Karachi’s stray dog crisis persists despite rabies control efforts
With over 50,000 dog-bite cases in 2024, teams vaccinate and neuter strays daily, but rabies deaths keep rising
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Every day in Karachi, the Rabies Control Program Sindh (RCPS) dispatches dog catchers into the streets. They capture stray dogs, vaccinate and neuter them, and release them safely back.
Their mission is humane: protecting dogs while also safeguarding people. But with more than 50,000 dog-bite cases reported in 2024 and rabies-related deaths on the rise, the challenge remains enormous.
Nukta Correspondent Shayan Saleem went on the ground with RCPS teams to witness the difficulties they face and to ask why Karachi is still struggling to control rabies.
On World Rabies Day, whose 2025 theme is “Act Now: You, Me, Community” calls for collective action through vaccination, awareness, and timely treatment. The day also honors Dr. Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine in 1885, a breakthrough that continues to save lives to this day.
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