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A burgeoning population of stray and feral dogs is becoming an issue of public health and safety in many American neighborhoods. The boom is attributed in part to the illegal "sport" of dog fighting as well as reduced expenditure on animal control by cash-strapped local authorities. ... Life Is Serious Mission for Rescue Dogs...
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news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/08/0821_030821_st...
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Pariah dog - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The term pariah dog is used to refer to feral dogs of a particular type, a subspecies of dog, and a purebred dog category or group. Pariah dog, also called pye dog, pi dog or primitive dog, refers t...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pariah_dog
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That there are limited studies on feral dogs makes it difficult to draw a distinct line between stray dogs and actual feral dogs. Some questions may be asked, such as how long does it take for domestic dogs to become feral?
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fwie.fw.vt.edu/rhgiles/speciesssm/wdogs.htm
fwie.fw.vt.edu/rhgiles/speciesssm/wdogs.htm
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Though Detroit's exact population of feral dogs isn't known, evidence of the crackdown is. Animal control workers caught 919 dogs from July through ; September of last year.
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www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/feral_dogs_rule_detroit...
www.igorilla.com/gorilla/animal/feral_dogs_rule_detroit.html
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C-77; FERAL DOGS; Fig. 1. Feral dog, Canis familiaris; Damage Prevention and; Control Methods; Exclusion; Net wire fences. Electric fences. Frightening; Yard lights, effigies, pyrotechnics. Electronic Guard. ... While it is true that some feral dogs use human garbage for food, others acquire their primary subsistence...
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www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/pdf/wildlife/FERAL_DOGS.PDF
www.ces.ncsu.edu/nreos/wild/pdf/wildlife/FERAL_DOGS.PDF
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Domestic dogs can be a serious problem where they are permitted to run at large, particularly near urban areas. True feral dogs and coydogs (coyote-dog hybrids) are also a problem but are far less common.
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texnat.tamu.edu/ranchref/predator/dogs/t-dogs.htm
texnat.tamu.edu/ranchref/predator/dogs/t-dogs.htm
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Dogs, because they are social animals, will usually find other stray dogs and form a group or pack. These dogs quickly forget their human families in the effort to survive. Rural areas are sometimes plagued by groups of feral dogs killing livestock and frightening people.
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www.la-spca.org/prevention/feral_animals.htm
www.la-spca.org/prevention/feral_animals.htm
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Students in the Mechanical Engineering department are currently developing new breeds of Feral Robotic Dogs. These new hacks include the use of both the Jimmy Neutron Godard available via KB Stores Online as well as the I-Cybie from Tyco.
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www.nyu.edu/projects/xdesign/feralrobots/
www.nyu.edu/projects/xdesign/feralrobots/
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For the Feral Dogs project Jeremijenko has worked with numerous student groups to create packs of roving robo-dogs, which are “released” en masse into a community space to sniff out harmful VOCs, ozone, and other environmental toxins.
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www.inhabitat.com/2007/02/26/robotic-pollution-sniffing...
www.inhabitat.com/2007/02/26/robotic-pollution-sniffing-eco-dogs/
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