Adopting street dogs is gaining popularity in India

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It’s impossible to go anywhere in Bengaluru, formerly known as Bangalore, without spotting roadside indies. In 2012, there were over 200,000 dogs on Karnataka’s urban streets. According to a recent census by the local government—the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, or BBMP—it’s now soaring past 300,000.

But there's a movement among Bengalureans to treat the animals with more respect, which is why more and more are adopting or fostering indies. Sudha Narayanan, who’s spent three decades fighting for animal rights, has witnessed this evolution, which coincides with a growing popularity in owning dogs.

As founder of Charlie’s Animal Rescue Centre, Narayanan’s helped nearly 3,000 street animals find their forever homes over the past seven years, with rates steadily increasing. She credits this cultural shift to increased awareness of animal welfare fueled by international travel and nonprofit campaigns.

“The younger generation is a kind generation… They know, they read, Google search, everything,” Narayanan says. “They don’t want to be seen as someone who’s an animal hater.”

In the 1970s and ’80s, Narayanan said, indies were rounded up and electrocuted to bring the numbers down. That practice has been shelved, but even in 2020, abusers have poisoned or beat dogs to death. Narayanan believes that “as long as there are humans, there will be cruelty”—but hope is the backbone of Charlie’s.

Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2020/04/street-dogs-indies-india-pets/

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Kim what's your obsession with INDIA ?? 

 

 

Jk 

Thanks for this news 

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One of my uni professors spent a year in India doing research and she brought a street dog back to the States with her 🤷🏻‍♂️

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Hopefully they will keep them.

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That is amazing. They need a home

[audrey horne 1,180]

This is wholesome. Street dogs don't bite