TRICHY: Though the state government has initiated a lot of schemes in the health sector, poor awareness among people about the serious consequences of rabies has put them in risk.
65-year-old Soosairaj was the latest victim of rabies. Soosairaj was bitten by his pet dog three months back but he
Needed: better urban planning, not mass culling of dogs
Anyone on a road journey through Kerala these days is likely to see banners and posters at many junctions showing gruesome images of children bitten by dogs and calling for a wholesale culling of street dogs. The media have played host to heated debates where everybody, from the common man
Gau mata, really? Why cows are symbols of our hypocrisy
Every morning, on a road next to a Metro station near my house, the Indian way of life has a communion with Swacch Bharat.
After collecting garbage from nearby colonies, contracted workers of the municipal council, dump it in the middle of the road. Within minutes, stray cows and dogs
Collectorate delays seizing injured animals at Amar Circus
Nagpur: Despite clear recommendations by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), the Nagpur collectorate seems reluctant to seize the injured animals at Amar Circus, currently playing at Kasturchand Park.
The office cited Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, for not taking action, and forwarded an application to the Judicial