Over 37L dog bite cases, 54 human rabies deaths in 2024
In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, minister of state for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying
SP Singh Baghel
said that municipalities were responsible to control the stray dog population.
Baghel said they are implementing the
Animal Birth Control Programme
to regulate the population of stray dogs.
In addition, the Centre has notified the Animal Birth Control (ABC) Rules, 2023, under the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
, 1960, which focuses on the neutering and anti-rabies vaccination of stray dogs, he said.
Baghel said his ministry issued an advisory in 2024 to states, asking them to implement the ABC Programme and related activities through local bodies, as part of its objective to ensure the safety of kids.
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