Stray dogs are one of the major eyesores of cities like Mumbai in India. There is a ban on killing stray dogs by the courts because of animal rights-activists. Typically, in Mumbai, the municipality is unable to tackle this problem in spite of spending millions of rupees on sterilization programs entrusted to some NGOs. Now, the municipality is building Dog Shelters to house the stray dogs. There are about 600,000 stray dogs in Mumbai alone.It is reported that two plots totally measuring 47acres were earmarked for the purpose. The municipal Corporation is going to spend 90 million rupees on catching the dogs, transporting them to the shelters and feeding them.
A parallel situation was reported from Moscow, Russia. Moscow is spending $64 million to castrate as many as 50,000 stray dogs because rising number of attacks on people. More than 22,000 people were bitten last year, with one-third of those were hospitalized with severe injuries. The city is building 15 shelters to house 30,000 dogs by the end of next year. The dogs will be sterilized and returned to the place where they were caught.
People with common sense and a business mind say: This is madness. It is better to spend that money on building kindergartens or schools for children. Is it ethical when there are thousands of people in Mumbai sleeping on the footpath, and the stray dogs will sleep in cozy shelters? If one can export meat (of goat, sheep and other animals) to other countries, why not export dog meat to some countries (where dog meat is a delicacy) and get some revenues?
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