Stray dog menace increases in Surat; attacks on children and youths reported

The terror of stray dogs is continuously increasing in Surat, known as the diamond and textile city. Due to attacks by dogs on innocent citizens in different areas of the city, it has become difficult for people to even step out of their homes.

According to a report by Sandesh, a dog recently launched a sudden attack on a small child playing in the Azadnagar area of Khatodra, causing injuries. Similar incidents occurred in the Govalknagar and Premnagar areas of Pandesara, where stray dogs bit and seriously injured children playing outside their homes. Not only children, but it has also come to light that a dog attacked a youth in the Dindoli area. All these injured persons were immediately sent to the hospital for treatment.

Due to the increasing menace of dogs, there is an atmosphere of great fear among local residents, and parents are feeling hesitant to send their children to school or to play. Despite repeated representations by citizens, questions are being raised regarding the Municipal Corporation's work concerning the sterilization and catching of dogs. If effective measures are not taken by the administration at the earliest, a warning has also been given by locals to launch a public protest in the coming days.