The Plight of Stray Dogs
Bangalore , the erstwhile garden city of India , and the current IT capital is also home to a large number of stray dogs. Due to government legislation in place , it is not possible to find a amenable solution to the problem of strays in this country, partly because of society's apathy towards the homeless animals, and partly because of the unfortunate inability of animal welfare institutions to effectively deal with the raging crisis. The unfortunate truth is that while the government and NGO websites are rife with helpline numbers to care of stray animals, it is a rare miracle when any person picks up the call at the other end, and even if they do, one has to wait on them, and even travel to the veterinary hospital with the affected dogs, until they deem it fit to provide us a suitable response. This clearly shows the civic bodies responsible for managing these welfare institutions have not sensitized the staff of these institutions on how to manage incidents involving stray ...