
Aug 25, 2026
✦The Hindu
Study: Availability of predictable food through garbage and intentional feeding linked to India's street-dog population
A new study says abundant food from garbage and intentional feeding drives India’s street-dog population. Researcher Nishant Kumar noted, "These food subsidies influence not just dog numbers, but where dogs congregate." Experts suggest that sterilisation alone has limited success, so cities must manage waste better to control these growing animal numbers.