No End To Stray Dog Menace: Toddler Dragged Away In Greater Noida, Saved By Grandfather
A one-and-a-half-year-old girl from Greater Noida had a lucky escape from a stray dog attack?thanks to the timely intervention of her grandfather.
The incident happened in the Beta 1 area of Greater Noida on Thursday evening when the toddler was playing outside her home.
Girl saved by grandfather?
CCTV visuals showed the stray dog attacking and dragging the toddler.
But she was recused on time by her grandfather, who rushed to the spot after hearing her cry.
According to the girl's family, the grandfather, Chandra Naresh Singh, who served in the Indian Army and fought in the Kargil War, sustained injuries to his knees while trying to save the toddler from the stray dog.
Increase in stray dog attacks?
Local residents claimed this was not the first such incident to have taken place in the area.
Saying that they feel hassled over the stray dog menace, most have submitted that the authorities were not taking appropriate measures on sterilisation of the dogs or shifting them to the zones marked for street dogs.
RWAs vs dog feeders?
The increase in the stray dog population and attacks on humans have become a major public safety concern in Noida.
Some of the stray dog feeders in Noida have alleged that members of the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) have listed terms and conditions for those who regularly feed the stray dogs.
Earlier this month, a stray dog was allegedly beaten to death in a Greater Noida society by three to four guards, and an FIR was filed against them and a member of the welfare association.
The police said the FIR under Sections 34 (common intention), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 429 (mischief by killing or maiming animals) of the IPC and under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act was lodged at Beta 2 police station.?
Animal birth control is key
Animal activist and founder of Noida-based NGO House of Stray animals, Sanjay Mohapatra, said the administration should consider having monitoring committees to implement animal birth control rules, and community kitchens should also be set up in different areas to feed the stray dogs.
"There is a huge amount of corruption when it comes to effectively implementing animal birth control rules. Monitoring committees should be set up to end corruption and effectively implement birth control rules.
"Community kitchens should also be set up in different localities to feed the stray dogs and coexist peacefully with them," Mohapatra told PTI.
He further suggested that awareness campaigns should also be conducted to understand animal behaviour to avoid future incidents of stray dog attacks.
The Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001, provides for sterilising and vaccinating stray dogs to control their population.
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