Evidence layer / what is known
Cost an intervention The picture, state by state.
Street-dog population is published for most of India. What each state has measured beyond that varies enormously, select any state to see what it has released, and who is working there.
States covered29with a published population figure
Animals accounted for2.2 Crsummed across state estimates
Published coverage2/29states reporting sterilisation coverage
Population Of which sterilised, where published
Where StrayPaw comes in
Fund the work 4 of 6 open questions are not measurement problems.
Somebody is already counting, municipal ABC returns, bite records at treatment points, vaccination drives. The number just never reaches anyone who could act on it. That is cheaper to fix than a study, and it is most of the work.
- Needs restructuringWhere within Delhi are the animals?Held by Municipal corporations of Delhi; survey implementing agency
- Needs disclosureHow many sterilisations did each municipal ABC programme perform?Held by Municipal corporations; AWBI-recognised ABC centres; state monitoring committees
- Needs disclosureWhat share of Delhi's dogs are vaccinated against rabies?Held by Bodies running ARV drives, municipal, state and NGO
- Needs restructuringWhere do animal bites actually happen?Held by Hospitals and ARV clinics; NCDC surveillance reporting
- Needs a studyHow many animals need treatment in a given year?
- Needs a studyDo sterilisation gains hold over time?