Bite, fight and property rights
Those who feed and pamper the dogs while benefiting from wagging tails and warm cuddles are not held responsible for the nuisance dogs inflict on other citizens
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What a fantastic idea ! Let me recount a horrid experience. There is a garden called Bayview Marina in Cuffe Parade, Mumbai developed by the CPRA. It is a boon to the residents, especially to the children and seniors who throng it. However, a part of the garden is occupied by a middle-aged lady who cannot be evicted by virtue of a collectors office that chooses not to move her and some "kindly" soul who has got a court stay on evicting her.
Were she just another homeless person, no one would have really minded. But this lady is rich! No one knows the seemingly unlimited sources of her income but she buys gallons of milk each day to feed large nos. of strays. For people near the garden at feeding time, the road is virtually closed as the hungry strays circle around like hounds. And there was a tragedy waiting to happen. A wandering boy from a nearby slum was the victim of a dog attack. But that hasnt moved the collector or the court and the lady continues her feeding.
I hope Mint will be able to do a follow up on this to find out why the Collector and the Court are not concerned with the larger public interest and why a tax man has not come around to find out just how this lady makes her money !
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