{
  "id": 3194420,
  "title": "Availability of predictable food through garbage and intentional feeding linked to India’s street-dog population: Study",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/availability-of-predictable-food-through-garbage-and-intentional",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-25T05:29:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/study-availability-of-predictable-food-through-garbage-and-intentional-feeding-linked-to-indias-street-dog-population/article71384352.ece"
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  "summary": "A recent study conducted by Nishant Kumar, a researcher at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, has shed new light on the Indian street-dog population. The study, titled 'The Indian street dog crisis and multi-species coexistence in tropical urban futures', published in Nature Cities, suggests that the availability of abundant and predictable food through garbage and intentional feeding is a significant driver behind the population growth of these dogs in urban ecosystems. Kumar argues that while India's street-dog crisis is often framed as a problem of population control, the real issue lies in how cities provide free-ranging dogs with these food subsidies, which in turn influence their behavior, movement, reproduction, and territorial defense. The study emphasizes the need for a more holistic approach to managing the dog population, involving collaboration between public health, veterinary services, waste management, urban planning, and conservation agencies, and calls for the implementation of long-term data collection on dog populations, movement, reproduction, mortality, and behavior.",
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      {
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        "title": "Study finds food insecurity remains in historically redlined neighborhoods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/study-finds-food-insecurity-remains-in-historically-redlined",
        "published": "2026-08-24T11:00:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Availability of predictable food through garbage and intentional feeding linked to India’s street-dog population: Study",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/availability-of-predictable-food-through-garbage-and-intentional-3200741",
        "published": "2026-08-25T05:29:59.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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