Archive · 30 May 2025
Stray Dog Bites Ten People in Mettupalayam
A dog bit ten people in a town in India.
The bites happened on Thursday night, and the people went to the hospital.
Doctors gave them shots to protect them from rabies.
Some people got special medicine because their bites were worse.
The local government is catching stray dogs to keep this from happening again.
They plan to sterilize the dogs to control their population.
There isn't a special place to do this yet, but the town is planning to build one.
A stray dog bit ten people in Mettupalayam, India.
The incident occurred on Thursday night in Mani Nagar.
All victims received treatment at Mettupalayam Government Hospital.
Victims received anti-rabies vaccine and, in some cases, rabies immunoglobulin.
Municipality workers are capturing stray dogs for sterilization.
- Who
- A stray dog bit ten people.
- What
- A stray dog bit ten people, causing injuries.
- When
- Thursday night
- Where
- Mani Nagar, Mettupalayam, India
- Why
- Authorities are capturing stray dogs for sterilization following the incident.
- Location
- Mani Nagar, Mettupalayam
- Number of People Bitten
- 10
- Treatment Location
- Mettupalayam Government Hospital
- Treatment
- Anti-rabies vaccine, rabies immunoglobulin
- Action
- Stray dog capture for sterilization