According to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases, almost 96% of rabies cases in India are caused by stray dogs – and so India leads the world in rabies deaths.Īccording to a 2011 estimate, dogs bite around 17.4 million people in the country every year. One of many public health crises gripping India today is the approximately 60 million stray dogs roaming the streets. The ABC Rules are currently being challenged in the Supreme Court.The last two decades have been disastrous: the Rules have enabled an increase in animal suffering by allowing the homeless dog population to swell.In 2001, the Union culture ministry notified the Animal Birth Control Rules to reduce the population of stray dogs given the health and safety threat they posed to people.
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