There are several animal lovers who feed stray dogs on a regular basis and some even feed them every day. Stray animals have had a tough time during the lockdown due as hotels serving food were shut down and hence the animals could not be fed on the leftovers. Animal lovers took to feeding these stray animals. Some continued feeding the stray dogs even after the lockdown was over. This is a step in the right direction as a hungry pack of dogs can prove dangerous to the general public. However, great care must be taken not to feed stray dogs with raw meat. Feeding the dogs with raw meat will make them aggressive and hence they can attack people. The rising number of stray dogs is a cause for worry and, if fed with raw meat, they can pose danger to the general public. It is understood that some meat shops in Vasco feed stray dogs with raw meat waste and chicken waste. Packs of dogs are also seen near garbage dumping sites to feed on garbage and animal carcass. These dogs can also prove dangerous to the public. Stray dogs should be prevented from rummaging the waste at the garbage dumping site. It is learnt that there has been a rise in cases of dog bites in and around Vasco and one of the reasons attributed to this is that stray dogs are fed with raw meat waste and chicken waste by meat shops.
