Stray Dog Crisis in Srinagar Now a Public Health Emergency: JKPC Youth President Mudasir Karim Slams Administrative Apathy

Srinagar | April 7, 2025: Reacting to disturbing reports carried by various news portals today, Mudasir Karim, Youth President of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC), expressed serious concern over the worsening stray dog menace in Srinagar. He termed the situation as a public health emergency, criticising the administration for its continued indifference and failure to act despite repeated red flags raised by civil society and healthcare institutions.

The reports have highlighted that 44 people were bitten by stray dogs in a single day, with eight victims attacked by a suspected rabid dog—an incident that has once again exposed the sheer inefficiency of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation’s (SMC) Animal Birth Control (ABC) program. Mudasir Karim pointed out that despite tenders worth ₹3.56 crores being flo