Street dogs, known in scientific literature as
free-ranging urban dogs , are unconfined dogs that live in
cities. They live virtually everywhere where cities exist and the local
human population allows, especially in the developing world. Street dogs
may be stray dogs, pets which have strayed from or are abandoned by
their owners, or may be feral animals that have never been owned. Street
dogs may be stray purebreds, true mixed-breed dogs, or unbred landraces
such as the Indian pariah dog. Street dog overpopulation can cause
problems for the societies in which they live, so campaigns to spay and
neuter them are sometimes implemented. They tend to differ from rural
free-ranging dogs in their skill sets, socialization, and ecological
effects.
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