A section of Press have estimated around 7000 stray cattles moving and sitting on Goa roads is definitely a incorrect figure. I wander who did the survey all over Goa and why such wrong estimates is published. A professional person specially from animal welfare group must be involved. I have already done earlier a random survey in Panjim and surrounding areas of Tiswadi itself and found the everyday same figures does not match whereas in the peak season are much higher, this is in addition of cattles and dogs say for example at Caranzalem and Dona Paula itself is 2360 stray animals in July and August which includes dogs and catle , Taleigao is 1380, St Cruz 1548 , Four Pillars and Portais, Mala , Batulem and Fontainhas about 1868, Ribandar, Old Goa is 1705, Merces and Bambolim , Curca which includes GMC area is 1539 and the Panjim was difficult to measure the figure as the vehicular raffic keeps on disturbing them. Therefore what was reported today in the section of Press a figure of 7000 is surely incorrect and is merely a wrong figure was projected for the whole of Goa .. Rest of the days in off season is much less proportionately 5 times less. By giving a misguided figure it looks bad when in reality is something else. Therefore if somebody a professional person does a thorough studies at other parts of Goa the figure must be astonishing and probably may exceed 8 to10 times above the figure of 7000 only only for the cattle.
Stephen Dias Dona Paula