MUMBAI: Civic standing
committee members protested on Wednesday against the inhuman treatment
meted out to stray dogs during the dog sterilization programme adopted
by the BMC. Shiv Sena corporator and former mayor Shubha Raul said instead of carrying out a vasectomy, NGOs are castrating these dogs.

“NGOs appointed to undertake sterilization programmes have been
adopting cruel methods,” she said. She added that since vasectomy needed
expertise it cost more and NGOs were taking the cheaper route. So far,
six lakh dogs have been sterlized.