Human life/rights is more important

Bangalore in recent times has been observing with great horror the sights of stray dogs attacking the general public. Oflate, it has become too common with almost a new incident of stray dogs' attack reported in newspapers nearly every week.

Now,who is responisble for this ? The concerned city municipal authorities are most certainly responsible for negligence on their part, also are the general public who fail to keep the environment around them clean. However, responsible also for this are the so called "Animal Rights groups" who want stray dogs moving around within the city boundaries. They keep insisting( with advertisments in leading newspapers) that dogs are man's best friends - ofcourse they are, no denying the fact - but not the stray dogs ! Their basic argument - that stray dogs prevent other dogs from entering the locality is, in my opinion a farcial argument. Dogs will not stay at any place if there isn't anything for them to eat at that particular place ! These groups want the "Animal Birth Control(ABC)" programmes to be implemented throughout the city instead of elimination of the stray dogs. They themselves claim lack of funds to implement such programmes and often blame the civic bodies for not giving sufficient funds. They have no regard for human life - a fact to be noted here is that most victims of stray dog attack are very often small kids less than the age of 10 who will bear the scars( both physical and mental) for the rest of their lives if they don't die out of wounds. And if it so happens that if a kid lost the life - it affects not only the parents, but also if their were any siblings of the deceased kid, it will be a like a pschylogical trauma to them.
Increasing number of stray dog attack incidents clearly indicate the failure of "ABC programme". Even if it were to be successful, it will reduce the multiplication of dogs - not any guarantee that growing number of attacks on children by strays will come down to a nought.It would be the best in the interests of the city to eliminate these beasts. While saying this, let me say that I am not against the rights of animals - we need to adore life - but not if they are a threat to the human society itself ! If we keep arguing about the "right to live" - then there is no reason why hardcore terrorists should be eliminated - they also have a right to live!
We need to make a clean, safe and fearless environment for children to grow up to become first-class citizens who are the future of this world. They have a right for it.

There won't be any stray dogs if the locality is maintained clean and tidy - this is a duty on the part of the general public and the concerned authorities. Strays entering the city limits will be forced to move to some other place if they can't sustain themselves.The groups/NGOs arguing for the rights of dogs can do their part in educating the general public on the need and the benefits of a clean and safe environment - they can for sure use their limited resources to this effect than spending it for ads in newspapers for the rights of dogs !