Mumbai, Aug. 13 -- An editorial published by the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamna highlighted the growing tension between human welfare and the excessive focus on animal compassion in India, particularly concerning pigeons and stray dogs.

Titled "Pigeons, Stray Dogs, and Humans," the mouthpiece underscores the irony of prioritising animals while humans suffer from hunger, disease, and debt-driven suicides.

The editorial points out that in cities like Mumbai and Delhi, some groups are creating a stir over feeding pigeons and protecting stray dogs, despite judicial interventions.

"In India, people are dying due to hunger, diseases, and debt, or resorting to suicide, yet some individuals remain unconcerned about their suffering fellow hu...