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DTE Coverage: Centre contemplates ban on ‘ferocious’ dog breeds

Down To Earth explores various facets of issue

Roman legions, Boer wagons, lions, Cecil Rhodes: Some dogs being considered for ban by Centre have fascinating histories

However, ‘free-ranging dogs’ are a massive crisis and should be the government’s focus, says scientist
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Centre contemplating ban on wolf dogs. But what about the hybrids roaming India’s wilds?

We hardly know about people breeding wolf dogs in India; but we do know they are prevalent in the wild, say experts
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We never gave any thought to ferocious dog breeds so far: S Theodore Baskaran

Down To Earth spoke to conservation writer, historian, naturalist and veteran activist S Theodore Baskaran on the Centre contemplating a ban on certain foreign dog breeds
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