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The Indian Street dog crisis and multispecies coexistence in tropical urban futures
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Authors
Nishant Kumar 
Abstract
Preface
Cities in the Global South struggle with human-animal coexistence conundrums, e.g., in South Asia, old and new collide: people raise livestock informally and feed animals within heterogeneously developed, juxtaposed patches. Digital economies boom amidst threats from waste piles that cause zoonotic diseases and conflicts, as exemplified by the ongoing free-ranging dog crisis in India. Humanity’s oldest companion now suffers from misguided compassion and rising conflicts. Indian Courts, attempting to address the problems, have overlooked the root cause—food subsidies. Reactive management must yield to ecological urban planning, acknowledging multispecies communities sharing complex, interconnected lives across space and time.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.32942/X25921
Subjects
Animal Sciences, Behavior and Ethology, Biodiversity, Life Sciences, Population Biology, Zoology
Keywords
Urban coexistence, sustainability, One Health, Human-animal conflicts, zoonoses, Ecosystem Service
Dates
Published: 2025-06-21 03:33
Last Updated: 2026-02-16 16:08
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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International
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Language:
English
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