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?