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Mumbai: BMC Plans To Move 10,000 Stray Dogs From Restricted Areas, Activists Question Shelter Capacity
Summary by The Mumbai Editorial Desk · As published by Free Press Journal
· October 6, 2026
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Key points The estimated number of dogs is around 10,000. A civic body is planning to relocate a large number of stray dogs.
A civic body is planning to relocate a large number of stray dogs. The estimated number of dogs is around 10,000. These dogs are currently in areas where they are not allowed.
Animal activists are concerned about this plan. They think the civic body should focus on controlling the birth rate of stray dogs instead.
Further details about the plan and the concerns of animal activists are available from the source, including comments from a representative of an animal welfare society.
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Published: October 6, 2026 ·
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