Stray Dogs

Watch: How Stray Dogs Are Turning Into Crime-Fighting Watchdogs

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Tuesday September 26, 2017

The Soi Dog Foundation, along with a Cheil, is developing smart vests with cameras that dogs can wear.

4-Year-Old Boy Mauled By Stray Dogs Dies In Andhra Pradesh's Guntur

Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Friday September 22, 2017

A four-year-old boy has died after being mauled by stray dogs while playing near his house in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district. Prem Kumar, a student of a government school, was attacked by four dogs at a field near his house at Adavitakkellapadu village, some 30 kilometres from the state's work-in-progress capital Amaravati

Mumbai Woman's Story Of Adopting A Stray Dog Will Bring You So Much Joy

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Monday September 18, 2017

"My life has been completely turned around by Leo," says a Mumbai woman on the Humans Of Bombay Facebook page. Her post describing the day she took home a stray dog from the road and how that little furball changed her life will bring a smile to your face.

8-Year-Old Boy Mauled To Death By Stray Dogs In Thane

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday September 18, 2017

An eight-year-old boy has been mauled to death by stray dogs in Bhiwandi town ship of the district, a police official said today.

Dog Culling In Kerala: Supreme Court Accepts Apology, Closes Contempt

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 13, 2017

The Supreme Court on Tuesday accepted an unconditional apology of the chairperson of the Kerala- based 'Stray Dogs Eradication Group' and closed the contempt proceeding against it for killing of stray dogs, despite a top court order against culling.

'Smart Vest' Turns Thailand's Stray Dogs Into Street Guardians

Offbeat | Reuters | Saturday September 2, 2017

An advertising agency in Thailand has developed a "smart vest" that potentially could turn stray dogs into guardians of Bangkok's streets and alleyways.

Dogs Turn Blue In Navi Mumbai, Find Out Why

India News | Saurabh Gupta | Friday August 18, 2017

Stray dogs from Navi Mumbai's Taloja Industrial Area have been spotted wearing an unusual colour - bright blue. The reason behind this strange picture is suspected to be pollutants. The local industry body has refuted the allegations of pollutant discharge, terming them as false and unbelievable.

Dogs Turn Blue In Mumbai Suburb. It Could Be The Water

Offbeat | Written By Meghna Nijhawan | Wednesday August 16, 2017

Photos of stray dogs from Navi Mumbai's Taloja Industrial Area are all over social media. The reason is their peculiar bright blue colour. The change in colour is reportedly due to the pollutants being discharged into the nearby Kasadi river.

10-Year-old Tourist Attacked By Stray Dogs In Nainital Lands In ICU

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 24, 2017

The girl was rushed to the Brijlal Hospital in Haldwani where she was admitted to the ICU due to the gravity of injuries sustained.

Doctors At AIIMS Write To PM Modi About Monkey Menace On Campus

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 18, 2017

The Resident Doctors' Association (RDA) of AIIMS has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to "save" the doctors and students of the premier medical institute from the "menace" of monkey and stray dogs on the campus.

Kerala Town Municipality Members Apologise In Top Court For Killing Stray Dogs

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 18, 2017

The chairman and four members of the Attingal Municipal Council in Kerala today apologised in the Supreme Court for killing stray dogs despite the top court's orders against it

Puppy Shares Blanket With Stray Dog, Heartwarming Pic Is Viral

Offbeat | NDTV Offbeat Desk | Saturday July 15, 2017

Suelen Schaumloeffel, a journalist in Brazil, recently shared a picture on Facebook that is tugging at the Internet's collective heartstrings. The picture, taken by her fiance, shows their adopted puppy Lana sharing her warm, cozy blanket with a stray dog on a particularly chilly morning.

Kerala Fisherman Dies After Being Attacked By Stray Dogs On Beach

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 22, 2017

A 50-year-old fisherman, bitten by a group of dogs at Pulluvilla near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, succumbed early on Monday morning at the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College hospital, an official said.

Army Major Allegedly Beats Stray Dogs To Death, Activists Seek Action Against Him

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 18, 2017

An Army officer here allegedly beat three stray dogs to death and injured two others, causing strong resentment among canine lovers who have urged Army chief Bipin Rawat to bring the officer to book.

Gang-Raped, Head Smashed, Run Over. Another Nirbhaya In Haryana's Rohtak

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday May 14, 2017

A 23-year-old woman was gang-raped, her head smashed with a brick and a vehicle run over her before the body was dumped in Haryana's Rohtak this week. She lay in the vacant plot for four days before someone spotted her; the skull was in pieces and stray dogs had bitten off parts of her body.

#PledgeABowl: Mumbai Group Starts Initiative To Serve Water To Strays

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday May 7, 2017

There is no respite from the summer heat for those stepping out of their homes but do we ever pause and think about the stray dogs and birds that also have to put up with the heat?

85-Year-Old Mauled To Death By Stray Dogs In Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 9, 2017

In continuing incidents of stray dog attacks in Kerala, an 85-year-old man was mauled to death by a pack of stray dogs at Thiruvilam village in Thiruvananthapuram district, the police said on Saturday.

Watch: TV Reporter Interrupts Live Broadcast To Rescue Dog From Floods In Peru

Offbeat | Written by Priyanka Pant | Saturday April 1, 2017

Two journalists from Peru are being appreciated on social media after interrupting their live television broadcasts to rescue stray dogs from flood waters - in two completely separate instances.

Actress Parul Yadav Reportedly Attacked By Stray Dogs, Hospitalised

Wednesday January 25, 2017

"Parul Yadav is in shock. Although her wounds are being nursed, the doctors treating her have said she may require surgery," said the actress' sister

Stray Dogs Eat Body Of Bhutanese Woman At Hospital In Bihar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 28, 2016

A foreign tourist's body kept outside the post-mortem room of a Bihar hospital was eaten by stray dogs, police said on Tuesday.

Concern For Dogs Can't Override Value Of Human Life: Supreme Court

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 17, 2016

The Supreme Court on Thursday said an impression should not be created that human life has lesser value than that of a dog but stressed that stray dogs can be killed only in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules.

Concern For Dogs Can't Override Value Of Human Life: Supreme Court

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 17, 2016

The Supreme Court on Thursday said an impression should not be created that human life has lesser value than that of a dog, and stressed that stray dogs can be killed only in accordance with the Animal Birth Control Rules.

Now, Gold Coins For Culling Stray Dogs In Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 30, 2016

The alumni association of a prominent college has announced gold coins to the civic authorities which would kill the maximum number of stray dogs till December 10 in Kerala where four persons have lost their lives and over 700 have been injured in canine attacks in the last four months.

30 Stray Dogs Killed In Kerala A Day After 90-Year-Old Man's Death

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday October 28, 2016

Nearly 30 stray dogs were killed in Kerala's Varkala on Thursday morning by angry locals, a day after a 90-year-old man died due to dog bites.

90-Year-Old Attacked Allegedly By Stray Dogs In Kerala

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 26, 2016

A 90-year-old man was seriously injured when he was attacked allegedly by a pack of stray dogs while lying in the sitout of a house at Varkala near in Kerala today, police said.

Thousand Dogs Poisoned To Death In Pakistan's Karachi

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 19, 2016

More than a thousand stray dogs have been poisoned to death by municipal workers in Karachi after a deluge of complaints about animals biting women and children, an official said on Wednesday.

Delhi Civic Body To Start Special Sterilisation Drive, 1000 Dogs Per Day

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 17, 2016

Seeking to curb the menace of stray dogs, the North Delhi Municipal Corporation will soon begin a special sterilisation drive with a target of sterilising 1,000 canines a day, its mayor said today.

Dog's Own Country? Kerala Legislators Discuss Stray Problem

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Tuesday October 18, 2016

God's own country is fast becoming dog's own country, contended the legislators in Kerala at a discussion today on the trouble over the stray dogs in the state.

Swachh Bharat Must Include Removing Dog Shit Too

Opinion | Kiran Bedi | Wednesday October 12, 2016

This situation about the fear of stray dogs is reportedly not only in Pondicherry but all over the country. It is because we have let stray dogs roam the streets, even when ferocious and a threat to human safety.

In Kerala, Special Offer On Air Guns To Deal With Stray Dogs

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday October 7, 2016

In Kerala, if you are up for killing stray dogs or have a case against you for eliminating one, you may end up getting air guns on discounted rates, a group has offered as the war on dogs have claimed lives of over 30 strays in the state's Ernakulam and Kottayam district last week.