It was the twilight hour on February 28. In her rented one-room basement accommodation in Uttar Pradesh’s C.B. Ganj in Bareilly, Kusum Gangwar was gathering her bag to go to the market. She was preparing for the third birthday of her youngest daughter, Pari, on March 3, and she had planned to make halwa (a sweet, […]
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Still reeling under shock over the death of two brothers, residents of Rangpuri Pahari Basti on Monday complained that the area lacked proper toilets and water supply, forcing them to defecate in the open. Siblings Anand, 7, and Aditya, 5, were allegedly attacked by stray dogs within a span of two days in the slum cluster […]
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Have you ever felt helpless at not finding your favourite street dog at his usual spot? Quite often, one from the pack could stray away and go missing. In April 2020, Mumbai-based Akshay Ridlan could not find Kalu, a dog that he fed and played with every day. “I decided to find a solution that […]
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More than 2,000 pet dogs were vaccinated in less than a month in Thiruvananthapuram after the launch of the special anti-rabies vaccination drive on September 15, taking the total number of pet dogs vaccinated to 5,287 since April this year. The vaccination drive for stray dogs is yet to hit that pace with close to […]
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‘State has approached Supreme Court against HC order banning Kudumbashree ABC centres’ ‘State has approached Supreme Court against HC order banning Kudumbashree ABC centres’ Minister for Local Self-Governments M.B. Rajesh said here on Tuesday that many local bodies in the State had already started vaccination drives against rabies. Though it was decided to hold the […]
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Only 342 pet dogs vaccinated across city on the first day of Corporation’s special drive Only 342 pet dogs vaccinated across city on the first day of Corporation’s special drive Despite the hue and cry over stray dog attacks, the residents of Thiruvananthapuram seem to be not very keen on administering anti-rabies vaccine to their […]
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Feeding spots will be fixed for stray dogs in all wards based on guidelines issued by the Corporation, Health Standing Committee chairperson Jameela Sreedharan has said. In a special council meeting held on Saturday to discuss the stray dog issue, she said the Animal Birth Control (ABC) monitoring committee would provide the necessary instructions to […]
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At least a dozen stray dogs were allegedly poisoned to death in Moolakkulam grama panchayat in Kottayam district on Monday. Panchayat authorities said the carcasses of the animals were found in different locations in the Karikkode-Keezhoor regions of the local body. The local residents, who spotted these bodies, buried them later. The incident sparked widespread […]
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Chief Minister surprises the Opposition by acceding to one of their main demands that the anti-rabies vaccine be subjected to quality checks Chief Minister surprises the Opposition by acceding to one of their main demands that the anti-rabies vaccine be subjected to quality checks The Health department will engage an expert committee to check if […]
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More vets, dog-catchers to be appointed; sterilisation centre at Vandithadam to be reopened More vets, dog-catchers to be appointed; sterilisation centre at Vandithadam to be reopened The Thiruvananthapuram city Corporation’s Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme, which had almost come to a standstill following a High Court order in November last year, is set to be […]
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