**WAKE UP CALL: India's Dog Bite Crisis is Out of Control**

**The numbers don't lie, and they're TERRIFYING:**
• Over 21 lakh dog bites reported in 2024 alone
• 2.75 million incidents in 2023 - a 26.5% increase from 2022
• Between 2019-2022: Over 1.5 CRORE cases
• 4,146 deaths from dog bites in 2019 alone
**This isn't just statistics - these are REAL people. Real families destroyed.**
Just this year, a 13-year-old boy in Samastipur was killed by stray dogs. A woman near Ludhiana was fatally attacked by a pack. Children playing outside. Elderly walking home. Postal workers doing their jobs.
**The most vulnerable are paying the price:**
- Young children are prime targets
- Vaccine shortages making treatment difficult
- Rabies deaths continuing to climb
- Haryana alone: 11 lakh cases in 10 years
**This is a PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY** that demands immediate action:
✅ Systematic sterilization programs
✅ Vaccination drives for strays
✅ Better animal control policies
✅ Adequate rabies vaccine supply
✅ Public awareness campaigns
**We can't keep scrolling past this crisis.** Every day we delay, more innocent lives are at risk. Our children deserve to play safely. Our elderly deserve to walk without fear.
**SHARE this post.** Make your voice heard. Contact your local representatives. Support animal welfare organizations working on humane solutions.
**The time for action is NOW** - before another family loses a loved one to this preventable tragedy.