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130 Bitten by Stray Dogs in a Day in Thane, Another Attack at Railway Station
130 Bitten by Stray Dogs in a Day in Thane, Another Attack at Railway Station
Panic gripped Kalyan West’s Aadharwadi Jail-Khadakpada area on Sunday, August 9, after about 130 people were bitten by stray dogs in a single day, Times Now reported. Of those, 25 victims are…
The Story in Brief
Panic gripped Kalyan West’s Aadharwadi Jail-Khadakpada area on Sunday, August 9, after about 130 people were bitten by stray dogs in a single day, Times Now reported. Of those, 25 victims are in hospital and some are serious.
Residents said packs of dogs roam housing societies and lanes, creating fear especially among children and the elderly. They demand immediate action from the administration to control the stray population and curb attacks. The Supreme Court has issued guidelines, but local bodies struggle to balance animal welfare and public safety.
The Indian Opinion
The stray dog debate in India is trapped between two lazy narratives: one that paints all animal lovers as blind to public safety, and another that treats every call for culling as cruelty. Neither fits Khadakpada. The 130 bites in a single day, and a second attack at Kalyan railway station where 12 to 15 more were bitten, demand facts, not slogans. Animal rights NGOs point to sterilisation drives; residents cite failing municipal action. The concrete test is the number of sterilised dogs already released in that ward. If the count is low, neglect, not malice, is the culprit. So what was the Kalyan municipal corporation’s sterilisation target last year, and how many did it actually achieve? That number, not another court order, will tell if this is a governance failure or a genuine crisis.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, ndtvprofit.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
