Crores have been spent over the years on the stray dog menace but the situation is just getting shoddier. The stray dog menace across Goa is now beyond control. The so-called sterilisation programme is just not working. Sterilization alone can never be the only solution to this grave and alarming crisis of stray dogs.
We have the stray dog population multiplying in every nook and corner of Goa. Every road in our cities and every corner of the villages are infested with stray dogs, even messing up our beaches. The situation is very alarming and disturbing.
Pet animals are an asset to society. It is also true that animals are required to be protected from unnecessary pain and suffering. It is also a fact that love and compassion for animals is growing. However, when it comes to choosing between the suffering of human beings due to a dog bite, obviously the weightage will have to be given to the suffering of humans.
