Agra reported 50K attacks by monkeys and stray dogs

Agra sees on an average 201 cases of attacks by stray dogs and monkeys and it adds up to nearly 50,000 in the current year - data accessed from district hospital Agra reveals that 48,876 people have been vaccinated from monkey and dog bites in 243 days between January to August month this year. It reached its peak of 7,913 cases in the month of May.
In comparison, last year the figure was of over 38,000 people who were treated in hospital after being attacked by animals in Agra.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 10 September 2016.

It is the responsibility of civic body to control the animal population in the district and, chief veterinary officer of Agra Municipal Corporation has clarified that 30-40 dogs are caught daily and they are then vaccinated and sterilized by private animal rehabilitation centers such as People For Animal (PFA).
As far as monkeys were concerned, Wildlife SOS is trying to catch and vaccinate/sterilize them. In last six months 401 monkeys have been taken care of by this method. The situation has worsened over the years and, at times, there are up to 600 persons who have been administered anti-rabies injections on a single day.


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