![]() ![]() As the kennels were made illegally, I had written to the civic body and got them removed in January. “Some animal lovers have made kennels in the park, which often leads to conflicts. ![]() In Sector 37, Sameer Gupta, who lives in a corner house next to the park, is among those who have to deal with the stray dog issue on a daily basis. “My neighbours even tried to abandon the puppies in a forest area,” she says. In Sector 22, a woman unwilling to be named, shares how she had rescued a stray dog in February that later gave birth to nine puppies and led to a dispute with her neighbours. There has been no instance of dog bites due to them,” he says, while alleging that he had earlier filed a complaint of animal abuse against a neighbour that led to the whole episode. Rajbir Rai, the Sector 8 resident who was issued a show-cause notice on his neighbours’ complaint for allegedly keeping around a dozen stray dogs, calls it a “problem between neighbours” in which stray dogs have been made the scapegoat. The Animal Welfare Board of India has recommended creation of feeding spots in all localities. A recent case in Sector 8 has once again put the spotlight on this rift between dog lovers who want to feed and care for the strays and those who want an end to the “nuisance” caused by them. ![]() The stray dog issue has polarised various neighbourhoods in Chandigarh. ![]()
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