Kerala stray dog culling: RTI reveals decline in aid for animal birth control
1 year, 5 months ago

Kerala stray dog culling: RTI reveals decline in aid for animal birth control

India Today  

As the culling of stray dogs continues in the state of Kerala, an RTI query has revealed that there has been a steep decline in grant-in-aid release to animal welfare organisations, under the animal birth control program. Meanwhile, animal rights activists across the country are voicing support for the stray dogs in Kerala. The culling of stray dogs shows how governments have miserably failed in controlling animal birth. Sanjay Mohapatra, founder of House of Stray Animals dispensary, said the Kerala dog lover community must come forward with a logical solution to stop the unnecessary killing of dogs.

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Stray dog attacks: Thiruvananthapuram corporation intensifies vax drive, plans to tie up with NGOs
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Stray dog attacks: Thiruvananthapuram corporation intensifies vax drive, plans to tie up with NGOs

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In response to the growing stray dog attacks in the capital, Thiruvananthapuram corporation has intensified the vaccination drive in all hundred wards. According to a recent survey carried out by the corporation in collaboration with CAWA, the stray dog population has declined in the capital. After the suspension of the ABC programme by the Kudumbashree Mission in 2021, the …

Civic officials blame improper feeding patterns, obstructions in implementation of ABC rules for stray dog menace in Bengaluru
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Civic officials blame improper feeding patterns, obstructions in implementation of ABC rules for stray dog menace in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

Civic officials blame improper practices in feeding stray dogs and impediments they face in the implementation of the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023, for the continued dog menace in the city. Suralkar Vikas Kishor, Special Commissioner, BBMP, said while the civic body cares for stray dogs, it is unable to effectively implement ABC Rules, 2023, on feeding and vaccination due …

Animal rights groups, experts rally behind breed-specific ban on dogs
8 months ago

Animal rights groups, experts rally behind breed-specific ban on dogs

The Hindu  

After six different High Courts decided to either nullify or suspend the Centre’s circular last month banning 23 breeds of “ferocious” dogs, several animal rights groups and experts have spoken in support of the government’s breed-specific ban initiative. “There are 80 million dogs and cats suffering on India’s streets, and animal shelters are overcrowded, and pit bulls and related breeds …

Give preference to human lives over stray dogs: Kerala High Court directs state government
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Give preference to human lives over stray dogs: Kerala High Court directs state government

India TV News  

The life of human beings should be given preference over stray dogs, opined the Kerala High Court recently. The Kerala High Court also directed the State government to frame guidelines, schemes or rules to give licences to individuals interested in maintaining stray dogs so that dog lovers can protect the animals. "It is also suggested that the corporation should take …

BBMP fails to implement Animal Birth Control rules, which ban feeding of stray dogs in areas frequented by children, senior citizens
1 year, 2 months ago

BBMP fails to implement Animal Birth Control rules, which ban feeding of stray dogs in areas frequented by children, senior citizens

The Hindu  

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike has failed to implement the Animal Birth Control rules, 2023, formulated by the Animal Welfare Board of India, which restricts people from feeding stray dogs in areas/streets which are frequented by children and senior citizens. The Karnataka High Court, on October 5, expressed concerns over this activity and asked the State government about the implementation …

Why Kerala plans to cull 'dangerous' stray dogs
1 year, 5 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 strays menace: SC issues notice on plea for euthanising dangerous, rabid dogs
1 year, 6 months ago

Kerala strays menace: SC issues notice on plea for euthanising dangerous, rabid dogs

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice on a plea seeking permission for euthanising extremely dangerous stray dogs in the wake of the incident in Kerala where a minor girl was bitten by stray dogs. READ | Kerala govt to move court over Animal Birth Control Rules as stray dog attacks increase A vacation bench of Justices Surya Kant …

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 …

Article 293 Voice Of Stray Animals Hapur VOSAH Building A Safer And Happier Place For Street Animals
1 year, 7 months ago

Article 293 Voice Of Stray Animals Hapur VOSAH Building A Safer And Happier Place For Street Animals

ABP News  

Voice of stray animals Hapur, located in Hapur Ghaziabad, is an NGO that was brought into existence by Mr. Harendra. He, along with his team, aims at rescuing stray dogs from the roadside who have been abandoned or injured, malnourished, abused, faced health issues or been left just uncared for. This NGO has been in existence for one and a …

Mumbai-based NGO fights for protection of street dogs.
1 year, 7 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 …

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 …

Challenging dogma: On the threat from stray dogs
1 year, 9 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 …

People unable to go for morning walks due to stray dogs, says Gujarat High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

People unable to go for morning walks due to stray dogs, says Gujarat High Court

India Today  

People are unable to go for morning walks due to the menace of stray dogs, said Gujarat High Court while hearing a Public Interest Litigation on Tuesday. The Court also stated that it was the primary responsibility of the state’s civic bodies to curb the menace of stray dogs on the streets. It is the primary responsibility of the corporation …

Stray dog menace in Kerala comes to centre stage after rise in attacks
2 years, 1 month ago

Stray dog menace in Kerala comes to centre stage after rise in attacks

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:30 IST Ramankutty, a 65-year-old labourer, was walking by a paddy field one afternoon at Kavumthara, his village in north Kozhikode, when he was attacked by a stray dog. “I feel terrified now when I see dogs approaching.” Ramankutty’s is one of around two lakh dog bite cases reported in Kerala so far this year. …

India’s community dog laws are complex
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s community dog laws are complex

Hindustan Times  

The controversy surrounding community dogs in residential societies was reignited on Tuesday in the wake of the death of a seven-month-old who was mauled by one inside a housing complex in Noida’s Sector 100. The 2015 guidelines of the Animal Welfare Board of India, a statutory body constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty Animals Act, 1960, occupy the field in …

'Permit Euthanasia or Culling of Violent, Vicious Stray Dogs': Kerala Govt to SC
2 years, 2 months ago

'Permit Euthanasia or Culling of Violent, Vicious Stray Dogs': Kerala Govt to SC

The Quint  

The state government also informed the Supreme Court that an interim order of Kerala High Court directing the withdrawal of Kudumbashree Units from the Animal Birth Control programme has led to a complete halt of the programme in eight districts. The high court order restrained the inclusion of of Kudumbashree as an implementing agency for the Animal Birth Control Project …

On the trail of rabies cases in Kerala
2 years, 3 months ago

On the trail of rabies cases in Kerala

The Hindu  

Twelve-year-old Abhirami, of Mannappuzha in Perinad Panchayat of Pathanamthitta, was returning home early in the morning on August 13 after collecting milk bottles from a nearby house, when a German Shepherd pounced on her. “The last two years have witnessed the canine population going up significantly as the Animal Birth Control programme for dogs was disrupted during the COVID-19 years,” …

Provide free treatment to dog-bite victims, High Court tells Kerala government
2 years, 3 months ago

Provide free treatment to dog-bite victims, High Court tells Kerala government

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed the State government to take steps to identify rabid stray dogs and remove them to a place of isolation within the limits of the local authority concerned, if need be, by tranquillising them under veterinary supervision. The directive by a Bench comprising Justices Jayasankaran Nambiar and P. Gopinath came at a special sitting …

Kerala Stray Dog Menace: High Court Directs Government Hospitals To Provide Free Medical Assistance To Victims Of Dog Bites
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Stray Dog Menace: High Court Directs Government Hospitals To Provide Free Medical Assistance To Victims Of Dog Bites

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Friday directed that during the time taken by the State to establish and set up the machinery in the State to contain the menace of stray dogs, prompt, efficient and free medical assistance shall be provided to all victims of dog bites by government hospitals and hospitals attached to government medical colleges. Pursuant to its …

Kerala Hit by Escalating Man-stray Dog Conflict; Dozen Strays Found Dead Due to Alleged Poisoning
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Hit by Escalating Man-stray Dog Conflict; Dozen Strays Found Dead Due to Alleged Poisoning

News 18  

Give a dog a bad name and hang him too is what literally happened in Kottayam district of Kerala recently where a canine, accused of attacking people, was beaten to death and then publicly strung up, in the wake of a spate of vicious attacks on humans, including children, in the state. In an effort to allay public fears, the …

How stray dog menace is getting out of control in Kerala
2 years, 3 months ago

How stray dog menace is getting out of control in Kerala

India Today  

The menace of stray dogs has been haunting Kerala for long. I appeal to the government to begin high-level monitoring of stray dogs and offer the best medical care to those attacked.” With the rabies deaths threatening to hurt the government’s image, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has directed the health minister to set up a panel to study the potency …

Kerala government forms action plan to tackle rabies
2 years, 3 months ago

Kerala government forms action plan to tackle rabies

The Hindu  

The Kerala government is formulating a multi-pronged action plan, with coordinated efforts by the Health, Animal Husbandry and the Local Self Government departments, for rabies control in the State. A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting convened by Ministers Veena George, J. Chinchurani and M.V Govindan here on Thursday as incidences of animal bites have increased …

Rise in rabid dog attacks puts Kottayam on edge
2 years, 4 months ago

Rise in rabid dog attacks puts Kottayam on edge

The Hindu  

With a sharp uptick in the number of rabid dog bite cases, the concerns over stray dog management has engulfed Kottayam after a hiatus. According to Shaji Panikkassery, District Animal Husbandry Officer in Kottayam, the number of dog biting cases in the region was rising at an alarming rate with back to back cases being reported from different locations. The …

Open birth control centres for dogs in municipalities, Telangana HC tells ULBs
2 years, 6 months ago

Open birth control centres for dogs in municipalities, Telangana HC tells ULBs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the Animal Welfare Board and urban local bodies to open birth control centres for dogs in municipalitities which lacked them, within three months. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Abhinand Kumar Shavili issued the direction while dealing with a batch of petitions and PILs to declare the action of the …

Animal lovers help rescue over 50 stray dogs
2 years, 8 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 …

Why courts and commissions are concerned with dogs
3 years, 4 months ago

Why courts and commissions are concerned with dogs

India Today  

On July 23, the Rajasthan Human Rights Commission issued a notice to the two municipal corporations of Jaipur asking them about the action taken with regard to street dogs. Stray dogs are a concern across the country, with the Delhi and Kerala high courts passing judgments only last month, ordering a more humane attitude towards street dogs while upholding their …

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