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Editorial | March 21, 2020 28     3

OVER the past few years, there seems to have

been an alarming rise in the number of dog-
bite cases in Sindh. This, despite repeated
mass dog culling campaigns carried out by the
authorities, which are not only cruel and
barbaric, but evidently ineffective in
controlling the stray dog population. Last
year, the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre
recorded 10,850 cases of dog-bites. The year
before that, 8,000 cases were registered.
While most dogs that bite are not rabid, there
are still far too many such cases. In 2019,
approximately 24 people died from the deadly
virus in Sindh. Most were brought to hospitals
in Karachi for treatment — days or months too
late. Through no fault of their own, most
citizens are still unaware of the exact steps to
take after being bitten by a potentially rabid
animal, while a shortage of rabies vaccines
continues to plague the healthcare sector.
Without quick and timely intervention —
washing the wound with soap; receiving an
immunoglobulin by a doctor; and being
administered the rabies vaccine — the patient
cannot be helped. In 99pc of all such cases, an
agonising death is inevitable.

Following WHO’s recommendations of carrying out

vaccination and birth control of stray dogs — the only
humane and effective way of controlling their
population and minimising the chances of infectious
disease — the Sindh government recently launched a
helpline that would allow citizens to complain about
the presence of stray dogs in their localities and aid
the government in its trap-and-neuter efforts. In
January, the Sindh High Court pushed the
government to hurry up. In that same month, three
deaths from the deadly virus were reported in the
province. Now, the SHC has once again intervened by
directing Pemra to start airing public awareness
messages about the helpline on all news channels in
the province. This would certainly help, since most
problems are rooted in a lack of either awareness or
compassion.

Published in Dawn, March 21st, 2020

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Asif ujjan
about 15 hours ago

So what about budget which was earmarked for stray dogs

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m:ahmed
about 14 hours ago

Chief Minister Sindh Saheb, please issue directives to the concerned

department to look after in that matter and Ask Local Govt Minister to
consult /coordinate/ work together with the relevant Mayors and Chairmen of
the Cities/Towns to take action in the matter and submit the progress report
in this matter...

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Syed Anjum Ali

about 10 hours ago

The position is almost as bad in KPK only not reported. Here in Peshawar
city and cantt areas we have huge packs of dogs roaming and attacking
people, with no proper response by local or cantt board authorities. The so
called culling is not being done properly, relevant staff comes and makes a
fake report of killing some dogs but nothing on the ground. The same is the
position in Pabbi, Nowshera, Mardan, Abbottabad and Mansehra urban
areas. Cruel or not, mass stray dog culling (if properly and thoroughly done)
is the only realistic solution to this growing menace. Government must take
action now and stop wasting time .

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