A latest news report says that 9,191 people across India died of animal bites and stings between April 2017 and March 2018. The World Health Organisation states roughly 36 per cent of the world’s rabies deaths occur in India each year, mostly when children come into contact with infected dogs. Recently, there were incidents reported from Sitapur, where 14 children died owing to dog attacks. All this data might make you think twice about sending your child outside to play, or averse to the idea of keeping pets at home or making any contact with animals near or far. However,