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130 dog bite cases in single day in Thane’s Kalyan West
About 130 people were bitten by stray dogs in a single day in the Aadharwadi Jail-Khadakpada area of Kalyan West in Thane, Maharashtra, on Sunday, August 9. Times Now reports that 25…
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About 130 people were bitten by stray dogs in a single day in the Aadharwadi Jail-Khadakpada area of Kalyan West in Thane, Maharashtra, on Sunday, August 9. Times Now reports that 25 of the victims are hospitalised, and some are in serious condition. Residents say packs of dogs are roaming housing societies, lanes, and streets, creating fear among children and the elderly.
Locals are demanding immediate administrative action to control the stray dog population and prevent attacks. The local administration faces the challenge of balancing animal welfare with public safety, following Supreme Court guidelines on stray dogs. In a separate incident this year, nine people were arrested in Hanumakonda, Telangana, for allegedly killing about 300 stray dogs with lethal injections.
The Indian Opinion
The usual war of absolutes dominates this row; residents want dogs removed, activists call every cull cruelty. Both miss the real failure: municipal bodies that neither sterilise nor vaccinate at scale nor enforce feeding rules. The bite count is the bill for years of inaction. Watch whether the Thane civic body publishes its sterilisation numbers for the past year; that figure will settle which side is performing and which is just shouting.
Source: timesnownews.com
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