Well said Aires ! While I am an animal lover, the proliferation of stray dogs in Goa is alarming and needs to be controlled by destroying such animals. They pose a danger to humans and to domestic pets. I cannot walk anywhere without a stick to defend myself against stray dogs, some of which may be rabid. The lofty ideals of those who recommend sterilization is founded on falsehoods. One has to live and walk through villages to see the menace of stray dogs. While on one of my daily walks with my pet dog, she went a few yards ahead of me, out of sight. Then I heard yelping and barking and realized something was amiss. My pet dog was set upon by a pack of stary dogs, from their coloration, obviously all from the same litter. She suffered 8 deep bite wounds and had to be taken to the Vet immediately where she was treated, and given booster rabies vaccine as well as antibiotics. The next 4 to 5 days, i slept close to her. She was in a state of shock and was trembling. Fortunately she came out of it, but I dread to think what might have happened to her, had I not been there to intervene and chase the stray dogs away. I am told that in the "old" days, a dog bounty hunter patrolled the villages, eliminating dogs without a collar (indicating a stray dog) with a well placed gun shot. If the extreme animal lovers, love these stray dogs, they should round them up and keep them in a fenced in area, feed them, give them regular veterinary care, baths etc. Allowing them to roam around and foage for food in trash dumps is also a cruel fate for these strays.
