At the Friendicoes shelter in Defence Colony, one abandoned dog shows up every day. That’s 30 dogs a month. On average, five dogs get adopted every month. “We still have a surplus of 25 dogs,” says Tandrali Kuli who heads the adoption programme at Friendicoes.
The number of abandoned dogs has gone up sharply in the past few years. When Kuli started volunteering in 2003, one or two dogs would turn up in a month.
“We have 150 dogs ready to be rehomed. Another 150 dogs can be adopted by homes who are ready to. . .