Tag Archives: Stray dogs

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, decided to remove stray dogs from its campus due to the rising number of dog bite cases in the campus. However, little did the institute know that this action would lead to Union minister Maneka Gandhi, known for her animal rights activism, taking …

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has called for sector-wise details of dogs. A division bench of the High Court has asked the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to not only specify the number of dogs, but also provide details of sterilization operations carried out. The bench also directed the submission of …

In an intention to make the city stray dog free in a phased manner, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has launched an Animal Birth Control (ABC) and relocation initiative. Under the plan, the corporation will sterilize all stray dogs and relocate them to a safe place. Besides this, the Corporation …

Dogs in Chandigarh may soon have their day! Hounded and virtually ostracised from society as “strays”, they may not be forced to lead a dog’s life and soon get a respectable tag. For, the Chandigarh Administration has undertaken before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that it will consider the …

Recently, a 59 year-old elderly woman named Jillian Nagra, has alleged that a neighbor at their residential complex has deliberately ran over a stray dog in Joka. When she filed a police complaint, her neighbors threatened her and her husband. The trouble began after Jillian adopted 8 street dogs over …

After a woman was bitten by a stray dog in North-east Mysuru, MCC control room sent a team to catch ferocious dogs and sterilize them. According to the investigation conducted by MCC, the attacks happened between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Monday. Most of the bite cases are registered …

Recently, stray dog menace in sector 47 have caused a scare among the local residents. The population of stray dogs continue to multiply even with the best controlling efforts by the municipal corporation. Stray dog menace The local resident welfare association (RWA) has claimed that the roads belong to these …

Pet lovers in the tricity are enraged over the alleged ill-treatment of stray dogs, after they were sterilized in Mohali. No follow-up treatment given to stray dogs The sterilized dogs are allegedly starved and uncared for days. They are kept together in deplorable conditions which has resulted in many casualties. …

Recently, a members of central government’s Animal Welfare Board have raised an issue with the Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) expressing concerns that some restaurants are using dog meat to prepare biryani. Mehar Matharani, Animal welfare officer at Animal Welfare Board of India, has instructed the officials to remain alert in …

Recently, an advertising agency has developed a “Smart Vest” that potentially can turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok’s streets and alleyways in Thailand. Smart Vest The vest equipped with a hidden video camera, has sensors that transmit live streaming videos when the dog barks, showing what the dog sees …