NEW DELHI, March 6 -- Yes, the dog menace seems to be regularly making newspaper headlines and happens to be one among the trending topics on social media these days.

Recently, stray dogs mauled a 4-year-old to death in Hyderabad. A month-old child, who was sleeping next to his mother at a government hospital, was taken away by a stray dog and mauled to death in Sirohi, Rajasthan. Not long ago, a stray dog went on a biting spree, attacking 70 people in Ara town of Bihar. With such cases reported almost every day, Municipal Corporation officials are often caught in a dilemma on how to address the issues related to street dogs menace and dog bites. Apart from stray dog menace, umpteen incidents of pet dogs attacking residents inside reside...