Dog Bites In Kerala

A surprise search planned by the Anti-Narcotics squad of the Kottayam police at the house of a man suspected to be a drug dealer resulted in a shock for them due to the presence of several violent dogs trained to bite anyone wearing 'khaki' attire.

A girl was attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Kannur district of Kerala on Sunday morning while she was about to enter her home after alighting from a vehicle, local residents said.

Over eight months after the Kerala government launched a vaccination drive for stray and pet canines in the wake of a spate of deaths due to dog bites, the stray dog menace has again reared its ugly head.

A case was registered against a man on Saturday for carrying an air gun to protect his children from stray dogs while escorting them to a nearby Madrasa in Kerala's Kasaragod.

Seeking to guard his children against stray dogs, a man carries an air gun while escorting young ones to their school in the Kasaragod district of Kerala.

In this article, we discuss precautionary measures that can help avoid such brutal incidents.

A 53-year old woman has died of a suspected rabies infection in Perambra despite taking the necessary vaccination, sources said on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said an impression should not be created that human life has lesser value than that of a dog but stressed that stray dogs can be killed only in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules.

The war on dogs has claimed lives of 24 strays in Kerala's Ernakulam district. The local panchayat, which admits to the massacre, has not even spared puppies.

With at least five dead dogs hung by their legs on a pole, more than a dozen members of the youth wing of Kerala Congress (M) marched down the roads in Kerala's Kottayam district on Monday in what they called a protest.

Three persons, including two children, were injured when stray dogs bit them at a village in the district in the latest in a number of such incidents witnessed in the state in the recent days, police said on Saturday.

A four-year-old boy was attacked and injured on his lower jaw by a pack of street dogs while playing in front of his house in Kerala's Kollam district today.

The Supreme Court has directed the Kerala government to pay Rs 40,000 to Jose Sabastin whose wife died after being bitten by a dog and could not be cured despite undergoing treatment.

Supreme Court today constituted a three-member committee headed by a former Kerala High Court judge to look into the complaints of dog bite victims in the state and availability of necessary medical treatment to the injured.

In an incident that has once again pitted animal lovers against those in favour of controlling the number of stray dogs in Kerala, a stray canine bit a three-year-old boy, injuring him in both his eyes.

A surprise search planned by the Anti-Narcotics squad of the Kottayam police at the house of a man suspected to be a drug dealer resulted in a shock for them due to the presence of several violent dogs trained to bite anyone wearing 'khaki' attire.

A girl was attacked by a pack of stray dogs in Kannur district of Kerala on Sunday morning while she was about to enter her home after alighting from a vehicle, local residents said.

Over eight months after the Kerala government launched a vaccination drive for stray and pet canines in the wake of a spate of deaths due to dog bites, the stray dog menace has again reared its ugly head.

A case was registered against a man on Saturday for carrying an air gun to protect his children from stray dogs while escorting them to a nearby Madrasa in Kerala's Kasaragod.

Seeking to guard his children against stray dogs, a man carries an air gun while escorting young ones to their school in the Kasaragod district of Kerala.

In this article, we discuss precautionary measures that can help avoid such brutal incidents.

A 53-year old woman has died of a suspected rabies infection in Perambra despite taking the necessary vaccination, sources said on Monday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday said an impression should not be created that human life has lesser value than that of a dog but stressed that stray dogs can be killed only in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules.

The war on dogs has claimed lives of 24 strays in Kerala's Ernakulam district. The local panchayat, which admits to the massacre, has not even spared puppies.

With at least five dead dogs hung by their legs on a pole, more than a dozen members of the youth wing of Kerala Congress (M) marched down the roads in Kerala's Kottayam district on Monday in what they called a protest.

Three persons, including two children, were injured when stray dogs bit them at a village in the district in the latest in a number of such incidents witnessed in the state in the recent days, police said on Saturday.

A four-year-old boy was attacked and injured on his lower jaw by a pack of street dogs while playing in front of his house in Kerala's Kollam district today.

The Supreme Court has directed the Kerala government to pay Rs 40,000 to Jose Sabastin whose wife died after being bitten by a dog and could not be cured despite undergoing treatment.

Supreme Court today constituted a three-member committee headed by a former Kerala High Court judge to look into the complaints of dog bite victims in the state and availability of necessary medical treatment to the injured.

In an incident that has once again pitted animal lovers against those in favour of controlling the number of stray dogs in Kerala, a stray canine bit a three-year-old boy, injuring him in both his eyes.