Mumbai records 17 dog bite cases every hour in 2025, nearly double 2021 rate

Mumbai recorded seventeen stray dogs and street dogs bite cases every hour in 2025, which is nearly double the rate seen in 2021. The civic body released the data showing the sharp rise involving community dogs across the city. The numbers matter because the growing attack rate creates a public health risk and shows the need for better animal birth control implementation under the Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023. The municipal authorities plan to expand vaccination and sterilisation drives to curb the rising numbers. Officials stated that teams will increase monitoring in areas with high bite frequencies to address public safety concerns. Animal welfare workers can cite the rules to local authorities when requesting intensified sterilisation camps in their neighbourhoods.