法国新闻社:印度开始着手整治满大街的流浪狗.新德里政府准备把大街上的流浪狗"收编",把他们训练成警犬.

AFP: Stray canines roaming the Indian capital may soon find themselves attending police training school with civic authorities planning to turn the animals into security dogs.

New Delhi residents have long informally adopted some strays as watchdogs and fed them, but this marks the first formal plan to turn them into municipal security dogs.

Delhi authorities said they would enlist police animal trainers to work with the strays and press the canines into service as guard dogs alongside a newly formed "May I Help You?" city security force which aims to assist the public and bolster safety.

While some stray dogs are friendly and docile, others are more menacing and there is a high incidence of dog bites in India. Local authority says this initiative is meant to address two issues: take the strays off the streets, thereby tackling the dog menace, and make the city safer for residents.