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A few days ago, Samad Ahmed, a farmer, lost his bull after it acquired infection from a dog bite. “On an average 10 dog sterilisations are carried out daily by Blue Cross — an agency hired by AMC. Samad has his farm a few metres away from the dumping site.“Dogs have been biting children, goats and cattle. AMC’s dog van picks dogs from one location and drops it at another location,” activist Ayyub Patel said.The situation is grim in Kanchanwadi where villagers fear travelling at night due to dogs. Two dog vans of the AMC and one of the agency have been pressed into service,” Ganesh Chede, AMC’s veterinary doctor, said.However, dog bite patients visiting the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) are compelled to pay from their pocket for the treatment owing to lack of injections at the state-run hospital.The hospital is currently facing shortage of anti-rabies vaccine and serum — both required for dog bite treatment..