80 million cats and dogs on streets in India

Rosy, a nine-year-old Labrador, was given into the care of Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre on Tuesday after years of service as a bomb sniffer with Haryana Police. Unlike soldiers who receive a pension on retirement, the old dogs are left in animal care centres. But Rosy is just a blip on the horizon. The first-ever State of Pet Homelessness Index report, released on Thursday, estimates there are 80 million homeless cats and dogs in India living in shelters or on the streets.

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