(IN) Article, Jan. 2009: A dog's life in Mumbai

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A dog's life in Mumbai

 

January 05, 2009

P. Jayaram explores the debate on how to control Mumbai's dog 'nuisance'.

 

Mumbai, India's financial hub, has an estimated 70,000 stray dogs and every

year, they leave more than 25,000 city dwellers nursing dog bites.

 

The growing problem has left many residents fuming, but not animal lovers.

 

In fact, the issue has gone all the way up to the Bombay High Court, which ruled

by a 2-1 majority judgment late last month that dogs which were a " nuisance " can

be killed.

 

Full article:

http://blogs.straitstimes.com/2009/1/5/a-dog-s-life-in-mumbai