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The cases of dog bites have increased continuously in the last 3 years in the country.

The Supreme Court has given its verdict regarding the increasing number of stray dogs in the country and the incidents of their bites. The court has made it clear that the order to remove stray dogs will not change. Their attacks are worrying. The Municipal Corporation will catch stray dogs, sterilize and vaccinate them. Rabies infected ferocious dogs will not be released back. A separate shelter home should be prepared for dogs with dangerous behavior and Stray dogs cannot be fed in open places. Not only this, the Supreme Court said that a national policy should be made for stray dogs.

Till now the biggest question raised was that if someone gets injured or dies due to the attack of stray dogs, then who will be responsible, the municipal body of that area or the people who feed the dogs? The court is also strict regarding such cases because the graph of incidents is not stopping. In 2024 alone, 37 lakh cases of stray dog ​​bites were reported.

How much have the cases of dog bites increased?

If we look at the records of the last 3 years, it is clear that the cases of dog bites have increased rapidly in the country. dog bites in 2022 There were 21,89,909 incidents. In 2023, his graph increased to 30,52,521. In 2024, there was a rapid increase in dog bite cases and more than 37 lakh cases were reported. The data graph shows that such cases are increasing very rapidly in the country. If we talk only about the month of January in 2025, then more than 4.25 lakh cases were reported.

The cases of dog bites are not decreasing.

If we look at the figures of 2024, there has been maximum dog terror in Maharashtra. Maximum 4,85,345 cases were reported here. With 4,80,427 cases of dog bites, Tamil Nadu stood second and Gujarat stood third. There were 3,92,837 cases here. Karnataka (3,61,494) is at fourth and Bihar (2,63,930) is at fifth.

Dog bite cases reported by States/UTs

Ankit Gupta

Born in Lucknow, the city of Nawabs. Graduated from DAV College and MBA from Punjab Technical University. The desire to write and the passion to know the story beyond the news brought me into journalism. Started his career in 2008 with Lucknow's first Hindi tabloid 'Lucknow Lead'. Tried my hand in the features section. Then he joined Dainik Jagran's iNext from Gorakhpur, the city of Baba Gorakhnath. Joined the Jaipur head office of Rajasthan Patrika in 2013 for reporting on city news and health magazine. After spending about 5 years here, I reached Dainik Bhaskar's Bhopal head office in 2018 for a new beginning in the digital world. Got hold of research, explainer, data story and infographic. The most complex news of health and science explained in simple words. Said goodbye to Dainik Bhaskar in 2021 and joined the digital wing of TV9 Group. Currently working in TV9, I am heading the 'Knowledge' section as an Assistant News Editor. There is focus and interest on explainer, data and research stories.

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