[Goanet]Stray dogs

[Sachin Phadte]

Here is something I have read from an article by Rahul Singh in Outlook, 
January 12, 2004:

"As we get to Colombo's Gangaram Temple, the guide points to a peepal tree 
(sacred to the Buddhists, as Lord Buddha gained enlightenment under one) and 
informs us that its sapling was brought from India in 1982 by Maneka Gandhi 
and planted there. Good for Maneka. But he also reveals how the Sri Lankan 
government controls its stray dogs: "An announcement is made in the towns 
and villages that inspectors will be coming on a specified date and all 
those who have pet dogs should bring them along. The dogs are administered 
anti-rabies injections and a tag is given to the owner to attach to the 
dog's collar. The inspectors return after some time and those stray dogs 
that they find without the tags are rounded up and gassed to death." Result? 
Few stray dogs and even fewer deaths from rabies in Sri Lanka. India, on the 
other hand, has, by far, the largest number of deaths from rabies-running 
into thousands annually-partly because Maneka has opposed any such measures 
to curb stray dogs. "

This is indeed most disturbing, this thing about thousands of death every 
year.  Does anyone have figures for Goa?

Sachin Phadte.

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