Stray dogs in India have grown to menacing proportions mainly because there has never been in place, a systematic and thought out process that would make sure that their population is kept under control. Sadly, many a city in the country has witnessed their mass destruction from time to time. However, its been proved by many animal welfare organizations in the world that the only lasting long term solution is by a sensible system of mass sterilization followed by they being vaccinated against rabies and making sure the these sterilized animals are released back into the same area that they initially came from. On account of the territorial instinct of these animals, releasing them into strange surroundings makes them more aggressive. 

Straw believes that these so-called stray dogs are actually “community dogs” because they have become part of that particular locality and in many a cases, are looked after by a few animal lovers in the area. STRAW supports these animal lovers, both monetarily and otherwise so that they could do much more than what they could do individually. These animal lovers undertake neutering and spaying so as to contribute towards animal birth control programs, along with other veterinary medical treatment.