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107 dog bite cases reported in Kalyan on Monday
Kalyan reported 107 fresh dog bite cases on Monday, a sharp rise from 58 cases the previous day, civic officials said. Dr Deepa Shukla, health officer of Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC),…
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Kalyan reported 107 fresh dog bite cases on Monday, a sharp rise from 58 cases the previous day, civic officials said. Dr Deepa Shukla, health officer of Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation (KDMC), told the Times of India that 12 of the cases occurred on railway station premises. KDMC teams trapped two dogs suspected of biting residents over the past two days and kept them under observation.
The Indian Opinion
The sharp rise in dog bites will inevitably revive calls for culling strays. But culling is a short-term panic move that does not address the root cause: uncontrolled stray populations and low rabies vaccination. The civic body must show it can do better, scale up sterilisation drives, speed up vaccination, and improve waste management that attracts strays. The real test will be whether KDMC releases updated sterilisation numbers alongside bite figures.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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