Holiday declared for college in Ernakulam following discovery of canine carcass on campus

A vacation was declared for the Government Girls’ High School at Thripunithura in Ernakulam on Thursday (September 11, 2025) after the carcass of a stray canine was found on the campus.

Shortly after the incident was reported, officers of the Animal Husbandry division and the Thripunithura municipality inspected the location. The carcass was discovered within the morning.

The faculty campus has been a haven for stray canine for a while now. Following experiences that the carcass was that of a suspected rabid canine, the remainder of the canine discovered on the campus had been caught and shifted to an remark centre. It was discovered that canine had proliferated alongside the shrubby environment of an deserted constructing on the campus.

The canine discovered lifeless was reportedly foaming on the mouth and had charged at passers-by the day prior to this. There have been no experiences of both college students or employees being bitten by the canine. Staff who reached the college within the morning discovered the carcass, which was being bitten by two different stray canine.

Dogs moved to the shelter will probably be noticed for the subsequent 10 days for potential signs of rabies, mentioned the Animal Husbandry Deputy Director. The official added that stray canine throughout the municipal limits can be vaccinated within the coming days.

Stray canine menace is acute in Thripunithura city. Stray canine charging at two-wheeler riders is broadly reported.