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catbyte

(34,444 posts) Mon Jun 24, 2019, 08:38 PM Jun 2019

Girl Adopts Street Dog While Traveling In India - DELHI

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Girl Adopts Street Dog While Traveling In India - DELHI (Original Post) catbyte Jun 2019 OP

I sure as hell hope she got it rabies vaccines without delay when she found it. hlthe2b Jun 2019 #1

K&R. nt tblue37 Jun 2019 #2

Nice story, amazing young lady. Fla Dem Jun 2019 #3

While ignoring how many orphan street children...? JCMach1 Jun 2019 #4

hlthe2b

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1. I sure as hell hope she got it rabies vaccines without delay when she found it.

Reply to catbyte (Original post)

Mon Jun 24, 2019, 08:46 PM

Jun 2019

India has the world's largest incidence of dog-mediated human rabies deaths. And yes, that includes New Delhi.

Not meaning to be a bummer, but travelers often forget that added precautions are required approaching animals in other countries

https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/12/09-021209/en/

India’s ongoing war against rabies
Roughly 36% of the world’s rabies deaths occur in India each year, most of those when children come into contact with infected dogs. In collaboration with key partners, India’s federal government is working with other countries to tackle the problem. Patralekha Chatterjee reports.