3 days ago
Delhi's million stray dogs — and the dilemma of what to do with them
It's hard to run in heels. The other night, further away from home than I would have liked, a pack of five street dogs came into view.
It was hard, too, to say whether their intentions were as malign as their snarls suggested, but it made sense to take no chances. Escape was a non-starter. I locked myself in my car until help could arrive.
Everyone has a story about Delhi's strays, from minor inconveniences to serious injuries. There was a friend who came home recently, again at night, and the light was off in the communal staircase outside her flat. The dogs here often have nowhere to go when it rains or gets cold so they congregate outside apartment blocks. The friend didn't see them in the dark and stumbled, fracturing her ankle.
