Eliminating Rabies by 2030: an Ambitious Global Plan
One third of the world’s estimated 59,000 rabies deaths occur in India. 99% of these deaths are the result of a dog bite. 40% of the time, it is an impoverished child who dies. In June, a collaboration of four partners: the World Health Organization (WHO), the Food...
When Street Dogs Attack
Stray dogs, or desi dogs as we know them in India, can be bit of a tough subject, especially when it comes to dog attacks. Most of the time the street dogs of India are a harmless, an integrated part of the community―barking at night and harassing the coolies...
Ahimsa: Gandhi’s belief on what it means in regard to Stray Dogs
We have been led to believe that in all instances of conflict between dogs and people, management and policy interventions can benefit only one or the other – people or dogs. So, we must either tolerate free roaming dogs and have them attack people, livestock...
Rabies: What we all need to do.
Did you know that rabies kills tens of thousands of people per year? In India, approximately 20,000 to 30,000 humans die per year of rabies. This is the highest death rate by rabies in the world. Rabies is referred to as a “neglected disease” because it is...Love Animals and like to Write?
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