Fighting against Dog menace

The stray dog menace is now Valley’s horror. Not a single day passes when there are no reports of dog bites. The growing number of dogs has made the public movement extremely risky; in many residential colonies people avoid going to mosques to offer pre-dawn prayers. Sadly, the kids are the main victims. Although there is an immediate need to deal with the problem, the civic authorities seem to have been evading their responsibility; and the excuse always is that some ‘animal rights groups are opposing the elimination of dogs.’ Nevertheless, what is being largely ignored is that while we may not resort to brutal killing of the stray dogs, we surely can and must prevent the dog menace effectively and scientifically. These Stray Dogs, have made the life of people hell ,A recent survey has revealed that the stray dogs in Kashmir mostly attack minors aged between 1-10 years and inflict multiple bite injuries. Out of 1637 dog bite cases reported in a single hospital (SHMS Hospital Srinagar) during the last five years, 34.02 percent victims were children. Majority of these children had received injuries on head, neck, upper limb and abdomen. Study also confirmed the fact that many of the dog attacks had taken place in the early morning or late evening hours and the number of canine attacks in the valley increased with every passing year. Everybody knows dog bites result in risk of contracting “Rabies”. The saliva carries virus which enters the human body through the wounds. This virus affects Central Nervous System causing the inflammation of the brain. If not treated immediately, it can cause coma and eventual death due to respiratory insufficiency. AT a time when the dog menace has assumed alarming proportions and over a dozen fell prey to deadly bites almost everyday in this summer Capital, there’s a single lawyer pleading the case of humans while some five plead canines. This is true for the ongoing hearings of the PIL against dog menace filed by an NGO. While the petitioner pleading humans is one, those pleading the case of canines are many including the counsels for the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) and the Society for Prevention of Cruelty against Animals (SPCA), which has been striving for “time consuming and costly sterilization” as the sole solution to the problem. But i has become a matter of concern now , we cant let humans being killed and infected by dog bites, on the cost of animal rights. Ultimately a in a welfare state humans come first and animals ( dogs) after them . it will be disgusting , and cunning approach to save a dog on the cost of a human being . It is presumed that there are about 1,00000 dogs in our city hungry for human flesh. It is the time to wake up ,it is disgusting for us , that Dogs have 5 lawyers and we are sleeping in our cozy beds . By this online PIL we , seek protection for our rights , which would surely prevail over animals. kindly think judiciously , your broader interpretations to statute are welcome, but not on the cost of human lives. PEOPLE OF SRINAGAR KASHMIR 27-04-2012