India’s Free-Living Dogs in Crisis - Sindhoor Pangal

About this episode

Victoria Stilwell discusses the crisis facing free-living dogs in India with Sindhoor Pangal, focusing on recent government actions and their implications.

Victoria is joined by canine behavior consultant, anthropozoologist, and upcoming Dog Behavior Conference speaker Sindhoor Pangal to explore the pressing issues surrounding free-living dogs in India, particularly in light of recent government actions aimed at mass dog relocation. Sindhoor’s focus highlights the importance of understanding the ecological and ethical implications of such measures, including an appreciation of how counterproductive to public health and animal welfare they are. T...

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Host: Victoria Stilwell

Guest: Sindhoor Pangal

Topics covered

• free-living dogs
• animal welfare
• government actions
• public health
• ecological implications

Keywords

• free-living dogs
• India
• animal welfare
• government relocation
• public health

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Places: India

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