Pitbull attacks youth in Lucknow, owner arrested

A new pet dog attack case has been reported. As per reports, a youth taking a walk in the Lucknow's Gomti Nagar area was attacked by a pitbull.

The youth received serious injuries on his hand and the dog retreated only when passers-by came to the youth's rescue and used sticks to shoo it away, reported IANS.

In the ensuing melee, the dog owner fled the scene along with the dog while the youth was taken to the Civil hospital for treatment.


The youth was later discharged after being given first aid.

The police said that they are scanning the CCTV footage of the area to trace the owner of the dog.

This is the second Pitbull attack in Lucknow.

Earlier, in July, a 82-year-old woman was mauled to death by her pet Pitbull in Lucknow.

Earlier this week, a 'Pitbull' dog attacked a teenager in Delhi NCE. The boy later had to get around 150 stitches on his face. In another attack, a German Shepherd attacked a Zomato delivery boy. Another dog-bite incident reported from Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad where a kid was attacked by a pet dog inside a lift.

Most pet shops and breeders are not registered in India. Due to illegal breeding of dogs, changes are taking place in their DNA. According to experts, due to forcibly keeping the dogs in the house, the dogs attack. Because they are not used to being confined inside four walls, their nature changes. Foreign breeds are also sold illegally in various parts of the country.

Various NGOs have urged Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala to urgently amend the 'Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Breeding and Marketing of Dogs) Rules, 2017' under which a demand has been made to ban the breeding and rearing of 'bully breeds' such as 'Pitbulls'. At the same time, there is also a demand for a ban on illegal pet shops, breeders as well as for taking action against illegal dog fights across the country.

Dev Rawat, who is a freelancer and has been working in dog training since 1995, told IANS, "The biggest problem is that the dogs are not fed properly and they get less travel. Often people rear a dog because of a hobby, but because of their jobs, they keep the dogs locked in the house throughout the day. Because of this, the dog starts becoming irritable."

"Dogs don't get trained properly. No breed of dog is dangerous, how they are raised is more important. Being tied up in the house all the time is one reason dogs bite."

He said, "People in the village and countryside often cross-breed dogs to earn money, its practice has started increasing illegally. Nobody has proper information about dogs."