Saw this news about two children mauled by street dogs and the consequent culling in Bangalore.
Episodes like this are symptoms of the economic, social and organizational troubles palguing Indian cities. There are no quick and easy solutions.
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The absence of quick and easy solutions should not deter the authorities and the citizens to work towards a possibility of a solution. Unfortunately, it has always been the 'not my responsibility' attitude towards such public menaces.