Mysuru: 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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