India, Aug. 8 -- Sir,

Stray dog menace has become a huge problem in our city. Quite regularly, reports appear in newspapers about attacks on children and the elderly by packs of stray dogs.

There have been many incidents of accidents involving two-wheeler riders caused by ferocious chases by stray dogs. Many years ago, the dog squad of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) used to visit areas with a high stray dog population. They either killed the dogs by poisoning or took them away in dog vans.

As people and associations - who are more concerned about cruelty to animals than the safety of human beings - began raising a hue and cry, the dog squad was disbanded. Instead, sterilisation of dogs was introduced to control reproduction.

Even that ...