KARACHI’S decision to neuter, vaccinate and tag stray dogs is a welcome shift from the crude and ineffective practice of mass culling. With dog-bite cases rising and rabies remaining a deadly threat, the authorities are right to treat the problem as a public-health emergency. The proposed coordination between the commissioner’s office, town administrations, health authorities and animal welfare groups is encouraging, as is the establishment of animal birth control centres and the reported availability of anti-rabies vaccines at........

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