India, June 1 -- Increased instances of dog bites have led Delhi High Court to direct the city government to 'rehabilitate' community dogs. But, is this the right move? Residents of the Capital and animal lovers, activitists are yet again at warring sided ever since the news has come to the fore.

Several residents, especially those who have had unpleasant encounters with aggressive stray dogs, strongly feel that this action was long overdue. "In every RWA meeting, the issue of stray dogs comes up and it's embarrassing to know that guests who visit our neighbourhood get chased or bitten by street dogs. In just the last three months we have had two such incidents," says Anand Goel, president, Vivek Vihar Residents Welfare Association (RWA)...