problem isn't the dogs but these supposed "dog lovers"

if they really cared they would understand that the dogs being in the streets isn't safe for the dogs either. like at all. they would also understand the beings they claim to love. dogs are territorial animals. even a home pet dog if not trained right could attack guests coming home or even the owner itself. they get off on feeling special by having the dogs chase and scare random people and telling those people it's not the dog's fault. positive attention from the dogs and a sense of having some power by having these dogs cause issues. they chose dogs cause they can't have this same effect with any other beings available in our surroundings. cows are too big to raise in numbers in the streets and usually already belong to someone. cats while can be friendly if fed still will not attack anyone new entering the street, nor will they let you pet them as you please (consent matters a lot more with cats and I'm not surprised they're not chosen, given the kind of issues these people probably have) nor will they rely on you for food, they hunt and will be fine on their own. crows are fine on their own too. squirrels and other birdies wouldn't really scare anyone away. it seems like they go for dogs cause they're easily loyal, rely on them, will scare and chase other people because of their territorial nature and when people come to complain, they're getting some attention out of it as well. they also get to play hero, defending and feeding these dogs. you rarely see foreign breeds in the streets. cause they never cared about dogs. it was always about some type of attention or feeling special. what these "dog people" should have done is when the population wasn't this bad, they should have adopted them. but nah they'd go home to their thick coated dogs and raise them in this weather and leave the pariahs in the streets. now this is what we're left with. (I'm aware certain breeds are banned in our state now but still. in all my life of living here I've never seen a foreign breed in the streets. or even our native "superior" breeds in the streets. im yet to see it.) they also do the "athu kadikkathu ullava" with their untrained pets too, and so many don't even like their dog being called a dog, because they see the word "dog" as something bad and they project that onto normal people all the while claiming to care for them. how often have you seen people with different pets do the same? these people don't love dogs. and dogs aren't the problem it's these people. i understand how people look down on dogs and they think they shouldn't be treated with love or considered part of a family as pets. that's not what I'm talking about. there's some overlapping between these two categories but yeah. none of this applies to people who actually care about dogs ofcourse. this post doesn't apply to you folks and you all are not the problem, it's sad you get lumped with these people though.