A day doesn’t go by when you won’t encounter one on the streets, either lingering near the garbage dumps or lying in some corner of the street resting in the shade.

Each day, we come across a number of helpless stray dogs fighting for their painful existence.

The stray dog problem is exponentially growing in overcrowded cities of India, and even in smaller towns like Dharamsala.

It is on the list of one of the most neglected tropical diseases. Rabies epidemics have transformed this challenge into a global public health priority.