Thursday, January 12, 2012

More and More Bangalore Pedigrees Becoming Strays


This report in the Deccan Herald notes that more “high breed” dogs are being found amongst the usual rubbish-scavenging strays and blames the abandonment of unsold young dogs. They say this is fuelling the dog problem by keeping numbers up and producing strays more likely to be dangerous. Labrador, Pomeranian, German Shepherd and Greyhound are all amongst those that have been spotted.

My experience in Thailand is that pedigree dogs are generally still too valuable to get abandoned on a regular basis but this story perhaps hints at the future in more and more cities whilst also highlighting the importance of tackling the abandonment issue. This means targeting the cause of the problem, namely, dog owners.

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