HARD QUESTIONS! WHO WILL RESPOND?

Stray dogs

This is one of the major eyesores of cities like Mumbai. In-spite of the court’s directives, the municipalities are not able to solve the problem to any extent.

Let us see the problem realistically. The main problem is the very poor ratio to female to male and added to this “seasonal sexual activity” among dogs has slowly become now “all-the-time sex” like humans. These days they are sexually very active. The problem is further compounded by the so called animal-lovers who seem to be not minding young children being bitten by the stray dogs than putting the sick, stinking stray dogs into permanent sleep. Government or municipality is in a fix. What to do?

After careful considerations of various aspects, the following points come into focus:

1. It is government / municipality’s responsibility to take full care of the public health
2. Court’s direction in this matter should be respected.
3. Animals also have right to live, but not on the streets.
4. Animals such as dogs should be permitted to be kept at home only under proper license
and health care.
5. Stray dogs should not be allowed to move around on the streets.
6. Restaurants/hotels should be penalized if they feed the dogs to finish off the leftovers.
7. If a stray dog bites somebody, municipality should be made to pay very heavy
FINANCIAL PENALTY to the affected. Tax payers have a right to be compensated.
8. May be, a separate, cordoned area can be identified in some locations to keep the stray
dogs under medical surveillance. Human intrusion to such areas should be minimum. Only
animal lovers are permitted to go there to enjoy the company of stray dogs.