Scientific, humane approach key to tackling stray dog menace: Minister Bindhu Krishna
Kerala's Minister for Animal Husbandry, Bindhu Krishna, has called for a scientific and humane approach to manage the stray dog population and prevent rabies. The government is exploring a unified digital pet management system and decentralized ward-level models to address the issue.
Why it matters
Addressing the stray dog menace is a critical public health and animal welfare challenge that requires coordinated government policy and community involvement.
A scientific and humane approach, rather than emotional reactions, is essential for finding a lasting solution to the stray dog menace and rabies, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Bindhu Krishna has said.
Inaugurating a State-level workshop on “Sustainable Stray Dog Population Control and Rabies Prevention in Kerala” at the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Mannuthy, on Friday (July 17, 2026), the Minister said the issue could be effectively addressed only through the “One Health” approach, integrating the efforts of the Animal Husbandry, Health, and Local Self-Governments departments.
Ms. Krishna said the government was seriously considering developing a unified digital pet management system to streamline the registration, licensing, microchipping, vaccination and sterilisation of pet dogs under the leadership of the Local Self-Governments department.
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