Each year, about 20,000 people in India die of rabies after being bitten by one of the country’s many street dogs. Proposals made by the Indian supreme court last year to relocate dogs in Delhi and ban citizens from feeding them (except in approved areas) have been the subject of intense debate, because people do not like to see starving dogs. These measures are likely to be ineffective, given that the dogs often find their food at waste points and feeding stations.
Nature 649, 1110 (2026)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-00265-w
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