India, Sept. 4 -- "Rich RWAs (Resident Welfare Associations) pay to have dogs picked up from their streets, and the municipal corporation quietly throws them into poorer colonies. Who gets bitten? It's the poor and lower middle class people... because the dogs have been relocated into their colonies," says former Union Minister and animal rights activist Maneka Gandhi.

Forced relocation has left both strays and residents stressed and aggressive, she notes. "99% dog bites happen because of relocation. Imagine you have five dogs in your area. Overnight, 30 more are thrown into your colony. You will be agitated whether or not you love animals," Gandhi says, adding, "In an overcrowded, overpopulated country, there is a lot of pent up anger t...