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Mumbai hospitals short of Anti-Rabies Vaccine amid rising dog bite cases

Mumbai hospitals short of Anti-Rabies Vaccine amid rising dog bite cases

Dog bite cases surge, but civic body’s ARV stock runs dry, forcing hospitals to scramble for costly private supplies. While hospitals have enough ARV stock to last a week or so, there’s growing worry about running out entirely if dog bite cases rise. “The last batch we procured might last seven to 10 days

22 May,2025 08:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Ritika Gondhalekar
Mumbai: After backlash, Kandivli dogs to be brought back from Aarey shelter

Mumbai: After backlash, Kandivli dogs to be brought back from Aarey shelter

Activists’ pressure, police action result in housing society’s acquiescence

04 May,2025 07:06 AM IST | Mumbai | A Correspondent
Mumbai: Kidnapped pet Prixcy back home after 15 days

Mumbai: Kidnapped pet Prixcy back home after 15 days

After security person abandoned dog he was holding to ransom, Andheri woman rescued crying pet from Vile Parle station

01 May,2025 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Shirish Vaktania
Mumbai: Activists rescue 10 of 18 dogs dumped at Aarey Milk Colony

Mumbai: Activists rescue 10 of 18 dogs dumped at Aarey Milk Colony

NGO says efforts are on recover six surviving canines; the location where the dogs were relocated is near a forested patch haunted by other stray dogs and even wild animals

28 April,2025 07:43 AM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Defying norms, embracing passions: How this 75-year-old Mumbai mom never gave up

Defying norms, embracing passions: How this 75-year-old Mumbai mom never gave up

Ahead of Mother’s Day 2025, 75-year-old Devyani Kothari reflects on her creative pursuits and shares how her family’s love and support empowered her to follow her passion

22 April,2025 09:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Raaina Jain
Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation rolls out dog van services

Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation rolls out dog van services

Civic body resumes sterilisation drive after 21,000 bite cases, vows to return strays safely post-treatment

21 April,2025 08:11 AM IST | Mumbai | Apoorva Agashe
This photo book features dogs who survived on Goa's beaches during the lockdown

This photo book features dogs who survived on Goa's beaches during the lockdown

The monsoon was the setting for photographer Rohit Chawla’s stunning pictorial ode to indies who survived on Goa’s beaches during the challenging days of the lockdown

19 April,2025 09:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Fiona Fernandez
Mumbai: Hsg society accused of dumping strays in Aarey, two pups dead

Mumbai: Hsg society accused of dumping strays in Aarey, two pups dead

Animal lovers fume after video of callous act surfaces; register FIR against four society members; it is believed the canines were shifted from a housing society in Kandivali

17 April,2025 01:04 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
Number of stray dogs on Mumbai streets sees 21 per cent drop since 2014

Number of stray dogs on Mumbai streets sees 21 per cent drop since 2014

Findings of civic body’s 2024 survey reveal that stray population has increased in only four wards in past 10 years; there were around 95,172 stray dogs or 10.54 canines per sq km in the city

04 April,2025 07:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Political meddling stifling dog birth control programme in Mumbai: Activists

Political meddling stifling dog birth control programme in Mumbai: Activists

They have written to CM Fadnavis, highlighting how the allegedly botched tendering systems have led to an increase in stray population and dog bite instances in Mumbai and across India

17 March,2025 09:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Dipti Singh

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