Child bitten by stray dog while walking with mother in Sujanpur, incident caught on camera (Image: SS from viral video)
An undated video of a young boy getting bitten by a stray dog in Sujanpur town of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh has gone viral on social media. In the video, the boy is seen calmly walking with his mother when the dog comes from behind and bites the child.
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Meanwhile, on the ground in Himachal’s Sujanpur, the threat is real—stray dogs attempting to attack even children, leaving residents living in constant fear. pic.twitter.com/NIQMHefPgJ
Child attacked without provocation while walking on road
According to the footage that has surfaced on social media, the boy can be seen walking a few steps behind his mother on a relatively quiet road. Within seconds, a stray dog suddenly appears in the frame and lunges at the child, biting him on the leg.
The sudden attack causes the boy to fall to the ground in pain. His mother immediately rushes back, intervenes, and manages to push the dog away as it flees from the spot.
The video clearly shows that the child was not engaging with the dog in any manner and was simply walking when the attack took place.
Recurring concern over stray dog menace
The incident has once again highlighted the growing threat posed by free roaming dogs in both urban and semi urban areas. Cases of children being targeted, often without warning or provocation, continue to emerge from different parts of the country.
Such attacks not only lead to physical injuries but also create a deep sense of fear among residents, especially parents who worry about the safety of their children in public spaces.
Editor’s note
Under videos like these, it has become common to see comments suggesting that “no one is telling the backstory”, or that “the child might have provoked the dog first”. The footage in this case clearly shows no such provocation. Even otherwise, placing the burden of “perfect behaviour” on children while excusing unpredictable animal aggression is both illogical and dangerous.
Also, CSVR (capture, sterilise, vaccinate and release) is no solution. It does not reduce aggression among dogs, even if so called experts or dog lovers claim so. Vaccinated and sterilised dogs bite. They are animals. You cannot predict their behaviour even if they are no longer reproductive or well fed.
Children across India are being attacked in streets, outside homes, and even near schools. They are not trained to assess animal behaviour, nor should their safety depend on such expectations. Public spaces are meant to be safe for humans first. Normalising these attacks by shifting blame onto victims only delays urgent solutions and puts more lives at risk.
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