Summary:
BENGALURU: A whopping 27,464 cases of dog bites have been reported this year at 110 BBMP urban health centres (UHCs) and referral hospitals and 450 private hospitals in the city. Since the actual number of shops is much higher, the animal husbandry department started surveying unauthorised meat shops, but the process is yet to be completed. These cases get registered within BBMP limits, though the incidents took place elsewhere. An average of 3,050 cases have been registered every month, as against 2,740 in 2017, when the total number stood at 32,883.The number of cases reported at UHCs and referral hospitals has been on the rise, up from 12,947 in 2016 to 25,881 in 2017. In addition, BBMP’s regulations on setting up meat stalls are not being followed, and hence they’re coming up in densely populated areas too..