Goemkarponn desk
THIVIM: After a 7-year-old boy from Anjuna tragically died from a pitbull attack, Animal Husbandry Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar announced that the government plans to introduce a policy regarding stray dogs and cattle within three months.
“Government plans to introduce a policy regarding stray dogs and cattle within three months. Moreover, guidelines for pet dogs will also be established,” said Halarnkar.
He further directed the Anjuna police to address the situation promptly and emphasized that in incidents involving pet dogs, the owner bears full responsibility and legal liability.
The minister stressed that police should take necessary measures in such cases.
In a tragic incident in Goa, a 7-year-old boy named Prabhas Kalangutkar was mauled to death by a pitbull dog.
The incident unfolded in Anjuna wherein a pitbull attacked the minor boy when he accompanied his mother to the house where she worked as a housemaid.
The deceased boy’s father, Premanand Kalangutkar, described the pitbull attacking his son, tearing at his face and crushing his throat. He added that the same pitbull had earlier attacked another child, who fortunately survived.
Reports say that although the owner of the pit bull had warned the deceased boy’s mother about its aggressive nature, she left the dog free and unattended.
