There has been an uptick in incidents involving dogs attacking people, especially kids, resulting in death or grievous injuries across the country recently. Such incidents have become a concern for the society.
In addition to incidents of attacks by stray dogs, an increase in attacks by pet dogs, especially in housing societies, has raised numerous questions on how to ensure the safety of vulnerable people, mostly children and senior citizens.
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Let’s Take a Look At Recent Incidents of Pet Dogs Attacking People –
- A dog brutally attacked a girl in the elevator of a housing society in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Tuesday. Caught on CCTV, the incident took place in the Lotus 300 Society in Noida’s Sector 107.
- A five-year-old girl suffered serious injuries in an attack by two Rottweiler dogs at a public park in Chennai’s Thousand Lights area on May 6. Police arrested the owner of the dogs and a case of negligence was registered.
- On April 29, a 6-year-old girl was attacked by a German Shepherd — despite being on a leash, in Ajnara Integrity Society in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. CCTV footage of the incident showed the owner falling down in a bid to restrain the dog, which bit the girl on her arm.
- On April 9, a pet pit bull attacked the neighbour’s 15-year-old boy, leaving him seriously injured. CCTV footage of the incident showed the dog pinning the boy, Altaf, to the ground and attacking while a man and a woman looked on without raising an alarm or intervening.
Incidents Involving Attack By Stray Dogs
- On March 18, a six-year-old boy was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs when he was going to his school in the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. The boy was rushed to a nearby hospital by villagers where he succumbed to injuries, police said.
- In February 2024, a toddler was attacked and killed by stray dogs at midnight when the one-year-old came out of his hut in search of his mother in Telangana. The incident took place at Shamshabad municipal headquarters in Ranga Reddy district.
In March this year, the central government had directed states to ban the sale and breeding of 23 breeds of ferocious dogs, including Pitbull Terrier, American Bulldog, Rottweiler and Mastiffs, amid rising instances of people dying due to dog attacks.
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