StrayDogMenace.com is an initiative by Lekhak Anurag, a journalist and researcher committed to documenting and confronting one of India’s most ignored public safety crises.
In India, the stray dog menace has reached epidemic proportions. Official data shows that more than 37 lakh dog bite cases were reported in 2024 alone. A reply received under the Right to Information Act (RTI) revealed that over 26 lakh dog attacks occurred in just the first seven months of the year, indicating that the final annual figure will be far higher. These are not abstract numbers. They represent real people, real injuries, and lives permanently altered.
While some argue that rabies deaths were “only 56” in 2024, rabies is not the only concern. Stray dogs routinely attack children, the elderly, persons with disabilities, delivery partners, sanitation workers, and those who cannot run or fight back. These attacks leave behind deep physical injuries, lasting psychological trauma, and crushing financial burdens that many families simply cannot afford.
When people dismiss the crisis by citing low rabies fatalities, they ignore the billions of rupees spent every year on rabies vaccinations, surgeries, emergency care, long term treatment, lost wages, and lifelong aftercare. They also ignore the fear that survivors carry for the rest of their lives. This is not compassion. It is denial.
#StrayDogFreeIndia is not optional. It is overdue.
This platform exists to document the scale of the problem, expose policy failures, question flawed narratives, and amplify the voices of victims who are routinely silenced or shamed for speaking up. Public safety and humane animal management are not opposing ideas. They must coexist.
“I do not hate animals. I believe in coexistence. But there is a limit to tolerating children being chewed, elders being attacked, and marginalised people becoming the easiest targets of the stray dog menace. Our duty is to make streets safer for humans first. This is my way of contributing to that goal.” Lekhak Anurag.
StrayDogMenace.com is not driven by outrage alone. It is driven by evidence, accountability, and the belief that a civilised society does not normalise preventable violence on its streets.