WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE INCREASING NUMBER OF STRAY DOG ATTACKS?
Stray dog attack cases have long been a subject of debate in India. Due to repeated attacks, it has been termed a menace and has become an issue of concern in many cities. The relationship between humans and dogs is thousands of years old. Their nature is usually friendly, but sometimes the friendship needs to be questioned. India has the largest street dog population on earth, with about 62 million stray dogs, and the largest number of rabies deaths in the world. Every year about two crore people are bitten by animals in India. About 92 percent of these cases are dog bites. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Maharastra states have the highest number of stray dogs. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, and West Bengal reported the highest number of dog bites. TRAGIC INCIDENTS OF DOG BITES Of late, Parag Desai, the Executive Director of the Wagh Bakri Tea Group, hurt himself outside his residence and suffered a brain hemorrhage on October 15 as he was trying to escape from a street dog attack.