PUNE: As many as 21 people, including children, were bitten by a stray dog on the evening of June 3 near Wanowarie bazaar.
“The dog died of rabies the following day. Positively, it has not passed on the disease to the victims. We have urged our personnel, their wards and family members to remain alert to avoid an incident of this kind in the future,” a senior army officer told TOI on Tuesday.
Sources in the army confirmed that all victims had been treated at the Southern Command’s hospital and they had been discharged from the facility a few days ago.
The army authorities handed over the dog’s body to RESQ Charitable Trust at Bhavdhan on June 4. “A test of the dog’s brain tissue has revealed that it had been suffering from rabies,” said Neha Panchamiya president of the trust.
Some of the army officers living in the vicinity blamed the cantonment board for not taking corrective measures to sterilize dogs over the last two years. “The stray dog population has increased significantly in the Pune cantonment limit. Packs of dogs wander in residential areas. As a result, we do not let our children play alone even in the premises of our quarters. This situation needs to be changed at the earliest,” said an army officer, requesting anonymity.
In February, the Dakshin Maharashtra Sub Area (DMSA) had requested army officers and their family members staying in the field area family accommodation colonies to remain alert about the dog menace. In a special directive, the DMSA stated, “A rapid increase in the number of stray dogs in FAFA colonies has been observed ... Numerous instances of dog bites have been reported to this headquarter and the dog menace is increasing at an alarming rate ... This HQ is taking multiple steps to control their breeding process. However, the restriction is due to the non-tendering by PCB.”
Meanwhile, animal welfare activists from the city stated that the PCB must form an animal birth control committee as per AWBI guidelines. “The cantonment board has not bothered to form the committee in all these years. The AWBI rules categorically state that the concerned body must pay Rs1,600 to sterilize one dog. Therefore, it should allocate special budget for the sterilization project,” said Vineeta Tandon, an animal welfare activist.
“The dog died of rabies the following day. Positively, it has not passed on the disease to the victims. We have urged our personnel, their wards and family members to remain alert to avoid an incident of this kind in the future,” a senior army officer told TOI on Tuesday.
Sources in the army confirmed that all victims had been treated at the Southern Command’s hospital and they had been discharged from the facility a few days ago.
The army authorities handed over the dog’s body to RESQ Charitable Trust at Bhavdhan on June 4. “A test of the dog’s brain tissue has revealed that it had been suffering from rabies,” said Neha Panchamiya president of the trust.
Some of the army officers living in the vicinity blamed the cantonment board for not taking corrective measures to sterilize dogs over the last two years. “The stray dog population has increased significantly in the Pune cantonment limit. Packs of dogs wander in residential areas. As a result, we do not let our children play alone even in the premises of our quarters. This situation needs to be changed at the earliest,” said an army officer, requesting anonymity.
In February, the Dakshin Maharashtra Sub Area (DMSA) had requested army officers and their family members staying in the field area family accommodation colonies to remain alert about the dog menace. In a special directive, the DMSA stated, “A rapid increase in the number of stray dogs in FAFA colonies has been observed ... Numerous instances of dog bites have been reported to this headquarter and the dog menace is increasing at an alarming rate ... This HQ is taking multiple steps to control their breeding process. However, the restriction is due to the non-tendering by PCB.”
Meanwhile, animal welfare activists from the city stated that the PCB must form an animal birth control committee as per AWBI guidelines. “The cantonment board has not bothered to form the committee in all these years. The AWBI rules categorically state that the concerned body must pay Rs1,600 to sterilize one dog. Therefore, it should allocate special budget for the sterilization project,” said Vineeta Tandon, an animal welfare activist.
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