MARGAO, April 22 -- Team Herald

In the wake of a series of disturbing stray dog attacks in South Goa - including the grisly mauling of a 15-month-old baby who died from her injuries, and a recent incident involving a Russian child - concerned citizens and local authorities are calling for urgent action to manage the growing stray dog population.

The first incident, which shook the quiet locality of Durgabhat in Ponda, involved the brutal death of a Anabiya Shaikh, just over a year old, who was attacked by a pack of stray dogs. Eyewitnesses reported that the child had briefly wandered out of her house while waiting for her mother to accompany her to Friday prayers, when she was suddenly mauled by the dogs.

Just days after this heartbrea...