A group of 5 members in the residential area works with the charity organization Street Dog Watch Association (SDWA) run by a UK native Mary Muscroft to capture, sterilize and vaccinate the dogs before releasing them back into the streets.

"At SDWA sterilization of each dog costs us only Rs 800, while other veterinary hospital charge about Rs 2,000 per dog," said Asok. The team already has several volunteers, belonging to different age groups, who are lending their support monetarily or otherwise. The trained team of SDWA makes sure that the no pain is inflicted on the animals while catching them.

The group has also formed a music band called 'Voice for animals', which plans to perform across the city to spread awareness about animal rights. "We hope animal lovers in other residential areas of the city will follow suit to form small cluster groups, who shall assist us in the process of sterilization and in spreading awareness," said Asok.