Stray Dog Menace

The BMC's proposal to set up dog homes on the outskirts of Mumbai is a very sensible and heartening one. All of us want Mumbai to be transformed into a modern and well developed city. Great cities all over the world do not have lakhs of stray dogs roaming around on their streets posing a constant threat to the lives of innocent citizens. Sterilisation policy has failed badly since the stray dog population has only increased and so have the number of dog bite incidents, resulting in the deaths of people. The animal rights groups also shouldn't have any problem with this idea since it doesn't involve culling, just a transfer of the stray dog population from the streets to dog homes where they will be taken care of and sterilised. It is 'early days' yet but I hope this proposal gets the 'green signal' and is implemented since it is in Mumbai's interest. Now, I know, the implementation of a particular proposal is an excruciatingly long process on most occasions in India, unfortunately. But from the look of it, this idea seems a good one. Strong willed state backing should help in a big way.