Provide food, water to more than 150 strays daily Mysore/Mysuru: To prevent the spread of Coronavirus, the entire nation has come under lockdown following the Union Government’s order from Mar. 24 midnight till the midnight of Apr.14, which has resulted in hotels, restaurants, fast-food joints, roadside eateries and bakeries closing down. These places were the…
Feeding the hungry strays
April 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following the nationwide lockdown and closure of hotels and roadside eateries, stray animals are left starving. Noting this, various Associations and Organisations have been feeding the stray animals across the city every day. City’s Namma Mysore Foundation too launched a stray animal feeding programme. Foundation Managing Trustee K. Dasharatha said, “Due to lockdown, many…
Animal Homelessness: Stray animals rule the roads, ‘dog’ MCC
November 2, 2019Laws to control stray dog and cattle menace do not have teeth By S. Kenneth Shishir [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] Domesticated animals depend on humans for their everyday needs — food, water, shelter, veterinary care, love and more. Yet thousands of animals across city have no guardians to care for them, let alone a…
Rabid dog attacks children, elders at three villages
January 5, 2019Mysuru: In a biting spree, a rabid dog bit more than 15 people in three different villages in Mysuru taluk on Thursday evening. The dog started its attack around 4 pm at Pillalli where it bit a lot of villagers whose names have not still been identified. The villagers, on seeing the attack, chased the…
Woman injures neighbour for pelting stones at her pet stray dogs
February 8, 2018Mysuru: An incident of a woman injuring her neighbour for allegedly throwing stone at stray dogs which she was taking care of has been reported on Tuesday at Gokulam here. While the injured has been identified as 52-year-old Chikkathayamma, the woman who injured her has been identified as Gayatri. On Tuesday morning, Chikkathayamma, who had…
Stray Dog Menace and Rabies
December 18, 2017There is stray dog menace in the city with each locality having tens of dogs on streets terrifying people, biting them and causing accidents. Veterinarian Dr. C. S. Arun discusses about Rabies and answers common questions that confront people when they are faced with dog bites. — Ed By Dr. C.S. Arun, M.V.Sc. Rabies is…
Operation Stray Dog: MCC begins drive to sterilise stray canines in city
November 18, 2017Mysuru: Mysureans have lived with the problem of stray dogs for years and there seems to be no relief in sight. They blame the Mysuru City Corporation’s failure to properly implement Animal Birth Control programme for the rise in number of stray dogs. Stray dogs are a menace to people on the road, especially children,…
Stray dog menace in Ramakrishnanagar
July 31, 2017Sir, This refers to the various letters and factual reports on ‘stray dog menace’ that appeared in Star of Mysore recently. I would like to add that in Ramakrishnanagar-I Block also this menace is increasing. Some times there are so many, clustered together, like there is a ‘Summit Meeting of dogs’. On a serious note,…
Stray dogs maul baby to death in Mandya hospital
July 26, 2017Mandya: In a heart-rending incident, a new-born baby girl was mauled to death by stray dogs inside the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences last night. The child’s body, with freshly severed umbilical cord, was found this morning with scratch and bite marks all over its body. A pack of dogs had entered the hospital building…
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