Given the alarmingly high rates of stray animal bites and related fatalities, the high courts of some of the states have decided on the provision of compensation for the victims.

The states involved in this decision are:

Punjab

Haryana

Union Territory of Chandigarh

This was in response to 193 pleas outlining the lack of any regulatory measures to control such incidences by the states.

The justice ordered the formation of a committee by the state to decide the compensation to be paid to the victims who claim it.

Any bite of stray cattle or animals, wild or pet animals, qualifies for compensation.

The compensations in case of a dog bite are as follows:

₹10,000 for a teeth mark

₹20,000 for a 0.2 cm wound depth of flesh removed