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In Mumbai you'll find a large number of stray dogs. Compassionate people feed them out of affection and sometimes even if they are not hungry :-)

Just a few years ago Mumbai was facing a problem similar to Australia's rabbit problem when the dogs here kept breeding. Well... like rabbits! Open garbage dumps and slums were the major factors contributing to the multiplication of the canine population.

Killing them was the obvious choice to control the population but that too proved ineffective as they were breeding at a rate faster than BMC could kill them. There were two dogs born for every one killed.

It's encouraging to know that High Court has come up with a ruling that says each of the thousands of housing societies must adopt one stray dogs roaming on the streets of Mumbai.

Killing of stray dogs is inhuman as they have as much right to live as we do and if you think about it, we are encroaching on their habitat as much they are on our streets. Please sign the "Stop killing of stray dogs in Mumbai" petition, submitted by Azhar Chougle, at http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/525220627?ltl=1174627641

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  • kalyan // 2007-03-23 12:39:09

    Nice lighting...Wonderfully captured shot!

  • Shazeen Samad // 2007-03-23 17:04:33

    beautiful depth and colors.... I love this.....

  • Claude // 2007-03-23 18:45:05

    Great use of DOF! Lovely shot...

  • shiv // 2007-03-23 19:38:37

    DOF works well,
    nice shot abhijit,and that too for a good cause...

  • martineb // 2007-03-23 21:41:57

    Lovely portrait! Great DOF and framing. Good work!

  • Ranjeet // 2007-03-23 22:22:54

    Nice shot! The dog appears to epitomise, the spirit of a laid back resident Mumbai fisharman or a retired uncle on a sunday afternoon!

    I completely agree with your views on killing of stray dogs and will sign the petition.

    Being a complete novice at photography, I don't know what a DOF means, but that is a nice looking DOG for sure. :-)

  • Beth Ellen // 2007-03-24 01:35:49

    Very cute and great shot. I don't quite understand what a housing society is?

  • attyaanand // 2007-03-25 10:07:59

    bhojanottar vaamakukShI!

  • charuta // 2007-04-07 22:28:45

    putting my cmpliment on record, what i said on chat:
    this is a great capture of a moment.u have again proved ur sharp eye! ;)

  • Manon // 2007-06-02 16:33:40

    Hahaha, great picture :-p

  • Neil // 2007-07-02 14:26:03

    Animals may not have the divine gift of speech as we humans do, but this pic proves that they have emotions, deep emotions.

  • Remus // 2007-07-07 21:48:11

    Lovely!!
    Beautiful depth and colors.

  • Cuckoo // 2007-07-09 22:52:16

    I see this is your old post. Was wondering why couldn't I see on my reader. great picture.. dog's emotions are very visible.

  • VJ // 2007-07-10 02:21:57

    Sahie. Another gr8 snap!

  • om // 2007-07-14 15:19:45

    Lovely shot. great color and sharpness. and a good title.

  • Ankush // 2007-08-01 03:45:46

    wow! i love this photo. i like all your work, you are amazing Abhijit!

  • somitra // 2007-09-30 22:30:24

    again a thoughtful shot

  • veena // 2007-11-11 12:05:57

    very good one abhijit.
    see his face.. the pic has really captured his emotions..
    food is not the only thing he wants..

  • shivanand // 2008-03-01 15:36:17

    his lazyness and your patience must be admired.

  • om // 2008-04-06 11:21:28

    I love this shot. a great one.

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