Shelter for stray dogs opens in city
In a unique move, a shelter for stray dogs has been opened at Nicco Park.
In a unique move, a shelter for stray dogs has been opened at Nicco Park.
The population of rare snow leopards in Gangotri National Park in Uttarakhand is facing an existential challenge as dogs in the park attack the base of their prey. The State Forest Department is now planning to sterilise the dogs in the national park to prevent the depletion of food stock for snow leopards in Gangotri National Park.
The Odisha Government has decided to launch a sterilization drive of stray dogs under Animal Birth Control (ABC) Programme with renewed vigour to curb the aggressive behavioural instinct in canine species and put brakes on cases of rabies.
According to a study of rabies trends, using data from the National Health Profile (NHP), a collection of state-wise monthly health condition reports, 2,863 rabies cases in India were reported between 2005 and 2020.
Researchers at the University of Bristol revealed that feeding dogs raw meat increases their chances of excreting E. coli that cannot be killed by the antibiotic ciprofloxacin.
It has further observed that animal rights are advocated and supported in the same way as human rights because it is quite imperative to safeguard and protect animals from oppression, confinement, and abusive treatment, which they may be prone to suffer at the hands of humans.
Anger is brewing among residents of the Union Territory as attacks by feral dogs on humans and wildlife are increasing by the day.
While the causal nature of pet ownership on sleep quality and sleep disorders was unable to be established, the results of the study are consistent with previous studies that found that pet ownership has a negative impact on sleep quality.
On getting information about the incident, animal lovers reached the spot and informed the police. The police took out the bodies of the puppies with the help of local villagers and sent them for postmortem.
According to the police, the incident took place on Monday evening in the Lotus Boulevard Society of Sector 100.
