of the dogs this works out to nearly rs 4000 per dog it is not an easy task for a society like ours to cough up that kind of money as this may not be a onetime activity given that more dogs are likely to come into the campus at some time or the other says an aggrieved resident of a housing society in south bengaluru on condition of anonymity watch out for these symptoms aggression among stray dogs is a major cause for concern according to shashikumar there are five types of aggression food territorial rabies fear and sexual aggression all these provoke stray dogs to attack people avoid feeding or going near a stray dog if it is hypersalivating barking abnormally or seems restless try not to instigate dogs by making loud noises near them if you find yourself being chased by stray dogs when you are on a bike it is better to slow down as the absence of speed and noise calms them down he saysno dog census claim animal rights activistsanimal rights activists rue that bbmp has not conducted a stray dog census since 2007 and that the 19th livestock census in 2012 puts the figure of stray dogs at 103 lakh in bengaluru city and 34125 in bengaluru ruralboxholland tackled its stray dog issue heres howholland is said to be one of the first nations in the world with no stray dogs holland reportedly had one of the largest dog populations in the 19th century seen as a status symbol canines were a part of almost every family until a large outbreak of rabies became the leading causes of deaths among dogs soon people abandoned their pets in fear and the streets were filled with different kinds of stray dogs heres how the country tackled the issuesterilisation spaying and neutering the dogs was made compulsory and the expenses were taken care of by the government strict laws dog owners were asked to adequately care for pets failing which they could be penalised to about 16000 euros or more for abandoning their pets or even face a threeyear prison sentencehike in taxes for pure breed purchasing purebred dogs was a transaction on which heavy taxes were levied this increased the chances of people choosing to adopt instead of shop creating awareness the government authorities also raised awareness of the issue and people started caring for homeless puppies and saw a huge increase in the number of people adopting pets police for puppies a group of police officers were put together as a team and were placed in charge of protection and safety for the dogs many countries facing issues with stray dogs are choosing to adopt similar rules and regulations to deal with the issue inputs from prathibhajoytimesgroupcom tanvipstimesgroupcom