Need professional help? You need to call your local city or county animal services. This website features a listing of nuisance wildlife trapping businesses, and they can not help you with a dog problem. How to Get Rid of Stray Dogs – The stray dog is an interesting problem. If youâve discovered a dog outside of your home, raiding your garbage cans, you might think itâs a stray, but then again, it might just be the dog from down the street. A stray dog is classified as an unowned dog; however, most cities and towns have leash laws and a free roaming canine is usually considered a stray unless it is easily identifiable. Most stray dogs are nomadic, especially if they have never known a specific house as home. These dogs will travel anywhere food is available. Like stray cats, feral dogs are completely dependent on edible, human waste products and the smaller critters that eat it. A stray dog will not last long in the wild. These creatures are pack members, and without a pack for hunting, a stray dog will not last long away from mankind. Interestingly enough, stray dogs will often form small packs if their population is dense enough to warrant it. Packs of stray dogs can be very dangerous. Like wolves, they know the power of the pack, but unlike wolves, dogs possess very little fear of mankind. Because they are considered sizeable nuisances, most towns and cities have law enforcement dedicated to the control of the canine stray population. If you need to get rid of a stray dog, chances are that you can easily do so. A dog will linger around your home as long as it feels there is a potential gain. This advantage can be food, shelter, or safety. First, clean up the area around your home. Any garbage should be kept in a sturdy container, preferably metal to eliminate the draw of smell. The top of the can needs to be secure. Dogs may not have the dexterity of raccoons, but they can topple a garbage can and knock the lid off with ease. Once the garbage is secure, make sure you do not leave out any of your own petsâ food. More importantly, do not feed the stray dog. Because dogs are one of manâs best friends, people tend to feel sorry for strays. If a dog has become a nuisance, it should be treated in the same manner as you would treat an invading coyote or woodchuck. Feeding a stray dog opens up a false sense of security for you as a homeowner. You cannot trust a stray dog. These animals are a host of diseases, some of which can be transferred to humans. When all pet food is inaccessible, seal off the areas of your yard that might serve as shelter. Open spaces under sheds and porches can be prime locations for a stray dog to seek refuge. Even when your property is buttoned down and food-free, there is a chance that you will still have a problem with a stray dog. You can also try stray dog repellent products. Domestic dogs are not like other nuisance animals. In most states it is illegal for homeowners to trap dogs. This legislation has to do with the likelihood of local pets getting caught in traps. If you are allowed to trap stray dogs, chances are you are not allowed to use a lethal trap. Again, this has to do with the chance of capturing your neighborâs pet. Any dogs which are trapped in live traps should be turned over to the local dog shelter for adoption or humane euthanasia. Most shelters offer rehabilitation programs for strays, testing the animals for behavioral issues and placing them into programs if they are deemed salvageable. Most of the time, if there is a stray dog in your yard or neighborhood, your best option is to call a nuisance animal remover or the local dog control officer. These professional people often work together to safely and humanely capture and transport problematic canines. Stray dogs that are overly aggressive or show symptoms of contagious disease will often by shot by the authorities. This decision is made by local law enforcement and is not something a homeowner is allowed to do on their own unless there is an immediate threat to their person. Stray dogs are a common and unfortunate sight to see in almost any city or rural areas all around the world. Stray dogs, also called feral dogs, have fallen victim to one of two circumstances; either they were born on the street from a stray dog and have never lived in a home with humans or they were left or separated from the family that they lived with. There are many reasons that dogs are left behind by their human families including not being able to afford the dog anymore, the dog is destructive and the family does not want to deal with it anymore or perhaps they will leave the dog when they move somewhere that does not allow dogs. However, even though all of these reasons are good reasons to get rid of a dog, none of them are good reasons to just leave them on the street. There are many organizations in almost every town or city that deal specifically with taking unwanted dogs and finding them new homes that want them. In most cases you will be able to help this animal if you see it on the street as they are used to and trust humans. Although you should follow these safety precautions to effectively help the animal: STRAY DOG SAFETY TIPS AND ADVICE ⢠Do not cause a traffic accident trying to pull over to help the animal. If you cause an accident there is a good chance that you can hurt the animal, yourself or others which doesnât do anyone any good. Pull over and put on your safety hazard blinkers to signal to other drivers to slow down. Chances are that someone else will pull over and help you out. ⢠Use common sense. If the animal looks dangerous or sick it probably is. While it would scare you too if some stranger pulled over and tried to get you into their car, a dog that has been around humans a lot will usually come right up to you. If the dog is baring its teeth and looks sick or raged, then you need to call animal control and stay there until an officer can come out. ⢠When you approach the animal, crouch down and speak in soft soothing tones. Hold out your hand, or if you have food hold in out to them. If they come up and sniff or lick your hand then that is a good sign, if they lunge or try to bite you, call animal control. ⢠If the animal comes up to you try to restrain it by the collar itâs wearing, a blanket or you can hold it. Prepare to be scratched or nipped because a scared animal will lash out if it thinks you are going to hurt it. If you do get scratched or bit, remember that this doesnât necessarily mean the animal is dangerous, but that it is afraid. Continue to speak in soft tones. ⢠If you feel that it is safe to put the animal in your car, do so and drive them straight to the vet or a shelter like the Humane Society. Here they will be able to treat the dogs and your injuries and then help the dog find a new home or allow you to adopt the dog if you feel inclined to do so. If you do not feel comfortable putting the dog in your car, call animal control to pick up the animal if you havenât already done so. While it is heartbreaking to see an injured or stray dog, it is never worth injuring yourself or others. When in doubt call animal control so that they can make sure the dog is healthy, safe and can find a new home.
“Live and let live,” Justice Rajiv Sharma asserted in his 104-page order after issuing 29 mandatory directions for the welfare of “animal kingdom”. The directions, after according the status of legal person or “entity” to animals, came in a case where 29 cows were packed in cruel and brutal manner in two trucks for being exported to Uttar Pradesh from Haryana.
Instead of going for fancy & costly breed of dogs, try adopting a stray. They are low maintenance and are as good and dedicated to their family members who adopt them.
As per a news report in Scroll.in, a couple of years back in 2016, citizens in Kerala took matters in their own hands to seemingly solve ‘the stray dog menace,’ resulting in large-scale culling of dogs. That was nothing short of mass murder and definitely not the way to go about solving the issue. In fact, stray dogs have as much a right to live with dignity and peace as we humans do.
Surprisingly, there are a lot of people who love their own pets but are extremely wary of stray dogs. Their reasons could range from common beliefs that strays are dirty, disheveled and can’t be trusted. Viral stories on social media on how a dog or a pack of dogs were seen brutally mauling a child are a big reason for this kind of a behavior. Sometimes, we just need to stop & analyze these stories and question ourselves before jumping off to conclusions –
Municipal bodies across the country need to control the population of stray dogs by implementing sterilization programs. Sterilization drives by the Government have been successful only in a limited way so far because of various reasons. For instance, these drives need to be sensitively handled which means stray dogs must be picked up with kindness, they should be sterilized by experts and there should be proper monitoring of the same by respective panels. These panels must strictly include members from animal welfare societies, resident welfare associations, animal care takers and technical staff.
The Global Stray Dog Population Crisis
The scope of the stray dog problem in many parts of the world is unimaginable by American standards. Street and village dogs have always been part of the developing world’s landscape, but exploding populations, increasing attacks on citizens,1 and spiraling rabies epidemics have transformed this issue from a third world problem to a global public health priority.
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are more than 200 million stray dogs worldwide and that every year, 55,000 people die from rabies, while another 15 million receive post exposure treatment to avert the deadly disease. 95% of these cases occur in Asia and Africa, and 99% of the fatalities are caused by dogs.2
In Bali alone, the number of stray dogs is estimated at 500,000 and a rabies epidemic underway since 2008 has already killed 78 people. Despite culling somewhere between 120,000 and 200,000 dogs, and vaccinating an estimated 262,000 dogs, the epidemic rages on. In the face of the continuing epidemic and shortages of human anti-rabies vaccines, the government has banned dogs from the streets altogether — perhaps the first at-large law imposed in this part of the world.3 4
The stray dog-driven rabies crisis in Bali is hardly unique: India culls as many as 100,000 strays at a time,5 while attacks by marauding packs of dogs in Baghdad have led to a reinstitution of the same eradication program that was operated under Saddam Hussein. Its goal: the culling of over one million stray dogs.6 7 8
In Bangkok9 and many other Asian and African locales,10 11 living with strays and rabies is just an accepted fact of life. An estimated 200 dogs per square kilometer occupy Bangkok, fouling sidewalks and streets, causing traffic accidents and serving as vectors for rabies and other diseases.12 A nip on the ankle by a stray dog in any of these developing countries quickly jolts Western tourists into the life and death reality of the situation.13
Thankfully the stray dog overpopulation crisis has earned the attention of Western humanitarians, animal welfare organizations and businesses, and they’re rallying to the cause. The World Health Organization is working aggressively, often partnering with Non Government Organizations (NGO’s), to assure that the production and distribution of rabies vaccines and post-exposure treatment keeps up with demand.
One of the most effective NGO’s working on the stray dog issue in the developing world is a group of veterinarians and volunteers called Veterinarians Without Borders.14 They can be found in many of the poorest countries of the world helping impoverished communities develop safe and healthy food supplies and eliminating some of the most dangerous diseases. Neutering and vaccinating stray dogs against rabies is an important part of their work today.
At the same time, animal shelters and dog rescue groups are springing up throughout Asia, Eurasia, the Middle East, parts of Latin America and the Caribbean. Some jurisdictions, notably Shanghai and Singapore15 have built pounds to hold strays, while in other locales, private citizens have formed humane societies and loose-knit groups of volunteers to care for rescued dogs.
These are all good signs. But when Western activists contemplate solutions for the stray dog crisis in the developing world, they need to keep in mind the differences between third world problems and the ones we’ve experienced here. Pet ownership is less common in developing countries; third world strays are seldom dogs that simply wandered off an owner’s property. Instead, they are often semi-feral dogs living at the outskirts of human communities, eking out an existence by feeding on human garbage.
So vast are the differences between the developing world and the US today, one must reach back to s of American cities in the 1800’s for comparison: an age when horses were still the primary mode of transportation, when domestic animals of all species often ran free, and garbage collection hadn’t yet begun.
The eradication measures employed by third world countries — poisoning and shooting strays — spark sensational headlines and searing criticism in the West, but where people are still struggling to provide food and shelter for their families; where canine rabies is an epidemic, and where there are shortages of rabies vaccine and post exposure treatment, animal control is still a matter of human survival. 16
Bringing the Problem Home
Starting with many of the same eradication measures currently being employed in third world countries, it took the US nearly a century and a half to get its surplus dog problem under control; indeed, it has only been during the last 10 years that the demand for dogs has become equal to or greater than the supply in many parts of the country. In fact, what the US has today is a dog distribution problem, not a dog overpopulation problem — a situation that has led to a practice labeled humane relocation.17
In some parts of the USA today, demand for dogs so far outstrips supply that the public — bolstered by state-of-the-art advertising campaigns for rescued dogs — are willing, even anxious, to adopt dogs with severe behavioral and medical problems. Where healthy, well-tempered, adoptable dogs were once euthanized by the millions for lack of shelter space, Americans today are lining up to pay large sums of money to adopt problem dogs; ones that are blind, deaf, missing limbs or suffer from serious behavioral issues or chronic diseases. Organizations that began their work when there was still a serious surplus dog problem in the US are now bringing in dogs from any place they can find them and asking their kind-hearted donors to fund costly surgeries to correct heart defects and other problems so that the dogs they’ve rescued can be saved.18
Other groups import maimed dogs for adoption into the US from great distances, even foreign countries where street dogs are plentiful.19
A recent shipment of 222 dogs from Puerto Rico illustrates how multi-faceted, ill-conceived and widespread the practice of importing street dogs into mainland USA has become.20 Although dogs are regularly shipped into the Northeastern states from Puerto Rico, this particular shipment, arranged by the Puerto Rico Animal Welfare Society, was motivated by the opportunity to win a $100,000 grant. The ASPCA offered the prize to the organization with the largest adoption participation in an event called Second Chance for Love adopt-a-thon. The dogs involved in this venture were headed to one of the many participating pet supply stores that use rescue dogs as a loss leader to attract shoppers. After being airlifted to Florida for a layover, though, more than 100 of the dogs broke with parvovirus and distemper, 107 of them eventually dying. As it turned out, many of the dogs in the shipment were infested with hook worms, round worms and coccidia, and although the dogs were supposed to be 4 months old and healthy to participate in the contest, some were only 4 weeks old and shockingly, had already been altered. None of these dogs ever made it out of Florida. Instead, they remained there and received veterinary treatments valued at $185,000 and were adopted out through local shelters.
Canine strain rabies in indigenous US dogs was officially pronounced eradicated in 2006 by the Centers for Disease Control, but since then a number of rabid dogs have been imported, nearly all rescue dogs from countries with ongoing rabies epidemics. These dogs have come from a variety of locales including Puerto Rico, Thailand, India, and others described in official CDC publications.21
The rescue programs engaged in this practice have very appealing names that sound like they were created by advertising professionals, Operation Baghdad Pups for example. Perhaps the positive confuses the issue and blunts the outrage these totally irresponsible practice should evoke. Indeed, this group has continued shipping dogs to the United States and following the shipment after issuing a press releases saying that they hope the rabid puppy doesn’t tarnish its 22
Pretending that rescuing dogs from developing countries with ongoing rabies epidemics is helping solve problems is not only short-sighted, it’s dangerous. At best it represents a shallow form of sentimentality, not true kindness. At worst, importing street dogs is a cynical form of old fashioned greed on the part of the organizations and businesses that are trading in them. Judging by their IRS 990 forms, the shelters importing these dogs are making a handsome profit on them, retaining their traditional as shelters and marketing their product as unregulated pet stores.
To actually improve animal welfare, NAIA recommends that rescuers put their resources into developing low cost spay-neuter and vaccination programs at the source of the problems instead of rescuing and sending street dogs to the US. If advertisements on the websites of Puerto Rican rescue groups aren’t stretching the truth, they’re spending as much as $1,800 to rehabilitate one street dog, more money than the average Puerto Rican household makes in one month.23 There’s something wrong with this picture.
Additionally, one of the reasons that the import problem is mushrooming in the US is because our federal laws governing the import of dogs are out of date. NAIA continues to urge our lawmakers and administrators to strengthen these laws immediately.24 Otherwise a preventable tragedy will occur. The incubation period for rabies is variable and can be quite lengthy, and the laws and quarantine requirements are not sufficient to prevent exposure. With large numbers of imported dogs from rabies endemic areas entering the US pet trade, weak federal import laws, and state and local laws that specifically exempt the traffickers from regulation because they are supposed to be operating as humane shelters, the public Is vulnerable to this irresponsible activity.
Finally, it is sad that stray dogs ever have to be killed, but to attempt to apply American no-kill philosophy to parts of the world where dogs are suffering as well as threatening human life is unrealistic and harmful. We recommend to the reader, the words of Mahatma Ghandi on the subject:
“A roving dog without an owner is a danger to society and a swarm of them is a menace to its very existence… If we want to keep dogs in towns or villages in a decent manner no dog should be suffered to wander. There should be no stray dogs even as we have no stray cattle… But can we take individual charge of these roving dogs? Can we have a pinjrapole for them? If both these things are impossible then there seems to me no alternative except to kill them… it is an insult to the starving dog to throw a crumb at him. Roving dogs do not indicate compassion and civilization in society; they betray instead the ignorance and lethargy of its members… that means we should keep them and treat them with respect as we do our companions and not allow them to roam about.” — quoted from www.Karmayog.com
Table 1: A short list of foreign organizations that export rescue dogs and US Shelters and Rescues
| The All Sato Rescue, www.allsatorescue.org and blog http://streetdogblog.com Puerto Rican Street dog rescue. Scroll to the video on blog about the Puerto Rican dog rescue; |
Humane Society of Broward County, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a shelter that accepts dogs for adoption from Puerto Rico; |
| Golden Retriever Club of Greater Los Angeles Rescue, http://www.grcglarescue.org, a US rescue that imports dogs from Taiwan for adoption in the US. |
Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS), www.daws.org, Danbury, CT, a US shelter that accepts dogs for adoption from Puerto Rico; |
| Thailands Soi Cats and Dogs Bangkok, http://www.scadbangkok.org/adoption/ adoption-faqs.php Thailand dog and cat rescue that ships dogs to the US. | Pet Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), www.pawsct.org/index.php, Norwalk, CT, a US shelter that accepts dogs for adoption from Puerto Rico. |
| Independent Labrador Retriever Rescue of Socal, California, http://www.indilabrescue.org, a California Labrador Retriever Rescue that rescues and places dogs imported from Taiwan. | Northeast Animal Shelter , www.northeastanimalshelter.org Salem, Massachusetts, a US shelter that accepts dogs for adoption from Puerto Rico. |
| Tail Tails Beagle Rescue and Blog http://thebark.com/print/2909?page=show Falmouth, Maine , a rescue that imports dogs from Puerto Rico. | Sterling Animal Shelter, www.sterlingshelter.org , Sterling, Massachusetts, a US shelter that accepts dogs for adoption from Puerto Rico; |
[1] http://blogs.forbes.com/michaelnoer/2011/01/25/reporter-dodges-packs-of-feral-dogs-while-testing-computer-equipment/
[2] http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs099/en/index.html
[3] http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/08/02/world/main6736299.shtml
[4] http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/stray-dogs-to-become-pariahs-in-rabies-war/391101
[5] http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/0306killingdogs06-on.html?&wired
[6] http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/10/AR2010071002235.html
[7] http://feraljundi.com/2010/06/12/iraq-baghdad-to-cull-a-million-stray-dogs/
[8] http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2010/07/12/ml_iraq_stray_dogs
[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stray_dogs_in_Bangkok
[10] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080306-AP-kashmir-kil.html
[11] http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/03/12/angola.rabies/index.html
[12] http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/273918
[13] http://stophavingaboringlife.com/dog-bite-in-bangkok-and-rabies-vaccines/
[14] http://www.vetswithoutbordersus.org/
[15] http://jaagruti.org/2010/08/30/rabies-and-street-dog-population-control-in-india-in-2010-problems-and-solutions/
[16] http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080306-AP-kashmir-kil.html
[17] http://www.naiaonline.org/articles/archives/humane_insane.htm
[18] http://www.animalleague.org/support/support-rescue-medical-programs/help-me-heal/animals/reese.html?autologin=true
[19] http://thebark.com/print/2909?page=show
[20] http://www.prdailysun.com/?page=news.article&id=1286246678 (Ed. note: the Puerto Rico Daily Sun appears to be defunct. Click below for a link to a saved copy of the article in PDF form) Life-lift for dogs is fatal, 100+ die
[21] http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5739a3.htm
[22] http://www.petfinder.com/pet-news/us-rabies-warning-linked-to-baghdad-pups.html
[23] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income
[24] http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/proposedrulemaking-final4.pdf
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Women Fighting About Stray Dogs In Society
Most of the population looks at stray dogs as a menace and a threat. Just a few unfortunate events of dog bites are enough to turn people against stray dogs and perceive them all viciously. In all probability, a dog does not bite unless provoked, sick or in pain. In fact, according to a study conducted by The American College of Veterinary Behaviorists published in Psychology Today, sometimes dogs might not even prefer to interact physically. On the other hand, dogs are often expressive and social animals, eager to ‘talk’ to us, provided we hear them out.
As per a news report in Scroll.in, a couple of years back in 2016, citizens in Kerala took matters in their own hands to seemingly solve ‘the stray dog menace,’ resulting in large-scale culling of dogs. That was nothing short of mass murder and definitely not the way to go about solving the issue. In fact, stray dogs have as much a right to live with dignity and peace as we humans do.
People generally attack stray dogs, kill or take away their puppies and call for their mass slaughter if they bite in retaliation. Erich Fromm, a renowned psychoanalyst and social philosopher gave an insight into man’s irrational and brutal behaviour in his famous book, ‘The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness’. He wrote, “Man’s history is a record of extraordinary destructiveness and cruelty and human aggression, it seems, far surpasses that of man’s animal ancestors, man is in contrast to most animals, a real “killer.’”
The relationship between humans and dogs has existed since more than 15,000 years. Humans have raised canines to be their friendly and eager companions with an added talent of interpreting the former’s emotions.
According to the National Geographic, a new study reveals that even stray dogs who are untrained, homeless and abused can interpret our body language.
Even though not all dogs have rabies, all dog bites definitely need to be treated – unless the dog had been vaccinated against rabies in the previous year.
Surprisingly, there are a lot of people who love their own pets but are extremely wary of stray dogs. Their reasons could range from common beliefs that strays are dirty, disheveled and can’t be trusted. Viral stories on social media on how a dog or a pack of dogs were seen brutally mauling a child are a big reason for this kind of a behavior. Sometimes, we just need to stop & analyze these stories and question ourselves before jumping off to conclusions –
Ask yourself question: Why did someone just stand there, watching the incident, shooting such an incident instead of immediately saving the child/victim or informing others about it? The animals unfortunately, would never be able to reveal their side of the reality, thus giving another reason to torture those animals.
Municipal bodies across the country need to control the population of stray dogs by implementing sterilization programs. Sterilization drives by the Government have been successful only in a limited way so far because of various reasons. For instance, these drives need to be sensitively handled which means stray dogs must be picked up with kindness, they should be sterilized by experts and there should be proper monitoring of the same by respective panels. These panels must strictly include members from animal welfare societies, resident welfare associations, animal care takers and technical staff.
One needs to understand that by feeding stray dogs indirectly helps with sterilization drives. The feeders or volunteers are able to win the dogs’ trust, making it easier for them to get the dogs vaccinated/ sterilized. People should therefore not try to create hurdles for well-meaning volunteers who feed and look after them, even if they lack compassion towards these creatures. In the ultimate analysis, this gesture which in turn leads to sterilization of dogs and therefore lessening of their numbers helps the society. And of course more importantly, new born puppies do not have to face the brunt of living on the street without food and water and ultimately getting run over by a vehicle.
Let’s not create bad karma for ourselves by being cruel to these voiceless, helpless animals. Hitting or beating them may turn them aggressive in self-defense, resulting in more attacking or biting. Treat them with love and kindness and notice how they will reciprocate the same emotion will be reciprocated unconditionally.
Stray dogs of India have co-existed with humans since the Vedic ages. The localities, in which we live, belong to them, as much as to us. In fact, they had been residing in some areas long before human settlements there. Cribbing about the issue, hating dogs, beating them up or dislocating them does not help anyone or resolve the issue in any which manner.
It is important to remember that animals and birds have legal rights, just as humans – as stated by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in an exceptional judgment on Animal Welfare Law on JUNE 8, 2019. It further declared citizens as “guardians of the animal kingdom” with a duty to ensure their welfare and protection.
“Live and let live,” Justice Rajiv Sharma asserted in his 104-page order after issuing 29 mandatory directions for the welfare of “animal kingdom”. The directions, after according the status of legal person or “entity” to animals, came in a case where 29 cows were packed in cruel and brutal manner in two trucks for being exported to Uttar Pradesh from Haryana.
Justice Sharma ruled that animals, including avian and aquatics, had a right to life and bodily integrity, honour and dignity, and could not be treated merely as property. In the court statement, it was given, “The entire animal kingdom, including avian and aquatic, are declared legal entities having a distinct persona with corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.”
Stressing the need to show compassion towards all living creatures, Justice Sharma asserted animals might be mute but “we as a society have to speak on their behalf”, as per a report by Tribune India.
As per the historic judgment and also as highlighted in The Better India, it would be the duty of the citizens, to ensure the following:
It is unacceptable to remain a mute spectator to animal abuse. In such cases of possible animal abuse, one shouldn’t hesitate to step in, object & report to higher concerned authorities like the police. Since animals are voiceless, we as evolved species need to step forward and protect them to the best of our capabilities.
If possible, allow stray dogs to sit in spaces close to your home, if not within your premises. It is indeed unfair when people extend their boundaries illegally by grabbing public land and then prohibit the strays to sit in that space!
Instead of going for fancy & costly breed of dogs, try adopting a stray. They are low maintenance and are as good and dedicated to their family members who adopt them.
The best place to adopt a stray is from either a shelter home or just a roadside. They deserve that chance. It would be a noble deed as well. However, after adopting them, do not give up or abandon them ever that would be emotionally traumatic for them, leaving them forlorn and disheartened for the rest of their lives.
While strays certainly don’t have the luxury of a cushy life that house pets fortunately have been blessed with, the former is still adaptable to humans and they too respond to human empathy.
Surely a little empathy and respect for another species can reduce a lot of conflict and make the world a happier place. So let’s try and make Mother Earth, a peaceful place for all creatures big and small, with shared thoughts of kindness.
Stray Relief and Animal Welfare (STRAW) India is a registered nonprofit /non-government organization and its focus is summed up in its motto, Animal Welfare through Education. It promotes empathy and compassion for all living beings and care for the environment by educating young people through its humane education programs and workshops.