC spoke to people across the city to take their views on the issue. If they are causing harm, we do look into it”Madhukar Naik, SCB CEO “My colony has only friendly dogs and none of the colony members have any issue with them. When we kill and …

Stray dog menace unchecked in SCB
1 year, 9 months ago

Stray dog menace unchecked in SCB

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: News of a 5-year-old boy's death after he was bitten by a stray dog while playing in Khammam district shook the state again, even as memories were still fresh of the death of 4-year-old Pradeep being mauled to death in February. Just last night, a couple of dogs almost pounced on my in-laws who were visiting us, it was …

Challenging dogma: On the threat from stray dogs
1 year, 10 months ago

Challenging dogma: On the threat from stray dogs

The Hindu  

The newspaper rule of thumb is that ‘dog-bites-man’ stories are not newsworthy. However, with a nearly 1.5 crore stray dog population, and a dubious distinction of being the world’s dog-bite-and-rabies-capital, India’s ‘stray dog menace’ has a steady presence in the media ecosystem, to the point of being anaesthetising. The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and the Animal Birth Control …

Lack of dog census leaves GHMC with poor handle on curbing stray menace
1 year, 10 months ago

Lack of dog census leaves GHMC with poor handle on curbing stray menace

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The GHMC claims of sterilising around 4.7 lakh dogs, without being gender specific, and estimating the presence of 1 lakh unsterilised dogs ring hollow as the civic body is yet to take up a dog census in the city. Lokesh Kumar stated 300 stray dogs were being sterilised per day, a report submitted to animal husbandry minister T. Srinivas …

RWAs give map of areas with stray dog presence
1 year, 10 months ago

RWAs give map of areas with stray dog presence

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Residents welfare associations and non-governmental organisations on Saturday gave the GHMC a map of the city with stray dog-dense areas marked, and sought action on priority, at an event on Saturday. The map was handed over at an interactive session that the United Federation of Resident Welfare Associations and the Blue Cross had with the GHMC to discuss the …

On summit eve, GVMC revives drive against stray dog menace in AP
1 year, 10 months ago

On summit eve, GVMC revives drive against stray dog menace in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is making an effort to keep stray dogs off the city in view of the upcoming Global Investment Summit and the G-20 meeting here. The stray dog menace is widely being discussed in the two Telugu states following a canine attack on a four-year-old boy in Hyderabad recently. As per the animal welfare board …

Officials to take up slew of measures to contain dog menace in Hyderabad
1 year, 10 months ago

Officials to take up slew of measures to contain dog menace in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In the wake of last week’s incident at Amberpet where a four-year-old boy died after being attacked by a pack of street dogs, MA&UD special chief secretary Arvind Kumar has directed officials to take steps to control stray dog menace and dog bites. Among a host of measures to achieve the aim is installing water bowls for the strays, …

Parties, citizens want Mayor Gadwal to submit resignation
1 year, 10 months ago

Parties, citizens want Mayor Gadwal to submit resignation

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: There are at least 89 stray dogs per km, according to a rough calculation that compares the number of stray dogs in the city to the number of kilometres. The civic authority recently conducted a survey that found over eight lakh stray dogs in the city yet, on paper, the nodal agency has been managing to neuter only 60,000 …

Hyderabad civic body holds high-level meeting to tackle stray dog menace
1 year, 10 months ago

Hyderabad civic body holds high-level meeting to tackle stray dog menace

India Today  

A high-level meeting was chaired by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation on Wednesday, just after the city witnessed two street dog menace incidents. Special Chief Secretary to the Telangana Govt, Arvind Kumar, IAS, directed the officials to pay special attention on controlling stray dogs and take an action plan on war footing to prevent such incidents in the limits of …

Two more dog bites cases reported in Hyderabad
1 year, 10 months ago

Two more dog bites cases reported in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After a pack of stray dogs killed a four-year-old boy in Amberpet by mauling him to death, two more dog bite cases have been reported. A boy was attacked by a pack of stray dogs while playing with his friends outside his home on Tuesday night, while a toddler was bitten on his head by a street dog on …

Stray dogs attack SC hostel students in Karimnagar
1 year, 10 months ago

Stray dogs attack SC hostel students in Karimnagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A day after a four-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of street dogs in Hyderabad on Tuesday, another incident of stray dog attack has been reported from Karimnagar. A stray dog attacked students of Scheduled Caste Welfare hostel in Shankarapatnam in late hours on Tuesday. The dog which entered the the SC hostel campus at midnight …

Hyderabad mayor orders inquiry into killing of four-year-old Pradeep by stray dogs
1 year, 10 months ago

Hyderabad mayor orders inquiry into killing of four-year-old Pradeep by stray dogs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi on Tuesday directed GHMC officials to conduct an inquiry into the killing of four-year-old Pradeep by stray dogs in Amberpet. Talasani Srinivas Yadav, minister for animal husbandry, expressed his grief over the incident and said that a special meeting will be called on February 23 to discuss strategies to solve the stray dogs and monkeys …

Four-year-old boy killed by stray dogs in Hyderabad, clip sends shock waves
1 year, 10 months ago

Four-year-old boy killed by stray dogs in Hyderabad, clip sends shock waves

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In yet another horrifying incident, a four-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs on Sunday in Erukala Basti in Amberpet in the city. Footage of the grisly incident captured by CCTV cameras and shared on social media on Monday showed the boy surrounded by stray dogs which attacked him, sparking an outrage. Further, the …

Noida dog attack: 'Don't run, scream, or jump', experts advise caution in case of canine menace
2 years, 2 months ago

Noida dog attack: 'Don't run, scream, or jump', experts advise caution in case of canine menace

India TV News  

Highlights The incident was reported from the Lotus Boulevard society in Noida's sector 100 The incident has led to the divide between dog lovers and ‘stray nayers’ All seem to agree on better implementation of laws and rules Noida dog attack: A seven-month-old baby died early Tuesday after he was mauled by a stray dog in a posh gated residential …

Stray dogs being relocated on flimsy grounds, decry animal activists in Hyd
2 years, 3 months ago

Stray dogs being relocated on flimsy grounds, decry animal activists in Hyd

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Forceful relocation of dogs amounts to "cruelty”, according to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960. However, stray dogs are being relocated illegally, even when they are not causing any harm to residents, according to animal rights activists. Some residents are calling the GHMC and requesting that strays be “relocated for flimsy reasons such as that the …

Two-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Hyderabad | VIDEO
2 years, 8 months ago

Two-year-old mauled to death by stray dogs in Hyderabad | VIDEO

India Today  

A two-and-half-year old boy was attacked and mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs near Bada Bazaar area in Golconda on Tuesday night. The child, Anas Ahmed, was playing outside his house near Golconda’s Bada Bazar when a pack of stray dogs pounced on him and dragged him into a nearby deserted area at around 9 pm. Soon …

Animal lovers help rescue over 50 stray dogs
2 years, 9 months ago

Animal lovers help rescue over 50 stray dogs

The Hindu  

The intervention of an animal rights’ activist gave a new lease of life to about 50 stray dogs in Ibrahimpatnam town of Ranga Reddy district. On March 31, Srinivas, who used to feed stray dogs everyday near his house in Ibrahimpatnam, could not find them. A concerned Srinivas immediately alerted A. Goutham from the Stray Animal Foundation of India, who …

Over 100 Stray Dogs Poisoned, Dumped in Well in Telangana Village
2 years, 9 months ago

Over 100 Stray Dogs Poisoned, Dumped in Well in Telangana Village

News 18  

Over hundred stray dogs were reportedly culled in Thigul village of Siddipet district in Telangana on Sunday. Animal activist Adulapuram Goutham has lodged a complaint against the village sarpanch and secretary, alleging that the duo hired contract killers and poisoned the dogs. Over the last three months over 200 dogs from the village have be poisoned and killed,” said Goutham, …

Over 100 stray dogs poisoned in Telangana, activist blames village officials
2 years, 9 months ago

Over 100 stray dogs poisoned in Telangana, activist blames village officials

India Today  

Over 100 stray dogs were allegedly killed in Siddipet district of Telangana, according to animal rights activist, Adulapuram Goutham. The complaint filed by Goutham, an animal rights activist, said the mass killing of the dogs took place at Thigul village in Jagadevpur mandal of Siddipet district. According to him, the village sarpanch and the gram panchayat secretary hired professional dog …

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