An Indian man shares his shawl with a stray dog in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on a cold morning on January 19, 2012.
An Indian man shares his shawl with a stray dog in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on a cold morning on January 19, 2012.
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Stray dogs sleep on an empty road lined with shuttered shops during a one-day general strike called by the trade unions in Siliguri, West Bengal, on February 28, 2012.
Stray dogs sleep on an empty road lined with shuttered shops during a one-day general strike called by the trade unions in Siliguri, West Bengal, on February 28, 2012.
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British veterinary student Kim Barrow (right) inspects an injured stray dog at The Asha Foundation -- a care center for stray animals and birds in Hathijan village, near Ahmedabad, on July 21, 2011.
British veterinary student Kim Barrow (right) inspects an injured stray dog at The Asha Foundation -- a care center for stray animals and birds in Hathijan village, near Ahmedabad, on July 21, 2011.
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An Indian man walks with his monkeys followed by stray dogs in Kolkata on December 10, 2008.
An Indian man walks with his monkeys followed by stray dogs in Kolkata on December 10, 2008.
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A stray dog searches for food in the polluted waters of the river Yamuna in New Delhi on June 5, 2008.
A stray dog searches for food in the polluted waters of the river Yamuna in New Delhi on June 5, 2008.
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An Indian school student looks at stray dogs inside a cage on the back of a truck in Bangalore on March 5, 2007.
An Indian school student looks at stray dogs inside a cage on the back of a truck in Bangalore on March 5, 2007.
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Stray dogs stand in a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) van after they were captured during a sterilization and anti-rabies vaccination operation in the city on June 19, 2003.
Stray dogs stand in a Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) van after they were captured during a sterilization and anti-rabies vaccination operation in the city on June 19, 2003.
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