Srinagar, Oct. 3 -- Kashmir can stop this. The solution is straightforward: control waste, manage streets, sterilise and vaccinate strays, and prioritise human safety.

Singapore keeps streets free of stray dogs by removing garbage promptly. Germany and the UK protect animals and people by combining urban planning, strict waste management, and humane animal control.

Kashmir can do the same, but only if action comes before more children die.

I recently saw a boy chained, convulsing, screaming, his body wracked by rabies. His "crime" was a dog bite. He could have survived if the system worked: timely vaccines, functioning shelters, sterilisation drives, and clean streets. Instead, he perished. His death is not isolated.

Dog bites in J...