Stray cattle squatting on the roads is a common sight. Just recently, some bovines were run-over by a speeding vehicle along a highway. However, it seems that like human beings these stray cattle also seek some relaxing time and fresh sea breeze.
Hence stray cattle have also become a common sight on the beaches. They are seen mingling with the visitors to the beach, including tourists. Besides the stray cattle even stray dogs make their presence felt on the beaches which make it difficult for children to run on the sand lest they be bitten by a rabid dog.
This is an issue plaguing most of the beaches in the State. The garbage strewn on the beaches probably attracts these stray animals. The tourist season has just commenced and stray animals on the beaches present a bad image to the visitors.
The authorities concerned need to take necessary steps to keep the beaches free from stray cattle and stray dogs. The owners of the cattle need to be warned not to let the animals on beaches and the stray dogs on the beaches should be caught and transferred to the dog-house.
ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Hence stray cattle have also become a common sight on the beaches. They are seen mingling with the visitors to the beach, including tourists. Besides the stray cattle even stray dogs make their presence felt on the beaches which make it difficult for children to run on the sand lest they be bitten by a rabid dog.
This is an issue plaguing most of the beaches in the State. The garbage strewn on the beaches probably attracts these stray animals. The tourist season has just commenced and stray animals on the beaches present a bad image to the visitors.
The authorities concerned need to take necessary steps to keep the beaches free from stray cattle and stray dogs. The owners of the cattle need to be warned not to let the animals on beaches and the stray dogs on the beaches should be caught and transferred to the dog-house.
ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
