Thiruvananthapuram: Despite the state government's assurance to address the dog menace issue, recent data indicates that the attack  continues unabated.
As many as 1,37,137 individuals approached hospitals across the state for dog bite treatment in the first five months of 2023. Every month at least 25,000 persons approach hospitals in the state, the data shows. The number of deaths due to dog attack stands at seven.

There are chances that some people do not take treatment for pet dog bites. So naturally, the actual number will be more than the data according to hospital records.

According to the animal welfare department, there are 2,89,986 stray dogs in the state. In Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram alone there are 1 lakh dogs. Of this, only 18,852 were sterilised. Data also shows that both these districts witnessed the maximum dog bite cases.

Dog bite cases (District wise)

  1. Thiruvananthapuram: 19854
  2. Kollam: 14755 
  3. Alappuzha: 10072
  4. Pathanamthitta: 6212
  5. Kottayam: 14159
  6. Idukki: 3831
  7. Palakkad: 12451
  8. Thrissur: 14164
  9. Eranakulam: 12128
  10. Kasaragod: 3919
  11. Kannur: 7586
  12. Wayanad: 2612
  13. Kozhikkode: 8893
  14. Malappuram: 6501