Mumbai stray dogs
BMC Expands Animal Birth Control Program to Manage Mumbai's Stray Dog Population
Nov 17, 2025 11:12 pm CST
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has intensified its Animal Birth Control program across Mumbai, working with eight animal welfare organizations to sterilize and vaccinate stray dogs. Officials are urging citizens to cooperate with volunteers and avoid spreading misinformation that could hinder these efforts to regulate the city's growing stray dog population.
Mumbai Faces Critical Shortage: 90,000 Stray Dogs but Only 8 Shelters as Supreme Court Orders Relocation
Nov 09, 2025 02:28 am CST
Mumbai is grappling with a severe imbalance between its stray dog population and available shelter facilities. With over 90,000 stray dogs but only eight shelters, civic officials face significant challenges implementing the Supreme Court's recent directive to relocate stray canines following sterilization and vaccination. Animal welfare activists argue that mass relocation could disrupt territorial behaviors and worsen the situation, advocating instead for enhanced animal birth control programs as a more sustainable solution.