The New York Times’ “Feral Dogs on the Roof of the World” mistakes compelling storytelling for sound science. This evidence-based rebuttal shows why free-ranging dogs are not feral invaders, how human systems create conflict, and why culling and relocation threaten conservation, public health and rabies control.
Why Citizen-care of Free-Living Dogs Is a Public-Health Necessity
India can eliminate rabies by supporting citizen care of free-living dogs. Science shows vaccination and ABC-AR succeed where removal fails.
The Dangerous Illusion of the ‘Quick Fix’: Why Mass Dog Relocation is an Ecological and Ethical Disaster for India
India stands at a critical juncture in its public health journey. After two decades of remarkable success—evidenced by an 88% drop in reported human rabies cases between 2005 and 2022, and a 75% decline in estimated cases between 2003 and 2023—this hard-won progress is now perilously threatened. The threat does not come from the free-living … Continue reading The Dangerous Illusion of the ‘Quick Fix’: Why Mass Dog Relocation is an Ecological and Ethical Disaster for India
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