Hate to mention the obvious, but stray dogs are animals. They do not think like humans, they don’t know logic, they aren’t operating with a conscience. They are simply trying to survive.
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Good to read that someone is presenting the point of view of an animal. Strerilisation and feeding program are indeed the only solutions to reduce community dogs population and reduce agression amongst them and make them human friendly.
This is a well-balanced article and points to the most important solution for stray dog population reduction which is sterilisation. An NGO organisation called Canine Control and Care has been doing consistent sterilisation in Pune city for 10 years and the last report by Pune Corporation shows 42.8%!! Only a lac of dogs are left on the streets and most are healthy strays. This clearly proves that their population can be controlled and managed well with sterilisation.
The British were killing stray dogs for hundreds of years in India still today we have so many dogs! This is because culling dogs does not reduce their population – the dogs that escape the cull will continue to breed and population increases again.
Do you know India has the highest pet abandonment rate – where do you think all the stray dogs come of the streets? It is the stupid dog owners who abandon dogs for smallest of reasons as dogs are owned for status and not because they love that animal.
India needs steriliastion for stray dogs and cats on war footing – this is the best solution for permanent control of stray dog population.
Gitanjali Das – hats off to you and The Print for printing this solid article backed by science and not fear of stray dogs. Thank you.
good to read and understood reality…been following u from many days and this one earns more respect from me. kudos to your work. all the best to u and your type people.
That’s the irony of being human …..humans are powerful dominating nd selfish beings nd they are at no 1 to misuse their intellectual nd power both ……if you think euthanizing someone who Chase you bite you or dirty your surroundings is the solution to all these problems then be honest nd have one policy for all …..let’s start euthanizing all those who Chase humans rape them kill them burn them shoot them alive blast them for no reason be it an animal or a human why all these trials in courts why waste your money time nd energy ????
An interesting article, but I am afraid that stray dogs in India are a menace. We have been hearing of sterilization as a solution to this forever now, but let’s face it the (local) governments will never get their acts together on this. So, I feel that the rights of humans must also be protected. For example, to the best of my knowledge, in most places in the U.S., if a dog attacks and injures a human, it is euthanized. On the other hand, in India, from what I understand, even mad dogs cannot be culled. Surely, this is not right.
Good to read that someone is presenting the point of view of an animal. Strerilisation and feeding program are indeed the only solutions to reduce community dogs population and reduce agression amongst them and make them human friendly.
Loved your piece.
This is a well-balanced article and points to the most important solution for stray dog population reduction which is sterilisation. An NGO organisation called Canine Control and Care has been doing consistent sterilisation in Pune city for 10 years and the last report by Pune Corporation shows 42.8%!! Only a lac of dogs are left on the streets and most are healthy strays. This clearly proves that their population can be controlled and managed well with sterilisation.
The British were killing stray dogs for hundreds of years in India still today we have so many dogs! This is because culling dogs does not reduce their population – the dogs that escape the cull will continue to breed and population increases again.
Do you know India has the highest pet abandonment rate – where do you think all the stray dogs come of the streets? It is the stupid dog owners who abandon dogs for smallest of reasons as dogs are owned for status and not because they love that animal.
India needs steriliastion for stray dogs and cats on war footing – this is the best solution for permanent control of stray dog population.
Gitanjali Das – hats off to you and The Print for printing this solid article backed by science and not fear of stray dogs. Thank you.
good to read and understood reality…been following u from many days and this one earns more respect from me. kudos to your work. all the best to u and your type people.
That’s the irony of being human …..humans are powerful dominating nd selfish beings nd they are at no 1 to misuse their intellectual nd power both ……if you think euthanizing someone who Chase you bite you or dirty your surroundings is the solution to all these problems then be honest nd have one policy for all …..let’s start euthanizing all those who Chase humans rape them kill them burn them shoot them alive blast them for no reason be it an animal or a human why all these trials in courts why waste your money time nd energy ????
An interesting article, but I am afraid that stray dogs in India are a menace. We have been hearing of sterilization as a solution to this forever now, but let’s face it the (local) governments will never get their acts together on this. So, I feel that the rights of humans must also be protected. For example, to the best of my knowledge, in most places in the U.S., if a dog attacks and injures a human, it is euthanized. On the other hand, in India, from what I understand, even mad dogs cannot be culled. Surely, this is not right.