Map stray dog ‘hotspots’ before more children are hurt, says Suhakam

Suhakam's children's commissioners have called on local authorities to map "child-sensitive roaming-dog hotspots" to prevent attacks on children, citing areas around schools, kindergartens, playgrounds, and PPR and flat housing areas. The commissioners argue that safety education for children, parents, schools, and childcare providers is essential, as young children are particularly vulnerable due to their size and limited ability to defend themselves.

They emphasized that safety education should not shift responsibility for managing a known public safety risk from authorities to children, and managing roaming and aggressive dogs is a matter of child safety and protection.

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