Rabies stalks country with 30 mn strays

India's cities and towns are home to about 30 million stray dogs. In 2012, the WHO estimated that India accounts for 20,000 rabies cases each year, though the government and experts have disputed this figure. The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), a statutory body under the Environment and Forests Ministry, is struggling to rope in NGOs and animal welfare groups to implement the recently-approved National Rabies Control Pilot Project.

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