Mysuru, Jan. 31 -- An online signature campaign to ban feeding of stray dogs and pigeons at Kukkarahalli Lake and other public spaces in city has been started on www.change.org (https://www.change.org/p/ban-feeding-stray-dogs-and-pigeons-in-kukkarahalli-lake).

The online petition started by S. Madhukesh on Jan. 27 to Mysuru City Corporation and University of Mysore states that feeding activities have inadvertently led stray dogs to become a public nuisance, with numerous reports of attacks on pedestrians, especially children. Also, the stray dogs are found killing rare migratory birds at Kukkarahalli Lake.

Moreover, the issue also extends to the feeding of pigeons in public spaces. Pigeons have been linked to causing respiratory health ...