Despite measures by the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to curb the increasing dog-bite incidents, more than 10,000 cases have been reported in the city during the past two years. In 2015, 4,700 dog-bite cases were reported in the city, an SMC official said. The number of cases is on decline but significantly high from 2014 when 5,700 such cases were recorded, said Javed Rather, chief veterinarian officer at the SMC. Recently, a 12-year-old boy, Mudasir Ahmad Wangnoo, was mauled by canines and was hospitalised following grievous injuries in the neck,…
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